Schefflera elliptica

Schefflera elliptica (Blume) Harms, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 39 1894. (syn: Hedera terebinthinacea Wall. [Invalid]; Hedera venosa Wall. [Invalid]; Hedera verticillata Span.; Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.; Heptapleurum micranthum (Miq.) Seem.; Heptapleurum natale Ridl.; Heptapleurum verticillatum (Span.) Seem.; Paratropia crassa Blanco; Paratropia elliptica (Blume) Miq.; Paratropia elliptica var. micrantha (Miq.) Miq. ….; Paratropia macrantha Miq.; Paratropia micrantha Miq.; Paratropia verticillata (Span.) K.Koch; Polyscias odorata Blanco; Schefflera agusanensis Elmer; Schefflera elliptica var. microphylla F.M.Mull.; Schefflera fukienensis Merr.; Schefflera micrantha (Miq.) Ridl. [Illegitimate]; Schefflera minimiflora Ridl. [Illegitimate]; Schefflera nitida Merr.; Schefflera odorata (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe; Sciodaphyllum ellipticum Blume; Sciodaphyllum verticillatum (Span.) Walp.; Unjala rheedei Reinw. ex Blume [Invalid]);

Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Queensland: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;

Andaman Is.; Bangladesh; Bismarck Archipelago; Borneo; Cambodia; Christmas I.; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Myanmar; New Guinea; Nicobar Is.; Philippines; Queensland; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

Identification help: 2 high res. images.
Can you please help me to identify the plant.

Place: Sribhumi, Assam.

Habit: Woody perennial climber.

Flowering season: May, June.

Please check Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata

Sir, can it be H.ellipticum?

Is this a wild or cultivated sps.?

It is wild. Generally found as a creeping or epiphytic lianas, with roots often coming from the stem.

I guess you are correct.

Sir this is the cultivated plant in our garden.

References:
POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (with type specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal florafaunaweb Useful Tropical Plants factsheet

Updated on June 12, 2026

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