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Schefflera / ˈ ʃ ɛ f l ər ə / [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae with 13 species native to New Zealand and some Pacific islands. [2]The genus is named in honor of Johann Peter Ernst von Scheffler [], physician and botanist of Gdańsk, and later of Warsaw, who contributed plants to Gottfried Reyger [] for Reyger's book, Tentamen Florae Gedanensis.
The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants commonly called the ginseng family. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely, but it is predominantly distinguishable based on its woody habit, tropical ...
A name often of no botanical standing and not governed by the ICNCP. The term generally applies to names such as Trademark Names, names covered by Plant Breeders Rights, Patents and Promotional Names, which are often used to enhance the sale of a plant. commissure The seam or face at which two carpel s adhere. See also fissure and suture. community
Heptapleurum arboricola (syn. Schefflera arboricola, Chinese: 鹅掌藤; pinyin: ézhǎng téng; lit. 'goose-sole vine') is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Hainan Province, China and Taiwan. [1] [2] [3] Its common name is dwarf umbrella tree, as it resembles a smaller version of the umbrella tree, Heptapleurum ...
Myoporum viscosum is a shrub which sometimes grows to 2 metres (7 ft) in height with young branches that are flattened and sticky. The leaves are arranged alternately and mostly 20–52 millimetres (0.8–2 in) long, 7–20 millimetres (0.3–0.8 in) wide, thick and stiff.
Heptapleurum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, Japan, and Australia. [1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2020. [2] It is currently the largest genus of Araliaceae [2] with 321 accepted species. [1]
In cultivation, it needs a lot of light and humidity. The soil should dry out between watering. This plant has little branching and is sensitive to the appearance of mealybugs. Under the name Schefflera elegantissima, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4] [5]
A sundew with a leaf bent around a fly trapped by mucilage. Mucilage is a thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms.These microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion, with the direction of their movement always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. [1]