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Schefflera Ringspot Virus
''Schefflera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. With an estimated 600–900 species, the genus represents about half of its family. The plants are trees, shrubs or lianas, growing tall, with woody stems, the absence of articulated pedicels and armaments, and palmately compound leaves. Several species are grown in pots as houseplants, most commonly '' Schefflera actinophylla'' (umbrella tree) and '' Schefflera arboricola'' (dwarf umbrella tree). Numerous cultivars have been selected for various characters, most popularly for variegated or purple foliage. ''Schefflera'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidopteran species including ''Batrachedra arenosella'' (recorded on ''S. stellata''). '' Schefflera arboricola'' and '' Schefflera actinophylla'' can be used to attract birds. The genus is named in honor of Johann Peter Ernst von Scheffler (born in 1739), physician and botanist of Gdańsk, and later of Warsaw, who contributed p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schefflera Arboricola
''Heptapleurum arboricola'' (syn. ''Schefflera arboricola'', ) is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Taiwan and Hainan Province, China. Its common name is dwarf umbrella tree, as it resembles a smaller version of the umbrella tree, ''Heptapleurum actinophyllum''. Description It is an evergreen shrub growing to 8–9 m tall, free-standing, or clinging to the trunks of other trees as an epiphyte. The leaves are palmately compound, with 7–9 leaflets, the leaflets 9–20 cm long and 4–10 cm broad (though often smaller in cultivation) with a wedge-shaped base, entire margin, and an obtuse or acute apex, sometimes emarginate. The leaves are leathery in texture, shiny green, Glabrousness (botany), glabrous on the upper surface and somewhat lighter and matte on the underside. Young plants have smaller leaves and fewer leaflets. Each leaflet has a central rib that divides it into two halves, with between four and six ribs clearly visible up to the third order. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
