Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr.
Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr.
Family: Araliaceae
Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Dwarf Umbrella
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Shrub
Distribution:
Native of East Asia.
Use: Ornamental
Description:
Evergreen shrubs. Leaves alternate, palmately compound; leaflets 5-9, obovate-oblong or elliptic, 6-12 x 2-5 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse or abruptly acute, entire, glabrous; lateral nerves 4-6 pairs; petiole 5-15 cm long, base sheathed; petiolules 1-3 cm long. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels.