Schefflera arboricola

• Botanical Name : Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr.

• The generic name is given in the honour of a German botanist, J. C. Scheffler of 19^th century.

• Synonyms : Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata
• Common Name : Dwarf Umbrella Plant
• Plant Family : Araliaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 15, 18, 21, 28
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra

About Schefflera arboricola Plant :

• Habit : An evergreen shrub.
• Leaves : Glossy, palmately compound, evergreen leaves with slender-stalk, 7-9 obovate-oblong leaflets arranged in a circle on leaf stalks.
• Inflorescence : Compound panicles.
• Flowers : Tiny, red in colour.
• Fruits : Drupes rounded, orange coloured which mature to black.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Summer
• Significance : An ornamental foliage plant grown as indoor and outdoor plant.