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'''''Schefflera heterophylla''''' is a lower story rainforest tree native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and belonging to the |
'''''Schefflera heterophylla''''' is a lower story rainforest tree native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and belonging to the family [[Araliaceae]]. Its common name is '''great-leaved ivy-palm'''. It is noteworthy for having very large leaves which are [[quadripalmate]],<ref>{{cite book | last= Corner | first= Prof. E.J.H. | date= 1952 | title= Wayside Trees of Malaya - Volume 1 | location= Singapore | publisher= Gov't Printing Office | page= 157 }}</ref> (i.e. the leaflet is the fourth order of branching in the leaf), possibly the only hardwood (dicot) tree that is so. |
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Revision as of 16:05, 21 March 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Schefflera |
| Species: | S. heterophylla
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| Schefflera heterophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Harms
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Schefflera heterophylla is a lower story rainforest tree native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and belonging to the family Araliaceae. Its common name is great-leaved ivy-palm. It is noteworthy for having very large leaves which are quadripalmate,[1] (i.e. the leaflet is the fourth order of branching in the leaf), possibly the only hardwood (dicot) tree that is so.
References
- ^ Corner, Prof. E.J.H. (1952). Wayside Trees of Malaya - Volume 1. Singapore: Gov't Printing Office. p. 157.
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