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'''''Schefflera procumbens''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Araliaceae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Seychelles]] |
'''''Schefflera procumbens''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Araliaceae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Seychelles]], now confined to six small areas on [[Silhouette Island]] at altitudes between 400 and 700 meters, having become extinct on [[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahé]]. |
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''Schefflera procumbens'' is a climbing [[epiphyte]], with gray bark, palmate leaves on [[petiole]]s up to 20 cm in length, and cream-colored, globular fruits in clusters. |
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* Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33547/all ''Schefflera procumbens'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[23 August]] [[2007]]. |
* Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33547/all ''Schefflera procumbens'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[23 August]] [[2007]]. |
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* Rosemary Wise and Malcolm James Coe, ''A fragile Eden'', Princeton University Press, 1998, page 52. ISBN 9780691048178. |
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[[Category:Flora of Seychelles]] |
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Schefflera procumbens is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles, now confined to six small areas on Silhouette Island at altitudes between 400 and 700 meters, having become extinct on Mahé.
Schefflera procumbens is a climbing epiphyte, with gray bark, palmate leaves on petioles up to 20 cm in length, and cream-colored, globular fruits in clusters.
References
- Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles 1998. Schefflera procumbens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- Rosemary Wise and Malcolm James Coe, A fragile Eden, Princeton University Press, 1998, page 52. ISBN 9780691048178.
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