Heptapleurum calyptratum

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Heptapleurum calyptratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Heptapleurum
Species:
H. calyptratum
Binomial name
Heptapleurum calyptratum
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Y.F.Deng (2018)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aralia elliptica K.Koch (1867)
  • Aralia pulchra Van Houtte ex H.Jaeger (1867)
  • Heptapleurum pulchrum (Van Houtte ex H.Jaeger) Voss (1894)
  • Paratropia pulchra Decne. & Planch. (1854), nom. nud.
  • Paratropia wallichiana Planch. (1858), sensu auct.
  • Schefflera pueckleri (K.Koch) Frodin (1989)
  • Sciodaphyllum pulchellum Griff. (1843), nom. nud.
  • Sciodaphyllum pulchrum Wall. (1840), nom. nud.
  • Tupidanthus calyptratus Hook.f. & Thomson (1856)
  • Tupidanthus pueckleri K.Koch (1859)

Heptapleurum calyptratum, commonly known as mallet flower, is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a scrambling tree that ranges from eastern India and Bangladesh through Tibet and Indochina to southern China.[2]

Description

Heptapleurum calyptratum in small tree growing 15-20' tall. It has palmate leaves with 7-12 leaflets growing in a whorled fashion. It produces distinct green mallet shape flower buds.

Conservation

The plant (as Schefflera pueckleri) is an IUCN Conservation-dependent species, that is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chua, L.S.L. (1998). "Schefflera pueckleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36306A9992676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36306A9992676.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Heptapleurum calyptratum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Y.F.Deng. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 May 2023.