Schefflera stellata

Schefflera stellata is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a canopy tree that is endemic to Western Ghats of India, and parts of Sri Lanka.[2]

Schefflera stellata
Schefflera stellata leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Schefflera
Species:
S. stellata
Binomial name
Schefflera stellata
(Gaertn.) Baill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedera terebinthinacea Vahl
  • Hedera vahlii Thwaites [Illegitimate]
  • Heptapleurum acutangulum Gaertn.
  • Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn.
  • Paratropia terebinthinacea (Vahl) Arn.

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-187655
  2. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/s/schestel/schestel_en.html
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