Schefflera arboricola
Family
Araliaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Etymology
schefflera: Named in honuor of Jacob Christian Scheffler, an 18th-century German botanist who wrote about Asarum (wild ginger).
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural.
Life Cycle Comments
Shrub or small tree
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Fleshy, red-fruits suited to bird dispersal
Dispersal
Bird dispersed and by gravity