Schefflera capitata (Wt. & Arn.) Harms

Type
Indigenous
Family
Araliaceae
Synonym
Paratropia capitata Wt. & Arn.
Local Name
Ettilamaram
Habit
Medium sized tree
Botanical Features

Low much-branched trees. Leaves alternate, palmately compound; leaflets seven, their stalks 2 inches; ca 15 x 5 cm, coriaceous, glossy on the upper side, dull and light green on lower side; midrib very stout, brown; lateral neves slender, prominent on the upper side, flowers in dense sessile heads of 6 or 7, fruits drupaceous, sub globose, 6-angled.