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Octopus tree

Boathashibageechaa
Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.)

Planted as an avenue tree No uses other than an ornamental tree Th reat: The tree is considered as an environmental weed in its native range in in Australia. It is also recorded as an invasive species in Florida, Hawaii and in several is South Pacific islands.

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uses
No uses other than an ornamental tree Th reat: The tree is considered as an environmental weed in its native range in in Australia. It is also recorded as an invasive species in Florida, Hawaii and in several is South Pacific islands.
family
Araliaceae
synonym
Aralia longipes W. Bull, Brassaia actinophylla Endl.
description
Multi-trunked, evergreen tree up to 15m tall; bark smooth, greenish- grey. Leaves alternate, petioles up to 60 cm, palmately compound, leaflets 7-16, light Th green, oblanceolate, shiny above, petiolule 40 cm long. Flowers in dense clusters in large, red, showy inflorescence at apex. Flower small, petals 3-5 mm long. Fruit is Harms dark red, ribbed, up to 3-5mm long; seed one, pale brown, oval.
native range
North and East Australia and South and Southeast New Guinea
distribution
Tropical Asia to Australia
english names
Octopus tree · Australian ivy-palm
flowering fruiting
January–December
occurrence maldives
Planted as an avenue tree
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