Heptapleurum actinophyllum
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park
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| Synonyms: |
Brassaia actinophylla Endl. Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms |
| Common names: | Australian cabbage tree (English) Octopus tree (English) Queensland umbrella tree (English) |
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Evergreen tree to 10 m. Stems usually simple, little branched. Leaves large, 60 - 130 cm long, palmate; leaflets c. 7-16, 10-30 cm long, glossy, dark green, radiating from the apex of the petiole. Inflorescence umbellate, consisting of divergent racemes standing out above the foliage. Flowers red. Fruits purplish-red. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | actinophylla: from Greek: actino- meaning rayed and phylla meaning leaf, referring to the digitate leaves. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Queensland, Australia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 177. |
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