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Umbrella Tree

Schefflera actinophylla

Description:

Photo take at the hotel garden , this is an introduce tree i have seen it maybe two times, around 5 m tall, has long leaves and this incredible seeds crown on top on red color. is an evergreen tree growing to 15 m tall. It has compound medium green leaves in groups of seven leaves. It is usually multi-trunked, and the flowers develop at the top of the tree. It often grows as an epiphyte on other rainforest trees. It produces racemes up to 2 metres long containing up to 1,000 small dull red flowers. Flowering begins in early summer and typically continues for several months

Habitat:

It is native to tropical rainforests and gallery forests in Australia (eastern Queensland and the Northern Territory), New Guinea and Java

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3 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

I was surprise when i spot it i stop the car get out and when inside the garden to take some shots really cool tree thanks.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

No problem. It's not often when I see one of these in flower.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow that is fast tanks Dan :):)

Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012

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