umbrella trees (Heptapleurum elegantissimum)
Heptapleurum is reported to include shrubs to small trees, with some species having climbing, trailing, or epiphytic habits.
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Overview
Heptapleurum is reported to include shrubs to small trees, with some species having climbing, trailing, or epiphytic habits.
Origin and habitat
Heptapleurum is reported to be native to the Indian subcontinent, Tibet, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, and other parts of Southeast Asia, extending into Malesia, Papuasia, and Australia.
Characteristics
Heptapleurum is reported to be evergreen, with palmately compound leaves and stipules joined to the petiole. Its flowers are reported to be arranged in umbels, heads, or racemes; the inflorescences may be terminal or nearly lateral panicles, or compound racemes composed of umbels. The fruit is reported to be a spherical to ovoid drupe containing several laterally flattened seeds.
Identification
Heptapleurum is generally recognized as shrubs to small trees with palmately compound leaves, while the genus also includes epiphytic and trailing species.
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