Sciodaphyllum acuminatum

Sciadophyllum acuminatum is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae.[2] It a medium-sized tree native to Peru and Ecuador.[1]

Sciodaphyllum acuminatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Sciodaphyllum
Species:
S. acuminatum
Binomial name
Sciodaphyllum acuminatum
(Pav.) Harms
Synonyms[2]
  • Actinophyllum acuminatum Pav. (1797)
  • Actinophyllum conicum Pav. (1797)
  • Brassaia acuminata (Pav.) Hutch. (1967)
  • Brassaia conica (Pav.) Hutch. (1967)
  • Schefflera acuminata (Pav.) Harms (1894)
  • Schefflera conica (Pav.) Harms (1894)
  • Schefflera microcephala Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 148 (1908)
  • Sciodaphyllum conicum (Pav.) Poir. (1805)

It grows in montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes from 1,000 to 3,000 metres elevation.[1]

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