Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr.
| Family: | ARALIACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Dwarf Umbrella Tree | ||||
| Synonym: | Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata | ||||
| Common Name: | Hawaiian Dwarf Umbrella | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Summer or early autumn | ||||
| Distribution: | Native of East Asia | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as garden plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental, bonsai material, indoor plant | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Dwarf Umbrella Tree is an evergreen shrub growing to 8-9 m tall, free-standing, or clinging to the trunks of other trees. The leaves are palmately compound, with 7-9 leaflets. Greenish flowers are produced in a 20 cm panicle of small umbels, each umbel 7-10 mm diameter with 5-10 flowers. Flowers are not as showy as the fruits. The flowers gradually turn into bright orange berries. These round fruits are flashy to look at, but are not for human consumption. Dwarf Umbrella Tree is native to Taiwan, cultivated worldwide. | ||||