Octopus Tree

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Species: Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms Date: 2008-05-25 Location: Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park Habitat: Planted in garden

Species: Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms Date: 2008-05-25 Location: Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park Habitat: Planted in garden

Species: Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms Date: 2008-05-25 Location: Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park Habitat: Planted in garden

Photograph of Schefflera actinophylla.

Photograph of Schefflera actinophylla.

Photograph of Schefflera actinophylla.

Photograph of Schefflera actinophylla.

Photograph of Schefflera actinophylla.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, Florida.

Howard, R.A. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Honduras, Lancetilla Valley.

Howard, R.A. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, Hawaii, Honolulu Co., Oahu.

Howard, R.A. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, Florida, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

The Octopus Tree is native from Malaysia to Australia, but widely planted, in part because of its long lasting red fruit. Photo from Baja California, Mexico.

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms. Araliaceae. CN: Umbrella Tree, Octopus Tree, Amate, Australia cabbage-tree, Australian umbrella-tree, Queensland umbrella-tree. Native of Malesia ecozone: Indonesia (Moluccas, Aru Islands; Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland. Cultivated elsewhere as ornamental. Plant an important food source for birds and faunas. Synonym:Brassaia actinophylla Endl. www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70641en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schefflera_actinophylla

Bemerside, Queensland, Australia