Octopus Tree

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

Native from Malaysia to Australia, but widely planted. Photo from Baja California, Mexico. In context at www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/flora/asterales/index.html

Umbrella Tree (Schefflera actinophylla) cultivated as a street tree in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 17 November 1972.Native to northern Australia.

Umbrella Tree (Schefflera actinophylla) cultivated as a street tree in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 17 November 1972.Native to northern Australia.

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