scheffleraschefflera
genusgenusTropical plants characterized by their distinctive umbrella-like leaf arrangements, where multiple leaflets radiate from a central point like fingers on a hand. These versatile plants can grow as shrubs or trees, featuring glossy foliage that creates an eye-catching display.
Etymology
The genus was named after Johann Peter Ernst von Scheffler, an 18th-century German botanist and physician who contributed significantly to plant research.
Interesting fact!
In their natural habitat, some members of this genus can grow as epiphytes, perching high in the canopy of rainforests and developing their own aerial root systems to gather nutrients and moisture from the air.
All species of Schefflera
scheffleraElegantissima
False aralia, Spider aralia, Finger leaf aralia.
scheffleraHeptaphylla
Seven fingers umbrella plant, Dwarf umbrella tree, Seven leaf schefflera.
scheffleraVenulosa
Dwarf umbrella tree, Lesser umbrella plant, Small-leaf schefflera.
scheffleraAlpina
Dwarf umbrella plant, Alpine schefflera, Miniature umbrella tree.
scheffleraTaiwaniana
Dwarf umbrella tree, Taiwan umbrella plant, Miniature schefflera.
scheffleraActinophylla
Queensland umbrella tree, Octopus tree, Umbrella plant.
scheffleraBrevipedunculata
Dwarf umbrella tree, Mini schefflera, Copper leaf schefflera.
scheffleraDigitata
Finger aralia, Hand plant, Finger leaf umbrella plant.
scheffleraDelavayi
Chinese umbrella plant, Hardy schefflera, Mountain umbrella tree.
scheffleraArboricola
Dwarf umbrella tree, Hawaiian umbrella tree, Dwarf octopus tree.
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