Pan India Bouquets

Schefflera impressa (C.B.Clarke) Harms

Family : Araliaceae
(Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DAIN FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Araliaceae
Synonym(s) : Agalma tomentosum (Buch.-Ham.) Seem.; Hedera tomentosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Heptapleurum impressum C.B.Clarke; Panax rhododendrifolius Griff.; Panax tomentosus (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Schefflera rhododendrifolia (Griff.) Frodin
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Evergreen oak forests, 2200 - 3050 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Foliage used as fodder
Flower, Fruit : August-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South-East Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 345
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Schefflera impressa. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.