Sciodaphyllum macrophyllum [Macarthur]
An unidentified species, but probably Australian, most likely a species of Schefflera. See notes.
Horticultural & Botanical History
No data.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.924/1850].
Notes
Probably a Schefflera species, such as Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms, the Queensland umbrella tree. This is a frost tender, large shrub or small tree with stiff, sparsely-bramched stems and larghe leaves divided into up to 16 ovate, leathery leaflets in terminal rosettes, and upright, terminal panicles of tiny, pinkish flowers in summer. To 12m. [RHSE, Hortus, Wrigley]. Macarthur could have eceived this tree from contacts at Moreton Bay.
Sciodaphyllum, from skiœides, shady, and phyllon, a leaf, hence the suggestion that it may be Schefflera actinophylla. Sciodaphyllum macrophyllum is not recorded in APNI or IPNI.
Published Mar 05, 2010 - 05:13 PM | Last updated Mar 05, 2010 - 05:15 PM
| Family | Araliaceae |
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| Region of origin | Probably Australia |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Sciodaphyllum macrophyllum |
| Confidence level | low |