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Useful Tropical Plants

Schefflera decaphylla

(Seem.) Harms

Araliaceae


Several recent phylogenetic studies have shown that Schefflera is clearly polyphyletic, and that the Asian species belong to a single, well-supported, morphologically coherent clade. The name Schefflera will ultimately have to be restricted to a small group of species from the SW Pacific, while the Asian species will have to be transferred to one or more other genera[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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+ Synonyms

Panax decaphyllus Sagot ex Seem.

Schefflera paraensis Huber ex Ducke

Sciodaphyllum decaphyllum Seem.

Common Name:

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General Information

Schefflera decaphylla is a tree with a broad crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be 60 - 90cm in diameter with thick buttresses[
422
Title
Fruits of the Guianan Flora
Publication
 
Author
van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
Publisher
Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
Year
1985
ISBN
90-9000988-4
Description
Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
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848
Title
Tropix 7
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood - the wood is also traded..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

S. America - northern Brazil, the Guyanas.

Habitat

Rain and savannah forests[
422
Title
Fruits of the Guianan Flora
Publication
 
Author
van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
Publisher
Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
Year
1985
ISBN
90-9000988-4
Description
Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitTree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The fresh inner bark is used as a poultice to treat abscesses[
348
Title
Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
Publication
 
Author
DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
Website
http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
Publisher
Smithsonian Museum
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
].

Other Uses

The heartwood is greyish white to very light brown; it is not clearly demarcated from the creamy white sapwood. The txture is medium; the grain straight. The wood is light in weight; soft; not very durable, being susceptible to fungi, termites and dry wood borers. It seasons somewhat slowly, with a high risk of distortion but only a low risk of checking; once dry it is poorly stable in service. It works well with ordinary tools; peeling and slicing are good though sometimes the surface is fuzzy; nailing and screwing are good, gluing is correct. The wood is used to make toothpicks and is suitable for purposes such as interior joinery and panelling, light carpentry, boxes and crates, matches, interior of plywood, fibre boards etc[
848
Title
Tropix 7
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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