Schefflera

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 36, 11 Nov 1989

  • Location

    Malaysia. Cameron Highlands.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest.

  • Description

    Shrub, climber; leaflets 4, fleshy; inflorescences spicate, orange, blackish when ripe.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04219736

    Occurrence ID: 2f4dde39-747d-4b7d-851e-2bce41573bc4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Apiales

  • Family

    Araliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Schefflera

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • Locality

    Cameron Highlands

  • Elevation

    Alt. 990 m. (3248 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.57, 101.42

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
ARALIACEAE
Schefflera ridleyi (King) Viguier
Det. By:
Field Char: Shrub, climber; leaflets 4, fleshy;
inflorescences spicate, orange, blackish when
ripe.
Locality: Cameron Highlands.
Habitat: Montane forest.
990 m, 4°34’N X 101°25’E
Local Names: "Bunga kulu langsuir."
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi s36, November 11,
1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603907-J.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
04219736