Schefflera capitata (Wight & Arn.) Harms

 
  • Family : ARALIACEAE
    (Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DAIN FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ARALIACEAE
  • Basionym : Paratropia capitata Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Schefflera capitata (Wight & Arn.) Harms
  • Vernacular name : Etilamaram (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : February-May
  • Collection Nos : KFP 6130
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Schefflera capitata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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