Schefflera pauciflora — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Caution

The fruit is eaten, though caution is advised.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 200-1,700 m above sea level in south China.

Asia, China, India, Laos, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A small tree. It grows about 9 m tall. It can have climbing stems 15 m long. The leaf stalks are 10-20 cm long. The leaves are compound and have leaflets spread out like fingers on a hand. The leaflets are oval and taper to both ends. There are 5-7 leaflets. They are 8-20 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. The veins are raised on both surfaces. The flowers are in a group of heads at the ends of the branches. There are 5-8 flowers in each head. The fruit is oval and 3-5 mm across. They have 5 ribs.

Medicinal Uses

It is used in medicine.

Notes

It is used in medicine.

Names & Synonyms

Qiu xu e zhang chai

Schefflera glomerulata H. L. Li

References (1)

Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105 (As Schefflera glomerulata)