Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. They are dicotyledons, and occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America. Many are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs, but some, such as Sassafras, are deciduous, or include both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, especially in tropical and temperate climates. The genus Cassytha is unique in the Lauraceae in that its members are parasitic vines. Most laurels are highly poisonous.
Heptapleurum arboricola is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Taiwan and Hainan Province, China. Its common name is dwarf umbrella tree, as it resembles a smaller version of the umbrella tree, Heptapleurum actinophyllum.
Heptapleurum agamae is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines, where it grows in lowland rain forest on rocky hills. The species was collected only a single time in the 1920s. It is thought to be under pressure from habitat loss through deforestation.
Heptapleurum albidobracteatum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is an epiphytic shrub or a small tree endemic to the Philippines. It is known from Cebu, Leyte, and Bukidnon and Agusan provinces of Mindanao, where it grows in montane forests. The species has an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km2, and an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of 30,697 km2.
Schefflera apiculata is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It has been collected in the Bacan Islands, Halmahera Island, and Ternate Island, growing in lowland rain forest.
Heptapleurum beccarianum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. It grows in lowland rain forest.
Heptapleurum bourdillonii is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Kerala in India. It has been collected in the Travancore Hills in the southern Western Ghats, where it grows in montane rain forest.
Heptapleurum bractescens is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to New Guinea and to far northern Queensland in Australia. Originally named from a New Guinea collection, it was identified as a different species, Schefflera versteegii, when first discovered in Australia.
Heptapleurum cephalotes is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand. The native population in Singapore is presumed extinct. It has been introduced to the Andaman Islands.
Heptapleurum chapanum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is found in the Fansipan range of northern Vietnam and Yunnan Province of southern China. It grows in subtropical montane forest between 1,000 and 1,200 meters elevation.
Heptapleurum curranii is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a scrambling shrub or small tree endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
Heptapleurum palawanense is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heptapleurum nanocephalum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. Its natural habitat is montane rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was previously placed in the genus Schefflera.
Heptapleurum taiwanianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Taiwan, where it is scattered throughout coniferous forests at 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft). Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8.2 ft) broad, it is an evergreen shrub or small tree. Large leaves up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long are composed of up to 11 ovate leaflets arranged radially around a central stalk. Young leaves are covered in silver hairs, while mature leaves have a smooth surface. Sprays of flowers in late summer are followed by dark berries in winter - a valued food source for insects and birds.
Heptapleurum stellatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a small tree or scrambling shrub native to the Western Ghats of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka. It grows near streams or in open evergreen rain forests up to 2000 metres elevation.
Heptapleurum acuminatissimum is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is known only from Bataan Province on the island of Luzon. It is a small scandent tree which grows in lowland rain forest at 700 meters elevation. It is known from a single location, and has an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of only 4 km2.
Heptapleurum angiense is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to western New Guinea.
Heptapleurum aromaticum is a shrub in the family Araliaceae which is found in Indonesia.
Heptapleurum heptaphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern China, Indo-China and Japan. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 as Vitis heptaphylla.
Heptapleurum ellipticum, commonly known in Australia as the climbing umbrella tree, is a plant in the family Araliaceae native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia and Australia.
