Sciodaphyllum acuminatum

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Sciodaphyllum acuminatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Sciodaphyllum
Species:
S. acuminatum
Binomial name
Sciodaphyllum acuminatum
Synonyms [2]
  • Actinophyllum acuminatumPav. (1797)
  • Actinophyllum conicumPav. (1797)
  • Brassaia acuminata(Pav.) Hutch. (1967)
  • Brassaia conica(Pav.) Hutch. (1967)
  • Schefflera acuminata(Pav.) Harms (1894)
  • Schefflera conica(Pav.) Harms (1894)
  • Schefflera microcephalaHarms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 148 (1908)
  • Sciodaphyllum conicum(Pav.) Poir. (1805)

Sciadophyllum acuminatum is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. [2] It a medium-sized tree native to Peru and Ecuador. [1]

It grows in montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes from 1,000 to 3,000 metres elevation. [1]

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