Trevesia palmata

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Trevesia palmata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Trevesia
Species:
T. palmata
Binomial name
Trevesia palmata
(Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis. 1842

Trevesia palmata is a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) height. It is in the family Araliaceae, and is native to Southeast Asia, [1] [2] from India to southern China. The common name is snowflake tree [3] The leaves can be very unusual, sometimes with a central leaflet to which as many as nine peripheral leaflets are attached. These leaflets may be lobed to various degrees, each attached to the central leaflet by a petiolule. [4] [5]

References

  1. "Trevesia palmata (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis". Plants of the World Online. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  2. "Tropicos | Name - Trevesia palmata (Mart. & Zucc.) Benth. ex Hook. f." tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  3. "Snowflake Tree" . Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  4. Hogan, Sean (2004). Flora - The Gardener's Bible. Willoughby, New South Wales: Global Book Pub. Pty. Ltd. p. 1427 with photo. ISBN   1-74048-097-X.
  5. Turner, R.J. Jr.; Wasson, Ernie (1999). Botanica. not given: Barnes and Noble. p. 895. ISBN   0760716420.