Araliaceae FAMILY
Schefflera elliptifoliola
Schefflera elliptifoliola
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Schefflera elliptifoliola is an epiphytic shrub or climbing plant[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatDamp forests[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Primary forests at low to medium elevations[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].