Araliaceae FAMILY

Schefflera volkensii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schefflera volkensii is a plant that can grow as a spreading shrub; as a tree 24 - 30 metres tall; or can adopt a more climbing habit. It sometimes grows as an epiphyte upon the branches of other trees[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes grown to protect the soil and to provide shade in coffee planttions; with its majestic form it can beautifully grace gardens and avenues[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatWet or dry upland forest, in Hagenia abyssinica woodland associated with Hypericum revolutum, Afrocrania volkensii and Erica arborea, or in the bamboo (Arundinaria alpina) zone; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,230 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]..