Thanks Raman ji for so many good uploads. Nice photographs. Regards Prashant
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Raman ji > Thanks for sharing this tree in flowering phase. > *Schefflera Actinophylla* > Commonly known as Australian umbrella tree. > Family Araliaceae > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:20 PM, raman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Octopus Tree is an erect shrub or small tree growing up to 12 m tall. > The tree grows with multiple trunks, each topped with a small crown of > large showy leaves. The compound leaves form an umbrella shaped rosette > which gives the tree the common name Umbrella Tree. The flowers of this > tree are even more amazing than the tree. Ten to fifteen long stalks of > bright red flowers appear right on top of the tree. These racemes can be up > to 2 m long. The flowers are followed by round dark berries. Many people > grow Octopus Tree as a house plant where it stays in a small, rarely > exceeding a couple feet in height, and never blooming. is native to > northern Australia and southeastern New Guinea. This tree has become one of > the most popular of indoor house plants. > > > > Raman > > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke
