Schefflera octophylla Harms

Japanese: フカノキ（英語表記）Schefflera octophylla Harms

It is an evergreen small tree of the Araliaceae family, reaching a height of 10 m, with alternate palmate compound leaves consisting of 6 to 8 leaflets. In late autumn, it produces many pale green flowers in an umbel on a cone-shaped inflorescence at the terminal stem. It grows wild from southern Kyushu to Okinawa, and from Taiwan to southern mainland China. The Schefflera genus has about 150 species, mainly found in tropical Asia, and is a type of woody plant ranging from tall trees to shrubs, or epiphytic semi-creeping plants, some of which are cultivated as ornamental plants. Of these, S. arboricola Hayata, found in Taiwan and southern China, is relatively cold-resistant and has climbing stems.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ウコギ科の常緑小高木で，高さ10mに達し，互生する掌状複葉は6～8小葉からなる。晩秋に茎に頂生する円錐状の花序に，多くの淡緑色の花を散形花序をなしてつける。九州南部から沖縄，台湾から中国大陸南部に自生する。　フカノキ属Scheffleraは熱帯アジアを中心に150種ほどもあり，高木から低木，あるいは着生状の半つる性木本植物で，観葉植物として栽培されるものがある。それらのうち台湾や中国南部に分布するヤドリフカノキS.arboricola Hayataは，比較的寒さに強く，茎がよじのぼり性を示す。

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