Schefflera sp. 130311GS1 for ID from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Uploading photographs of woody plant displayed in Delhi University Flower show on 25 February, 2011.

Place: Delhi University campus

Alt: 213 m

Habitat: cultivated in pots

Date: 25-2-2011

Height: About 1 m

Inflorescence: a broad panicle

Leaf: Palmate compound

Flower: small, red, 3-4 mm across, stamens 5

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[tanay bose]

Is it Schefflera actinophylla? 

I am not sure!!

Tanay

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Tanay, I think you are right

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[Pankaj Kumar]

may be Schefflera roxburghii....plz check the synonymy....

Pankaj

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[Gurcharan Singh]

I would have been happy to photograph this threatened species endemic to Ganjam district, but I am afraid S. roxburghii has much longer petioles and petiolules and the flowers  are white or greenish white.

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Pankaj Kumar]

Schefflera venulosa var venulosa and var. roxburghii, both are Jharkhand and I have seen one of them here in Uttarakhand and then Chattishgarh too and during my recent trip to south too.. Dont know the difference between them.

Earlier var. roxburghii was actually a different species, S. roxburghii, and it is reported in the Flora of Madras Presidency.

I just returned from my two days trip to Rajaji, so will check later, to confirm, but yes, there are many species growing in garden some of which are exotic.

Regards

Pankaj

[Gurcharan Singh]

Kew List recognises S. roxburghii as recognised species with Schefflera venulosa var. roxburghii (Gamble) K.K.Khanna as its synonym.

I read that it is  listed as threatened species.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schefflera_roxburghii

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Pankaj Kumar]

So both Schefflera venulosa and S. roxburghii are accepted and both are found.

Please recheck your link, it shows LEAST CONCERNED and not Threatened!!

Haines reported both plants from Bihar and Orissa and Clarke too.

I have seen many plants but never could differentiate.

Hence S.chefflera venulosa cant be endemic to south India.

Pankaj