Heptapleurum heterophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Heptapleurum
Species:
H. heterophyllum
Binomial name
Heptapleurum heterophyllum
(Wall. ex G.Don) Seem.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedera heterophylla Wall. ex G.Don
  • Paratropia heterophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) C.Presl
  • Schefflera heterophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Harms

Heptapleurum heterophyllum is a lower story rainforest tree native to the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand). It belongs to the family Araliaceae.[1] Its common name is great-leaved ivy-palm. It is noteworthy for having very large leaves which are quadripalmate,[2] (i.e. the leaflet is the fourth order of branching in the leaf), possibly the only hardwood (dicot) tree that is so.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Heptapleurum heterophyllum (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Corner, Prof. E.J.H. (1952). Wayside Trees of Malaya - Volume 1. Singapore: Gov't Printing Office. p. 157.


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