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Heptapleurum digitatum

Heptapleurum digitatum
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0

Heptapleurum digitatum is a scrambling tree or climber from the Indian Subcontinent and Myanmar, in the ivy family, also known as Schefflera roxburghii. It is a warm, wet tropical plant that needs bright conditions and steady moisture.

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, peat-based potting mix with some added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Heptapleurum digitatum (synonym Schefflera roxburghii), is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.

Other Heptapleurum plants

Umbrella tree · Heptapleurum acuminatissimum · Heptapleurum acutissimum · Heptapleurum agamae · Heptapleurum albidobracteatum · Heptapleurum alongense · Heptapleurum alpinum · Heptapleurum angiense · Heptapleurum apiculatum · Heptapleurum aromaticum · Heptapleurum beccarianum · Heptapleurum bourdillonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heptapleurum digitatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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