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Heptapleurum ellipticum
Also called Bungaruau, Climbing Umbrella Plant
Heptapleurum ellipticum, commonly known in Australia as the climbing umbrella tree, is a plant in the family Araliaceae native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia and Australia.
The natural range of the climbing umbrella tree is from India through Southeast Asia and Southern China, Melanesia, Papuasia, Christmas Island and northern Australia. In Australia it is restricted to the northeastern parts of Queensland. It grows in mainly in rainforest and gallery forest from near sea level up to 2,500 m (8,200 ft).
The plant has been used in traditional medicine as a treatment for a number of ailments, including coughs, edema, toothache and wounds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heptapleurum ellipticum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
