Английская Википедия:Heptapleurum ellipticum

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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.

Description

The climbing umbrella tree is a vine or scandent shrub growing up to Шаблон:Cvt high and a stem diameter of up to Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:R

The alternately arranged leaves have a petiole measuring Шаблон:Cvt long.Шаблон:R They are compound with 4 to 7 leaflets arranged palmately.Шаблон:R Each leaflet measures around Шаблон:Cvt long by Шаблон:Cvt wide.Шаблон:R They are leathery and glabrous with usually 5-6 pairs of secondary veins.Шаблон:R

The inflorescence is about Шаблон:Cvt long,Шаблон:R with flowers arranged in umbels. The globose fruit are very small, about Шаблон:Cvt in diameter.Шаблон:R

Taxonomy

This species was first described as Sciodaphyllum ellipticum in 1826 by the Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume, based on material collected near Mount Salak, Indonesia.Шаблон:R In 1865 it was transferred to the genus Heptapleurum by Berthold Carl Seemann,Шаблон:R then to Schefflera by Hermann Harms in 1894,Шаблон:R where it remained for more than a century. In 2020 Porter P. Lowry II and Gregory M. Plunkett published a paper in which they resurrected the genus Heptapleurum and transferred a large number of species − including this one − to it from Schlefflera.Шаблон:R

Distribution and habitat

The natural range of the climbing umbrella tree is from India through Southeast Asia and Southern China, Melanesia, Papuasia, Christmas Island and northern Australia.Шаблон:R In Australia it is restricted to the northeastern parts of Queensland.Шаблон:R It grows in mainly in rainforest and gallery forest from near sea level up to Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:R

Uses

The plant has been used in traditional medicine as a treatment for a number of ailments, including coughs, edema, toothache and wounds.Шаблон:R

Gallery

• Foliage

  Foliage

• Fruit

  Fruit

• Stems coiled on the ground

  Stems coiled on the ground

• Cross section of stem

  Cross section of stem

External links

• Шаблон:Wikispecies-inline
• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• View observations of this species on iNaturalist
• View images of this species on Flickriver