Sciodaphyllum chartaceum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Sciodaphyllum |
Species: | S. chartaceum
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Binomial name | |
Sciodaphyllum chartaceum A.C.Sm. (1938)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Schefflera brenesii A.C.Sm. (1941) |
Sciodaphyllum chartaceum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sciodaphyllum chartaceum is a shrub or small tree which grows from 1 to 6 meters tall. It is often a climber or hemiepiphyte. It flowers from January to May and from July to December.[1]
It grows in premontane and montane rain forests, extending into adjacent lowland rain forests, from 300 to 1,500 and occasionally to 2,400 meters elevation.[1]