Schefflera vine
Schefflera venulosa

Family: Araliaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It is an evergreen climber. It grows attached to other plants. The leaves have long stalks. They are alternate. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets and the leaflets have short stalks. They are 8-20 cm long by 3-8.5 cm wide. They are oblong with the middle leaflet the largest. The flowers are cream. They are in round heads.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In Nepal plants grow between 300-1800 m altitude. They grow in open sunny places. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Asia SE, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Malaysia, Nepal, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten fresh.

The fruit are eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Ara bebari, Ban-simar, Bili bhuthala, Bunga kuku langsuyar, Chenamah gajah, Dain, Dang dinge, Dhobailata, Dieng-meising-hat, Dieng-soh-luait, Dorengmi, Huli-pachki-balli, Jari, Jarmi-mong-boi, Jeng-jil, Jokhuni-hata, Karbot semul, Kath-semul, Kelbu, Kur-semul, Kursimal, Moda-kama, Ned nanri, Niu mu pranarai, Panikawar, Rawanito, Singhata, Sunumjur, Superari, Tengar-bali

Synonyms

Paratropia venulosa Wight & Arnott; Heptapleurum venulosum (Wight & Arnott) Seemann; Aralia digitata Roxb.; Schefflera elliptica Harms; Schefflera curtisii Ridl.; Schefflera minimiflora Ridl.;