Scientific Name: Schefflera actinophylla

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  • Pronunciation:
    chef-LAIR-ah act-in-oh-FILL-ah
  • Common Name:
    Umbrella Tree
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    ARACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    red
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Noosa's Worst Weeds, Coolum High, Pomona School Oval, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroy Mill Site, Pacific Lutheran College, Wooroi Palm Grove, Banana, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNS, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, BHNR, NNS, TAFE, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

From tropical North Queensland

Associated Fauna

Bird Attracting: Rainbow Lorikeet pictured.

Landscaping Notes

Replace with: Homalanthus nutans, Polyscias elegans, Diploglottis australis, Allocasuarina littoralis.