Die Valskiepersol (Schefflera umbellifera) is 'n klein tot middelgroot boom wat op die rande van woude en in bosgroepe groei. Die blare is dig saamgepak aan die takeindes. Die blare is handvormig met drie tot vyf blaartjies wat soos die vingers van 'n hand uitgesprei is. Die blomme is klein en groenerig wit tot gelerig en word in groot hofies aan die punte van die takke gedra.
Die Valskiepersol (Schefflera umbellifera) is 'n klein tot middelgroot boom wat op die rande van woude en in bosgroepe groei. Die blare is dig saamgepak aan die takeindes. Die blare is handvormig met drie tot vyf blaartjies wat soos die vingers van 'n hand uitgesprei is. Die blomme is klein en groenerig wit tot gelerig en word in groot hofies aan die punte van die takke gedra.
Neocussonia umbellifera is an evergreen to semi-deciduous Southern African tree of 15-20m growing in escarpment and coastal forest in Malawi, through eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique along the east coast to South Africa, as far south as the Garden Route. It belongs to the Araliaceae or Cabbage Tree family, and was formerly placed in the genus Schefflera, created by J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. in 1776 to honour the 18th century German physician and botanist Johann Peter Ernst von Scheffler (born in 1739) of Danzig, and not to be confused with writer and physician Jacob Christoph Scheffler (1698-1745) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Preferring regions of higher rainfall, it occurs to an elevation of 2000m above sea level, often with a clean stem in its lower half, but much-branched in the upper half, and a trunk of up to some 600mm diameter. The foliage is dark green above, paler below, dense and tufted. Leaves are digitately compound, 5-7 foliate with some 250mm long leaf stalks or petioles, and leaflets oblong, with entire but undulate margins, 10–15 cm long on short petiolules some 40mm long. Leaflets are emarginate with a terminal mucro or acute, while the base is cuneate, sometimes obliquely.
Flowers, between January and May, are small and pale yellow in umbels in a somewhat umbellate terminal panicle. Fruit are small, up to 7mm diameter, and globose. They are red when mature and appear from June to August.[9][10]
This species lends itself to Bonsai, the Japanese art of growing stunted trees in containers.[11]
A dichloromethane extract of N. umbellifera yields an active compound, betulin, which shows some antiplasmodial activity. Leaf and bark decoctions and infusions have been used in traditional medicine for indigestion, rheumatism, colic, insanity and malaria. Roots are used as a diuretic and laxative, for malaria, venereal diseases and nausea. Bark extracts are also used for stomach ulcers.
Compounds from Araliaceae display a wide range of pharmacological properties including antifungal, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, anti-brain tumour and antibacterial activity.[12]
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Schefflera umbellifera es una especie de fanerógama en la familia de Araliaceae. Es encuentra en Sudáfrica.
Es un árbol que alcanza un tamaño de hasta 15 m de altura. Con hojas compuestas, con foliolos relativamente uniformes y regulares. Pecíolo hasta de 25 cm largo, glabros, elípticas a ampliamente elípticas (a oblanceoladas), de hasta 12 × 7 cm, generalmente con distintas peciólulos hasta de 4 cm largo, raramente subsésil, coriáceas, glabras o con pelos dispersos minutos, verde oscuro brillante por encima, más pálido por debajo; margen subenteros, ondular ligeramente, ápice obtuso, retuso, emarginada con un mucrón terminal. Inflorescencia paniculada de umbelas; brácteas a veces presente (probablemente caducas), ramas de hasta 15 cm largo, teniendo una gran umbela compuesta terminal y umbelas mucho más pequeñas, simples y laterales. Rayos de umbelas terminales 6-7, hasta de 4 cm de largo (en la fruta). Umbelulas con 6-14 flores sobre pedúnculos de 1 cm tiempo; Bractéolas obsoletas. Fruto globoso, a veces ligeramente aplanada arriba y abajo, hasta de 7 mm de diámetro, glabra.[1]
Schefflera umbellifera fue descrito por (Sond.) Baill. y publicado en Adansonia 12: 147. 1878.[2]
Schefflera nombre genérico que fue nombrado en honor del botánico alemán del siglo XIX Jacob Christian Scheffler, que escribió sobre el género Asarum.[3]
umbellifera: epíteto latíno que significa "con umbelas".[4]
Schefflera umbellifera es una especie de fanerógama en la familia de Araliaceae. Es encuentra en Sudáfrica.
Schefflera umbellifera là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Cuồng cuồng. Loài này được (Sond.) Baill. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1879.[1]
Schefflera umbellifera là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Cuồng cuồng. Loài này được (Sond.) Baill. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1879.
