Sciodaphyllum chartaceum
Species of flowering plant
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Sciodaphyllum |
| Species: | S. chartaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciodaphyllum chartaceum A.C.Sm. (1938) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Schefflera brenesii A.C.Sm. (1941) | |
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]
