Trevesia palmata
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| Trevesia palmata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Trevesia |
| Species: | T. palmata |
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| Trevesia palmata | |
Trevesia palmata is a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) height. It is in the family Araliaceae, and is native to Southeast Asia,[1][2] from India to southern China. The common name is snowflake tree [3] The leaves can be very unusual, sometimes with a central leaflet to which as many as nine peripheral leaflets are attached. These leaflets may be lobed to various degrees, each attached to the central leaflet by a petiolule.[4][5]
