Schefflera arboricola

(Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Minature Umbrella Tree)

Description

This relative of the umbrella tree is a shrub to about 2 m high but can sometimes be found climbing over other trees and shrubs. Leaves are compound with about 7-11 glossy green leaflets arising from the same point like spokes in a wheel, each to 11 cm long. Flowers in terminal panicles bearing small clusters or umbels, greenish to white. Fruit a purple berry when ripe.