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Sciodaphyllum chartaceum

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.

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Sciodaphyllum chartaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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)
Synonyms2

Schefflera brenesii A.C.Sm. (1941)

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 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

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