This introduced shrub
is commonly known as
dwarf umbrella tree.
Heptapleurum arboricola
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Araliaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Not native to Australia although naturalised at a few locations including south of Fraser Coast region at Noosa. Originated from Hainan and Taiwan (Atlas of Living Australia). Previously known as Schefflera arboricola (Queensland Flora Census 2020).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
