(Araliaceae)
Schefflera aff. vietnamensis  BSWJ11830

Description

From one of our last collections from the mountain of Fan Xi Pan, in northern Vietnam, in 2006 at around 2500m, where it grew on a small ridge within the steep forest. An elegant evergreen tall shrub or small tree at only 4m tall. With leaves comprising of 7-11 small ovate-acuminate dark-green leaflets 10 × 7.5 cm, held in two false whirls, on wiry dark purple stems. Bearing loose terminal panicles of pale flowers held in rounded clustered umbels, followed by very small purple-blue fruit. Best grown in a fertile soil that is moisture retentive, but drained in sun or part shade, protect from freezing winds and severe frost when young.