Schefflera heptaphylla (Linnaeus) frodin is a plant of the genus Gleditsia in acanthopanaceae. Trees or shrubs, 2-15m high, with a DBH of more than 30cm; When the twigs are strong and wrinkled, the twigs are dry. Leaves have leaflets 6-9, up to 11; Petiole 15-30 cm long, sparsely stellate pubescent or glabrous. Panicles terminal, 20-30 cm long; Umbels have 10-15 flowers; Total pedicel slender, 1-2 cm long; Petals 5-6, reflexed when flowering, glabrous; Stamens 5-6, slightly longer than petals; Ovary 5-7-loculed, sparse 9-10-loculed; Style connate to form a thick and short column; The disk is flat. Fruit globose, black, ca. 5 mm in diameter, with inconspicuous ribs; Persistent style very thick and short, 1 mm long or slightly short; Stigma capitate. The flowering period is from November to December and the fruiting period is December.

 

 

 

Palm firewood has clear branches, green leaves, yellow and white spots. It is not only a large indoor potted foliage plant, but also an ideal decorative material for indoor planting trough. This species is the honey source plant in southern winter; The wood is soft, which is the raw material for matchsticks and steamers; The leaves and root bark are used for folk medicine to treat influenza, traumatic injury and other diseases.