octopus tree

Schefflera actinophylla

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Schefflera actinophylla is a tree in the Araliaceae family. It is native to tropical rainforests and gallery forests in Australia (eastern Queensland and the Northern Territory), New Guinea and Java. Common names include Queensland umbrella tree, octopus tree and amate.

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  1. (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8108294@N05/599047520
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schefflera_actinophylla

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