Trevesia palmata

Trevesia palmata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Trevesia
Species:
T. palmata
Binomial name
Trevesia palmata
(Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis. 1842

Trevesia palmata is a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) height. It is in the family Araliaceae, and is native to Southeast Asia, from India to southern China. The common name is snowflake tree The leaves can be very unusual, sometimes with a central leaflet to which as many as nine peripheral leaflets are attached. These leaflets may be lobed to various degrees, each attached to the central leaflet by a petiolule.