Araliaceae

Octopus tree

Heptapleurum actinophyllum (Endl.) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Heptapleurum

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Octopus tree: Heptapleurum actinophyllum in Jardin botanique de Deshaies, Guadeloupe — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)

Bangla: অক্টোপাস গাছ
Cantonese: 傘樹
Chinese: 伞树, 傘樹, 新加坡辐叶鹅掌柴, 澳洲鴨腳木, 辐叶鹅掌柴, 鴨腳木
English: Octopus tree, Amate, Umbrella tree
Estonian: Kiirjas sõrmlehik
German: Brassia actinophylla, Grossblättrige Schefflera, Großblättrige Schefflera, Queensland-Strahlenaralie, Regenschirmbaum
Hebrew: ברסאיה ( שפלרה ) מקרינה
Japanese: ブラッサイア
Persian: شفلرا آکتینوفیلا
Polish: Szeflera parasolowata
Swedish: Palmaralia

Synonyms

Aralia longipes W.Bull
Brassaia actinophylla Endl.
Brassaia singaporensis Ridl.
Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.