Sciodaphyllum acuminatum

Sciadophyllum acuminatum is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae.^[2] It a medium-sized tree native to Peru and Ecuador.^[1]

Sciodaphyllum acuminatum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Sciodaphyllum
Species:	S. acuminatum
Binomial name
Sciodaphyllum acuminatum (Pav.) Poir.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Actinophyllum acuminatum Pav. (1797) Actinophyllum conicum Pav. (1797) Brassaia acuminata (Pav.) Hutch. (1967) Brassaia conica (Pav.) Hutch. (1967) Schefflera acuminata (Pav.) Harms (1894) Schefflera conica (Pav.) Harms (1894) Schefflera microcephala Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 148 (1908) Sciodaphyllum conicum (Pav.) Poir. (1805)

It grows in montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes from 1,000 to 3,000 metres elevation.^[1]