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:Protologue: Kew Bull.: 421 (1930).
:Protologue: Kew Bull.: 421 (1930).


== Synonyms ==
== Synonyms ==


''Schefflera affinis'' (King) R. Vig. (1909) non Baillon.
*''Schefflera affinis'' (King) R. Vig. (1909) non Baillon.


== Vernacular names ==
== Vernacular names ==
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== Observations ==
== Observations ==


A terrestrial or epiphytic shrub up to 3 m tall; leaves palmately 5-7-foliolate, petiole 6.5-9 cm long, leaflets oblong-oblanceolate, 7-11 cm × 2-3.7 cm, base cuneate and unequal, apex acuminate, glabrous, petiolules 1.5-3.5 cm long; inflorescence 10 cm long, 15-20 cm wide, hairy but glabrescent; flowers about 10 per umbellule, 6-7-merous. ''S. simulans'' occurs locally in montane forest at 1300-1650 m altitude.
*A terrestrial or epiphytic shrub up to 3 m tall.
*Leaves palmately 5-7-foliolate, petiole 6.5-9 cm long, leaflets oblong-oblanceolate, 7-11 cm × 2-3.7 cm, base cuneate and unequal, apex acuminate, glabrous, petiolules 1.5-3.5 cm long.
*Inflorescence 10 cm long, 15-20 cm wide, hairy but glabrescent.
*Flowers about 10 per umbellule, 6-7-merous.
 
''S. simulans'' occurs locally in montane forest at 1300-1650 m altitude.


== Selected sources ==
== Selected sources ==


202, 291, 1564.
*[202] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A-H) pp. 1-1240. Vol. 2 (I-Z) pp. 1241-2444.
*[291] Craib, W.G., 1930. XLVII - Contributions to the flora of Siam. Additamentum XXIX. Kew Bulletin 1930: 405-427.
*[1564] Whitmore, T.C. & Ng, F.S.P. (Editors), 1972-1989. Tree flora of Malaya. A manual for foresters. 2nd Edition. 4 volumes. Malayan Forest Records No 26. Longman Malaysia Sdn. Berhad, Kuala Lumpur & Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
 
== Main genus page ==
*[[Schefflera (PROSEA)|''Schefflera'']] (Medicinal plants)
 
== Authors ==


*Nguyen Tap & M.S.M. Sosef


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Plant Resources of South-East Asia
Introduction
List of species


Schefflera simulans Craib

Protologue: Kew Bull.: 421 (1930).

Synonyms

  • Schefflera affinis (King) R. Vig. (1909) non Baillon.

Vernacular names

  • Malaysia: bekak rengat, pokok bajang beranak (Peninsular).

Distribution

Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

A decoction of the leaves has been used to cure stomach trouble, and that of the root and leaves has been applied as a protective medicine after childbirth.

Observations

  • A terrestrial or epiphytic shrub up to 3 m tall.
  • Leaves palmately 5-7-foliolate, petiole 6.5-9 cm long, leaflets oblong-oblanceolate, 7-11 cm × 2-3.7 cm, base cuneate and unequal, apex acuminate, glabrous, petiolules 1.5-3.5 cm long.
  • Inflorescence 10 cm long, 15-20 cm wide, hairy but glabrescent.
  • Flowers about 10 per umbellule, 6-7-merous.

S. simulans occurs locally in montane forest at 1300-1650 m altitude.

Selected sources

  • [202] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A-H) pp. 1-1240. Vol. 2 (I-Z) pp. 1241-2444.
  • [291] Craib, W.G., 1930. XLVII - Contributions to the flora of Siam. Additamentum XXIX. Kew Bulletin 1930: 405-427.
  • [1564] Whitmore, T.C. & Ng, F.S.P. (Editors), 1972-1989. Tree flora of Malaya. A manual for foresters. 2nd Edition. 4 volumes. Malayan Forest Records No 26. Longman Malaysia Sdn. Berhad, Kuala Lumpur & Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Main genus page

Authors

  • Nguyen Tap & M.S.M. Sosef