Heptapleurum actinophyllum (formerly Schefflera actinophylla) is a tree in the family Araliaceae.[1][2] It is native to tropical rainforests and gallery forests in northern and north-eastern Queensland coasts and the Northern Territory of Australia, as well as New Guinea and Java. Common names include Australian umbrella tree, Queensland umbrella tree, octopus tree and amate. It is commonly grown in mild to warm climates as a decorative tree in larger gardens.
Heptapleurum actinophyllum is an evergreen tree growing to 15 m (50 feet) tall. It has palmately compound medium green leaves in groups of seven leaflets. It is usually multi-trunked, and the flowers develop at the top of the tree. It often grows as a hemiepiphyte on other rainforest trees. It produces racemes up to 2 m (6.5 feet) long containing up to 1,000 small red flowers. Flowering begins in early summer and typically continues for several months.
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