Heptapleurum stellatum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Schefflera stellata 02.JPG

|image_caption = Heptapleurum stellatum leaves

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|genus = Heptapleurum

|species = stellatum

|authority = Gaertn. (1791)

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• Hedera terebinthinacea {{small|Vahl (1794)}}
• Hedera vahlii {{small|Thwaites (1859)}} [Illegitimate]
• Heptapleurum acutangulum {{small|Gaertn. (1791)}}
• Schefflera stellata {{small|(Gaertn.) Baill. (1879)}}
• Paratropia terebinthinacea {{small|(Vahl) Arn. (1836)}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90932-1 Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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Heptapleurum stellatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a small tree or scrambling shrub native to the Western Ghats of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka. It grows near streams or in open evergreen rain forests up to 2000 metres elevation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.biotik.org/india/species/s/schestel/schestel_en.html|title=Schefflera stellata - ARALIACEAE}}