Other common names
caballera de palo, coamatl, South American candlewood
Synonyms
Sciadophyllum capitatum
Aralia capitata
Oreopanax liebmannii
Trees
A tender evergreen tree, sometimes partly epiphytic in its native tropical cloud forests, often around 5-7m high in cultivation. It has a dense bushy habit and glossy, oval to rounded leaves up to 30cm long, often with wavy margins. Flowering panicles are up to 30cm long, and made up of tiny rounded clusters of greenish-white flowers, sometimes followed by round green berries that ripen to near black
Position
Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam
Max Height
4-8 metres
Max Spread
4-8 metres