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|familia=Araliaceae
|genus=Schefflera
|species=elegantissima
|common_name=Aralia, False aralia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=tree
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|Max ht metric=ft
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|Max wd metric=ft
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|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
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|image=Schefflera elegantissima.jpg
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'''''Schefflera elegantissima''''' (formerly Dizygotheca elegantissima) '''(False Aralia)''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Araliaceae]] family, native to [[New Caledonia]].<ref name=GRIN>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401649</ref>  '''False Aralia''', also called '''Threadleaf''' and '''Finger Aralia''', is actually a small tree. Its leaves are thin, coppery red to dark green with toothed edges.  It can reach six to seven feet in height.  In cultivation, this plant does best in bright light, and high humidity.  The soil should be allowed to dry out between watering.

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Dizygotheca elegantissima, Veitch. Petioles mottled with white; lfts. 7-11, filiform and pendulous. New Hebrides. G.Z. 21, p. 28.— Excellent. Thought by Guillemin to be the juvenile form of some Dizygotheca. Many of the greenhouse aralias have a permanent juvenile condition.
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