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1. Erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
   - Schefflera actinophylla, Brassaia actinophylla
    
2. Small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
   - umbrella magnolia, elkwood, elk-wood, Magnolia tripetala

Derived forms: umbrella trees

Type of: bush, magnolia, shrub

Part of: genus Schefflera, Schefflera

Encyclopedia: Umbrella tree