| Yagrumo macho | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Schefflera |
| Species: | S. morototoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin |
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Schefflera morototoni (Yagrumo macho; syn. Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch. [1], Didymopanax morototoni var. angustipetalum March; Panax morototoni Aublet; Sciadophyllum paniculatum Britton [2]) is a timber tree [3][4] native to southern Mexico, the Greater Antilles, Central America, and South America.[5] It grows in a variety of habitats, such as the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Amazon Rainforest of Brazil.