Dwarf umbrella tree is native to eastern Asia (i.e. China and Taiwan). It tolerates shade, but in coastal areas it grows best with either full sun or dappled shade. Avoid planting it in a location where the soil becomes wet or waterlogged after a rain. It is also heat-tolerant, but it should not be exposed to temperatures below freezing. In Kampala, this tree can be found within Makerere university.

Dwarf umbrella tree is an evergreen shrub, sometimes adopting a more climbing habit, with stems up to 6 meters tall. It is smooth and hairless plant.

BARK: Smooth, green or grey green.

LEAVES: palmately compound, each leaf containing 7-9 leaflets, obovate-oblong to elliptic in shape and measuring 10 - 15 cm long. 

FLOWERS: Red tiny flowers borne in a compound panicle.

FRUIT: orange drupe which becomes black upon maturity.

Medicine: bark, resin, and leaves. https://sites.google.com/site/medicinalplantshealing/list-of-plants/umbrella-shrub

Agroforestry: can be grown as a hedge.

An ornamental plant.

Can be grown as a house plant.