''Polyscias'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

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. They bear

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ly compound leaves. In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. ''World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . (See ''External links'' below). In this work, 116 species were listed for ''Polyscias''. ,

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recognises 180 species in the genus and 22 synonyms for it.

Selected species

* '' Polyscias aemiliguineae'' * ''

Polyscias balfouriana ''Polyscias balfouriana'', known as Balfour aralia or dinner plate aralia, is a species in the family Araliaceae. The species is native from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia. It is a bushy shrub. Leaves are alternate and have long petioles. F ...

'' * '' Polyscias cissodendron'' * ''

Polyscias elegans ''Polyscias elegans'', known as the celery wood, is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It occurs in a variety of different rainforest types, from fertile basaltic soils, to sand dunes and less fertile sedimentary soils. The range of natu ...

'' * '' Polyscias flynnii'' * ''

Polyscias fruticosa ''Polyscias fruticosa'', or Ming aralia, is a perennial plant, dicot evergreen shrub or dwarf tree. The plant grows fairly slowly but can reach up to 1–2 meters in height. The leaves are of a dark green pigment, glossy in texture, and are ...

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Polyscias fulva ''Polyscias fulva'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It fo ...

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Polyscias guilfoylei ''Polyscias guilfoylei'', the geranium aralia or wild coffee, is a species of evergreen shrub native to the paleotropics and neotropics. It is not closely related to the true coffee plants of the genus ''Coffea''. It has erect branches and can gr ...

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Polyscias kikuyuensis ''Polyscias kikuyuensis'', also called the parasol tree and mutati, is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Kenya, where its wood is used to make boxes and similar items. The species is confined to wet upland forest, and ...

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Polyscias maraisiana ''Polyscias maraisiana'' is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae, formerly named ''Gastonia mauritiana''. It is endemic to Mauritius, where it was formerly common on forest verges and also in coastal areas. It was formerly grown as an orn ...

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Polyscias murrayi ''Polyscias murrayi'', known as the pencil cedar, is a very common rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It occurs as a secondary regeneration species in disturbed rainforest areas, often on hillsides. The tree is identified by cylindrical tru ...

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Polyscias neraudiana ''Polyscias neraudiana'' is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius. It is threatened by habitat loss. It can be distinguished from the other ''Polyscias ''Polyscias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the fam ...

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Polyscias oahuensis ''Polyscias oahuensis'' is a species of tree in the ivy family known by the common name ohe mauka''. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs on all the major islands except for Niihau and Kahoolawe.Polyscias rodriguesiana ''Polyscias rodriguesiana'' (formerly ''Gastonia rodriguesiana'', locally known as "bois blanc") is a rare species of plant in the family Araliaceae. Habitat It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues, in Mauritius. It used to occur throughout Ro ...

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Polyscias sambucifolia ''Polyscias sambucifolia'', commonly known as elderberry panax or small basswood, is a species of plant native to eastern Australia. Taxonomy Elderberry panax was first described by Franz Sieber in 1830 as ''Panax sambucifolius''. It was give ...

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Polyscias sandwicensis ''Polyscias sandwicensis'' (formerly '' Reynoldsia sandwicensis''), known in Hawaiian as the 'ohe makai or ''Ohe kukuluāeo'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a Hawaiian dry forest tre ...

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Polyscias scutellaria ''Polyscias scutellaria'', the shield aralia, or plum aralia, is a tropical shrub or small tree reaching 2–6 meters in height. A native of eastern Malesia and southwest Pacific islands, it is commonly grown in gardens. The leaves and root ca ...

References

External links

* * Apiales genera {{Araliaceae-stub