''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
Araliaceae
The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants commonly called the ginseng family. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely ...
. They bear
pinnate
Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and ...
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''.
,
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
recognises 180 species in the genus and 22 synonyms for it.
Selected species
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Polyscias aemiliguineae''
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Polyscias balfouriana''
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Polyscias cissodendron''
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Polyscias elegans''
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Polyscias flynnii''
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Polyscias fruticosa''
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Polyscias fulva''
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Polyscias guilfoylei''
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Polyscias kikuyuensis''
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Polyscias maraisiana''
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Polyscias murrayi''
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Polyscias neraudiana''
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Polyscias oahuensis''
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Polyscias rodriguesiana''
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Polyscias sambucifolia''
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Polyscias sandwicensis''
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Polyscias scutellaria''
References
External links
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Apiales genera
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