Polyscias balfouriana L.H.Bailey

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Polyscias

Characteristics

A large shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are 20-50 cm long. They are compound with leaflets 5-20 cm long and 5-18 cm wide. The end leaflet is the largest.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Flu (unspecified)
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Cultivation

It is grown as a hedge.
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Images

Polyscias balfouriana unspecified picture

Distribution

Polyscias balfouriana world distribution map, present in Dominica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91734-1
WFO ID wfo-0000280007
COL ID 4LLQL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 639589
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aralia x balfouriana Panax balfourii Polyscias balfouriana