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Polyscias filicifolia L.H.Bailey

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Polyscias

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The leaves are twice divided. The shape of the leaflets can vary. The leaflets are deeply cut and have jagged edges. Mature leaves can be entire. The flowers are pale yellow or white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 11-12.
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Not known in a wild situation.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Polyscias filicifolia unspecified picture
Polyscias filicifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Polyscias filicifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Fiji, Haiti, and Wallis and Futuna

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91760-1
WFO ID wfo-0000280049
COL ID 4LLS9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 452551
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Synonyms

Nothopanax ornatus Aralia spectabilis Panax ornatus Polyscias filicifolia Polyscias ornata Aralia filicifolia
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