Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms

A tree to 30 m. tall, often with a large grey extremely straight unbranched cylindrical bole of up to 15 m. tall and 1 m. diameter, generally dividing into a small number of main branches which themselves each branch in a similar manner.. Leaves up to 80 cm. long, generally imparipinnate, less often paripinnate; leaflets (3–)6–7(–12) pairs, chartaceous to coriaceous, lanceolate to ovate (occasionally very broadly ovate), often markedly straight-edged, up to 14(–17) cm. long and up to 5.5(–7.5) cm. wide, acute to acuminate, generally apiculate, rarely retuse, rounded or obtuse, with a subcordate, truncate or rounded, rarely very broadly cuneate, occasionally slightly oblique base, and entire occasionally slightly undulate, generally very narrowly inrolled margins, densely stellate-tomentose when young, irregularly glabrescent to some degree (especially above) later; petiolules of paired leaflets (0–)5(–14) mm. long.. Inflorescence-branches of three orders (fig. 4/2), racemosely borne, pubescent to tomentose, often irregularly glabrescent, sometimes galled (see p. 1); primaries up to 70 cm. long, 3.0–6.5 mm. diameter; secondaries up to 3–7(–12) cm. long, 0.7–1.7(–2.0) mm. diameter; tertiaries (pedicels) up to 4 mm. (not exceeding 2.5 mm. in Flora area) long, 0.3–0.8(–1.0) mm. diameter.. Flowers greenish-yellow to cream; style, 2, persistent in fruit.. Fruits ovoid to obovoid, occasionally ellipsoid, shortly cylindroidal or subspheroidal, 3.5–6.0 mm. long by 3.0–4.5 mm. maximum width, generally ribbed and markedly flattened, glabrous or very sparsely stellate-hairy.. Fig. 4/1–5, p. 13.

Mainly found in mountain forests into the bamboo zone, often in clearings and regrowth. It also occurs in rainforests, lowland forests, riverine forests and mountain grasslands, frequently being left standing when forest is cleared for cultivation.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.