5859.000 Polyscias J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Description of the genus

Tree. Leaves 1-pinnate (imparipinnate); leaflets entire. Inflorescence a panicle, composed of racemes arranged in a raceme. Calyx a shallow cup. Petals and stamens 5. Styles 2.

Worldwide: 150 species in the tropics of the Old World, especially in New Caledonia

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
fulva (Hiern) Harms	N,W	Nw,N,Mc	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Polyscias:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Polyscias
Flora of Malawi: Polyscias
Flora of Mozambique: Polyscias
Flora of Zimbabwe: Polyscias
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Polyscias

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polyscias
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polyscias
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polyscias
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polyscias
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Polyscias
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polyscias
JSTOR Plant Science: Polyscias
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polyscias
Plants of the World Online: Polyscias
Tropicos: Polyscias
Wikipedia: Polyscias

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Polyscias.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1031, retrieved 20 April 2024

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