Polyscias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They bear pinnately compound leaves.[2]
Polyscias | |
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Polyscias guilfoylei & Polyscias fruticosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
Genus: | Polyscias J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[1] |
Diversity | |
About 200 species | |
Synonyms | |
List
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In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.[3] In this work, 116 species were listed for Polyscias.
As of July 2022[update], Plants of the World Online recognises 180 species in the genus and 22 synonyms for it.[1]
Selected species
edit- Polyscias aemiliguineae Bernardi
- Polyscias balfouriana (André) L.H.Bailey
- Polyscias cissodendron (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Harms
- Polyscias elegans (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Harms
- Polyscias flynnii (Lowry & K.R.Wood) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
- Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms
- Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms
- Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey
- Polyscias kikuyuensis Summerh.
- Polyscias maraisiana Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
- Polyscias murrayi (F.Muell.) Harms
- Polyscias neraudiana (Drake) Harms ex R.Vig.
- Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
- Polyscias rodriguesiana (Marais) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
- Polyscias sambucifolia (Sieber ex DC.) Harms
- Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
- Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg
References
edit- ^ a b "Polyscias J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Lowry, P.P.; Plunkett, G.M. (2010). "Recircumscription of Polyscias (Araliaceae) to include six related genera, with a new infrageneric classification and a synopsis of species". Plant Diversity and Evolution. 128 (1–2): 55–84. doi:10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0003.
- ^ David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-048-1. (See External links below).
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