Polyscias

Polyscias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They bear pinnately compound leaves.[1]

Polyscias
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.
Species

116, see text

Synonyms

In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.[2] In this work, 116 species were listed for Polyscias.

Species

Species include:

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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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