Polyscias guilfoylei

Polyscias guilfoylei, the geranium aralia,[1] is a species of shrub native to the paleotropics and neotropics. It has erect branches and can grow to a height of up to 24 feet. Leaves are long and 1-pinnate with leaflets are arranged opposite. Blades are variable, but usually ovate or elliptic and coarsely dentate or lacerate. Leaves are commonly variegated with margins of white or pale yellow, but can also be entirely dark green.

Polyscias guilfoylei
Polyscias guilfoylei at Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Barbados
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Polyscias
Species:
P. guilfoylei
Binomial name
Polyscias guilfoylei
(W. Bull) L.H. Bailey

References

  1. "Polyscias guilfoylei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  • Britton, N.L., and P. Wilson. 1926. Botany of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York.
  • Wunderlin, R.P., B.F. Hansen, and E.L. Bridges. 1996. Atlas of Florida vascular plants.
  • Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2002. Atlas of Florida vascular plants. University of South Florida, Tampa.


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