Polyscias spectabilis
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| Polyscias spectabilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Polyscias |
| Species: | P. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | |
Polyscias spectabilis (syn. Gastonia spectabilis) is a canopy level, or lower emergent rainforest tree native to New Guinea, belonging to the family Araliaceae.[1] Each branch blooms once with a terminal inflorescence, but then forms two widely spreading branches just beneath the inflorescence which together resemble the letter "U", giving the tree a unique appearance.[2]
