Kingdom Plantae Family Araliaceae Scientific name Polyscias dichroostachya Rank Species | Order Apiales Genus Polyscias Higher classification Polyscias | |
Similar Polyscias, Araliaceae, Vascular plant, Polyscias maraisiana, Polyscias aemiliguineae | ||
Polyscias dichroostachya is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius, where it used to be common in the forests of the south-west of the island.
It can be distinguished from the other Polyscias by its distinctive flower-spike and its more large, square leaf-segments of its compound leaves.
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