Biology:Polyscias
Polyscias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They bear pinnately compound leaves.[1]
In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.[2] 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.[3]
Description and taxonomy
The family Araliaceae, to which the genus Polyscias belongs, gives rise to a multitude of trees or shrubs that contain gum and resin ducts. As a whole, the family contains plants that have leaves of alternate, palmately or pinnately compound or simple, with stipules. The inflorescences are generally umbellate and often arranged in compound umbels, caouttules, panicles, or races. They possess flowers of a smaller size than dioecious plants, which are bisexual or unisexual.
The name Polyscias means many-shaded, in reference to the foliage found on these plants. Their stalks carry compound leaves with up to seven (or more) opposite leaflets. In several species, the leaves are deeply lobed. There are about six species of the genus Polyscias that are actively cultivated. The genus contains a variety of tropical plants, which include about 80 species from the Pacific islands and Southeast Asia.[4]
Selected species
- 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 racemosa (C.N.Forbes) Sherff
- 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
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Polyscias J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3081-1.
- ↑ "Polyscias". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/polyscias/.
External links
Data related to Polyscias at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2381113 entry
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