About Polyscias balfouriana
Polyscias balfouriana, known as Balfour aralia or dinner plate aralia, is a species in the family Araliaceae. The species is native from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia. It is a bushy shrub. Leaves are alternate and have long petioles. Flowers are white with 5 petals. The specific epithet honors John Hutton Balfour. The species is often grown in cultivation as an ornamental.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyscias balfouriana
- Genus
- Polyscias
- Family
- ARALIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Papua New Guinea
- Distribution
- Papua New Guinea to Australia
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Araliaceae
Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family
Polyscias balfouriana belongs to the Araliaceae family.
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