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Polyscias filicifolia

(C.Moore ex E.Fourn.) L.H.Bailey (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Polyscias

angelica, fern leaf aralia, fern-leaf aralia, panax

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Rhodora 18: 153 (1916)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:134 (KEY, DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:50 (O? [adventive, Ala Wai Community Garden, 2011])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Polyscias filicifolia Waimea District: Waimea Plantation Cottages, just west of Waimea town Sandy soil Preserved_Specimen Shrub with erect stems to 2 m. tall. Leaves golden-green, especially when grown in sun. Inflorescence axes green, nodes and buds purple-tinted; flowers with white styles. Lorence, D.H. 8005 Kauai BISH 1997-06-12
2 Polyscias filicifolia Ala Wai Community Garden Landscaped-urban corridor along path at stream. Preserved_Specimen 1 meter tall x .5 meter shrub. Clifford, P. Oahu BISH 2011-01-01
3 Polyscias filicifolia Ala Wai Community Garden Landscaped-urban corridor along path at stream. Preserved_Specimen 1 meter tall x .5 meter shrub. Clifford, P. Oahu BISH 2011-01-01
4 Polyscias filicifolia U.H.Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility Preserved_Specimen An erect shrub 4 m tall in full sun. The color of the young foliage is cream to mimosa. As the leaves mature they become greener. The petals are yellowish or greenish. Lau, J. 1352 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
5 Polyscias filicifolia Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility Preserved_Specimen An erect shrub 4 m tall in full sun. The color of the young foliage is cream to mimosa. As the leaves mature they become greener. The petals are yellowish or greenish. Lau, J. 1352 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
6 Polyscias filicifolia Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility Preserved_Specimen An erect shrub 4 m. tall in full sun. The color of the young foliage is cream to mimosa. As the leaves mature they become greener. The petals are yellowish or greenish. Lau, J. 1352 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
7 Polyscias filicifolia Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-19
8 Polyscias filicifolia U.H.Campus, Magoon Greenhouse Facility Preserved_Specimen An erect shrub 4 m. tall in full sun. The color of the young foliage is cream to mimosa. As the leaves mature they become greener. The petals are yellowish or greenish. Lau, J. 1352 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
9 Polyscias filicifolia Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Erect shrub 7' ht. Leaflets to 17, deeply lobed; green becoming yellow in sun. Fruits purple. Inflorescence spreading, to 20. Nagata, K.M. 816 Oahu BISH 1971-03-23
10 Polyscias filicifolia Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 57 Oahu BISH 1934-02-07
11 Polyscias filicifolia Hillebrand Bot. Gardens Honolulu Hawaii Preserved_Specimen shrub Grant, M.L. 7556 Oahu BISH 1934-11-23
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