Polyscias spectabilis (formerly Gastonia spectabilis) is a canopy level, or lower emergent rainforest tree of New Guinea and belongs to the Ivy or Gensing 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]
| Polyscias spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Polyscias |
| Species: | P. spectabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
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References
edit- ^ "Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Halle, Francis; Tomlinson, P.B. (1978). Tropical Trees and Forests - An Architectural Analysis. New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 148–150.
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