Araliaceae
Polyscias

Polyscias elegans (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Harms

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 45 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. New Guinea to E. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bean, A.R. (2015). A conspectus of Polyscias J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Araliaceae) in Queensland, Australia. Austrobaileya 9: 445-456.
  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mueller, F.; Hill [s.n.] Australia K001096993 Unknown Type Material Yes
A. C. [s.n.] Australia K001096994 Unknown Type Material Yes
Versteeg, G.M. [208] New Guinea K000792853 Type Yes
Branderhorst, B. [208] New Guinea K000792854 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0