Polyscias spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Polyscias |
Species: | P. spectabilis |
Binomial name | |
Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | |
Polyscias spectabilis (syn. Gastonia spectabilis) is a canopy level, or lower emergent rainforest tree native to New Guinea, belonging to the 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]