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Polyscias dichroostachya

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Species of flowering plant

Polyscias dichroostachya
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Polyscias
Species: P. dichroostachya
Binomial name
Polyscias dichroostachya
Baker

Polyscias dichroostachya, commonly called bois d’eponge, is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius, where it used to be common in the forests of the south-west of the island.

It can be distinguished from the other Polyscias by its distinctive flower-spike and its more large, square leaf-segments of its compound leaves.

References

  1. Strahm, W. (1998). "Polyscias dichroostachya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32643A9720765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32643A9720765.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Polyscias dichroostachya


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