Araliaceae FAMILY

Polyscias macgillivrayi

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Polyscias macgillivrayi is a shrub or small tree growing 4 - 15 metres tall. The plant most commonly has a single bole with only a few, spreading branches[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible leaves.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, Northern Australia to the western Pacific.

HabitatRainforests[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. Coastal vegetation and coastal forests, often behind mangrove swamps[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].