Araliaceae FAMILY

Polyscias murrayi

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Polyscias murrayi is a small, evergreen tree growing up to about 25 metres tall[ 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]. Young trees are unbranched with a large, tuft-like crown of compound, pinnate leaves up to 1.5 metres long at the top of the slender stem[ 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]. Older trees are sparingly or moderately branched[ 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]. A gum resin obtained from the tree is used locally. A fast-growing species, it can be used in reforestation projects[ 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatWidespread in coastal districts, and often seen as a pioneer species in cleared rainforest and along roads[ 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]. Grows on rainforest margins on shaley or basaltic soils, common species in disturbed rainforest; widespread in coastal districts[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].