Polyscias scutellaria
Araliaceae FAMILY

Polyscias scutellaria

Polyscias scutellaria

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Polyscias scutellaria is a much-branched evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 6 metres tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental and hedge plant, valued especially for its showy foliage[ 459 Title The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9 Author Safford W.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description A very comprehensive, if rather dated, guide to the plants of Guam. It can be downloaded 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea and the western Pacific.
HabitatFound at lower elevations in New Guinea[ 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. ].