
Polyscias fruticosa
Polyscias fruticosa
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Polyscias fruticosa is a slow-growing, evergreen shrub with spreading branches, eventually reaching a height of around 2.5 - 5 metres[ 423 Title Desert Tropicals Publication Author Website http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation. ]. The plant provides edible leaves and also has medicinal uses. It is commonly cultivated, from India to Polynesia, as an ornamental and hedge plant, as well as for culinary use[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. It is cultivated as a medicinal plant in Vietnam[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].