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Parasol Tree

Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms

Derivation of specific name

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fulva: tawny, reddish-yellow
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142900
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Large evergreen tree with a straight trunk, branches forming at high level. Leaves large up to 80 cm long, imparipinnate with 9-12 pairs of leaflets, terminal leaflet sometimes absent; leaflets, more or less narrowly ovate, 9-16 cm long, dark green and hairless above, covered in rusty-cream stellate hairs below; apex pointed; base lobed, clasping the rhachis; margin entire. Flowers small creamy-green, honey-scented in large, loose axillary heads. Fruit ovoid, up to 6 × 4 mm, ribbed, crowned with the remains of the styles.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142900
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Common in the E Highlands
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142900
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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visit source
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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Widely distributed throughout tropical Africa
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142900
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe