Polyscias spectabilis (formerly Gastonia spectabilis) is a canopy level, or lower emergent rainforest tree of New Guinea and belongs to the Ivy or Gensing Family (Araliaceae).[1] Each branch blooms once with a terminal inflorescence, but then forms two widely spreading branches just beneath the inflorescence which together resemble the letter "U", giving the tree a unique appearance.[2]
References
- ^ "Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Halle, Francis; Tomlinson, P.B. (1978). Tropical Trees and Forests - An Architectural Analysis. New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 148–150.