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Dinner Plate Aralia
Polyscias balfouriana
Field notes
Polyscias balfouriana, known as Balfour aralia or dinner plate aralia, is a species in the family Araliaceae. The species is native from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia.
It is a bushy shrub. Leaves are alternate and have long petioles. Flowers are white with 5 petals.
The specific epithet honors John Hutton Balfour. The species is often grown in cultivation as an ornamental.
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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Resists
- Humidity
- Plant type
- Houseplant Shrub Tree
From NC State Extension.