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Polyscias guilfoylei (geranium aralia)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Polyscias guilfoylei, the geranium aralia, is a species of shrub native to the paleotropics and neotropics. It has erect branches and can grow to a height of up to 24 feet. Leaves are long and 1-pinnate with leaflets are arranged opposite. Blades are variable, but usually ovate or elliptic and coarsely dentate or lacerate. Leaves are commonly variegated with margins of white or pale yellow, but can also be entirely dark green.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  

Predators

Ceroplastes rubens (pink wax scale)[3]
Coccus viridis (green coffee scale)[3]
Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug)[3]
Saissetia coffeae (brown scale)[3]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0