Polyscias filicifolia

• Botanical Name : Polyscias filicifolia (C.Moore ex E.Fourn.) L.H. Bailey
• Synonyms : Aralia filicifolia C.Moore ex E.Fourn
• Common Name : Fern-Leaf Aralia, Angelica
• Plant Family : Araliaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 15
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra

About Polyscias filicifolia Plant :

• Habit : An evergreen shrub.
• Leaves :
  • Evergreen, pinnately compound.
  • Leaflet shape on the same plant can vary.
  • Juvenile leaflets are fern-like, lanceolate and deeply cut with jagged edges.
  • Mature leaflets are broad-ovate and sometimes entire.
• Flowers : Pale yellow to white flowers in free-branching inflorescences bloom in summer.
• Fruits : Drupe
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : May
• Significance : It is commonly grown indoors as a houseplant for enjoyment of its handsome fern-like foliage.