Polyscias ledermannii
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Description
Glabrous tree, to 28 m, with few thick branches bearing terminal clusters of large leaves.
Leaves imparipinnate, up to 1.25 m;
Inflorescence a panicle;
Flowers c. 8-12 in an umbellule, pedicels c. 5 mm.
Petals 2½ mm long.
Stamens 5.
Ovary turbinate, 2 mm high, 3-4-celled, disk rising to the central styles.
Fruit globose, 4-5 mm high (when dry), 3-4-ribbed, styles 3-4, divergent, persistent.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Vogelkop to Milne Bay present
Malesia: New Guinea (Vogelkop to Milne Bay).