Dinner Plate Aralia (Polyscias balfouriana)

Dinner Plate Aralia, a reference photo — Photo: Mokkie · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dinner Plate Aralia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Polyscias scutellaria
Polyscias guilfoylei

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Polyscias
Species: Polyscias balfouriana

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