Polyscias purpurea C.T.White belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Polyscias
Specific Epithet
purpurea
Authorship
C.T.White
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#71,617 of 335,497
Top 22%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Australia, Queensland
-27.914222, 153.189000
Location Remarks
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk. Accessed off Tamborine Mountain Rd. A private forest reserve.
Collectors
Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Treelet 3-4 m.