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Shield Aralia

Polyscias scutellaria (Burm. fil.) Fosberg

Description

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Treelets or small trees, 2-6(-7) m tall, andromonoecious. Leaves 1- or 2-pinnate; petiole 35-30 cm, enlarged and clasping at base, alate for 1-6 cm with membranous wings; petiolules 1-5 cm; leaflets 1 (leaves unifoliolate), 3, or 5 (rarely 2 or 4), broadly elliptic to oblate or reniform, occasionally ovate or obovate, 5-20(-24) × 5-20(-26) cm, papery to subleathery, base shallowly cordate or convex, margin subentire to coarsely crenulate or shallowly serrate, teeth short, apex rounded. Inflorescence terminal, erect, a panicle of umbels; primary axis 30-100 cm; secondary axes 15-30, in 2-4 verticils, 15-50 cm; tertiary axes (peduncles) 7-30 per secondary axis, in irregular verticils, 2-18 mm, with a terminal umbel bisexual and lateral umbels of staminate flowers; pedicels 1.5-7 mm. Ovary (2 or)3-5-carpellate; styles free nearly to base, 0.4-0.6 mm at anthesis, spreading, expanding in fruit to 0.8 mm. Fruit infrequently seen, subglobose to depressed-globose (somewhat triangular to quadrangular when 3- or 4-carpellate), 4-6 mm high.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 472, 473 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat & Distribution

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Cultivated in gardens. Fujian (Xiamen), Guangdong (Guangzhou) [native to SW Pacific islands].
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 472, 473 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Crassula scutellaria N. L. Burman, Fl. Indica, 78. 1768; Aralia balfouriana André; Polyscias balfouriana (André) L. H. Bailey.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 13: 472, 473 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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Polyscias scutellaria

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Polyscias scutellaria, the shield aralia,[1] or plum aralia, is a tropical shrub or small tree reaching 2–6 meters in height. A native of the Southwest Pacific islands, it is commonly grown in gardens.[2][3]

The leaves and root can be used as an antiseptic and deodorant.

Applications in cuisine

Ancient native Indonesians have used shield aralia leaf as a bowl substitute due to its bowl-like shape and tear-resistant properties. In modern Indonesian cuisine shield aralia can be used as fancy food packaging. Shredded shield aralia has aromatic properties that can be mixed with meat or fish to conceal the odor.[4]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polyscias scutellaria (shield aralia)". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Polyscias scutellaria". Flowers of India. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Polyscias scutellaria". Flora of China. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ^ Manggarayu (30 August 2017). "Mengenal, Memilih & Menyimpan Daun Mangkokan" [Identifying, Selecting & Storing Mangkokan Leaves]. ResepKoki (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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Polyscias scutellaria: Brief Summary

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Polyscias scutellaria, the shield aralia, or plum aralia, is a tropical shrub or small tree reaching 2–6 meters in height. A native of the Southwest Pacific islands, it is commonly grown in gardens.

The leaves and root can be used as an antiseptic and deodorant.

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