. . . surprised, again

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by davallia, Nov 25, 2011.

  1. davallia

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    Was so sure this would be an Acacia, but then it bloomed - unable to match to any plant listed for the specific grid and those surrounding this graceful tree. Any ideas greatly appreciated.
     

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    One of the regional forms of the Australian native Polyscias sambucifolia This one, with very finely dissected leaves, is found mainly in the mountains of eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales.
     
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    Tony - thank you! Great to see your post and other pics I found on line.
     
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    Tony R - if you're out there - the fruits of the Polyscias sambucifolia are lavender, so I'm gong with P. s. subsp. leptophylla. Your thoughts?
     

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    No, it's subsp. decomposita. The leaves are bipinnate, as can be seen in your earlier pictures. In my experience fruit colour is much the same in all 3 subspp. I am not sure, by the way, whether these subspecies names have been formally published yet, but know they have been "in the pipeline" for years.
     
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    Thank you again, tree guru. Amazing.
     

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