Both
native and introduced populations of Polyscias occur
in Tasmania. These are shrubs that grow in the understorey
of wet or damp forests. The native populations are rare, and
grow in wet forests in a few localities near the east coast.
They have toothed and lobed leaflets. They probably
represent a new species which, until taxonomic research is
complete, has been given the name Polyscias sp.
Douglas-Denison.
Garden grown plants of mainland Australian provenance of
Polyscias sambucifolia have become naturalised in
a few places.
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