Agreed this paper, 1989, considers both as synonyms of P. scutellaria (N. L. Burman) Fosberg (eFlora of China considers P. balfouriana as its synonym) but POWO, Catalogue of Life and WFO treat them as independent species. It would be interesting to know their differences.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Mob: 9810359089 https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 4:46 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > There seems to be a lot of confusion between these three (sometimes used > alternatively for the same plant) as is evident from the following links: > https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Polyscias_scutellaria.htm > https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/4/5/4594 > https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/3/2354 > https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/polyscias-balfouriana/?lang=en > http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/shrub/polyscias-balfouriana > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Polyscias_pinnata > > I think Polyscias pinnata and Polyscias balfouriana are same as per > https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp489 > https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/aralia.htm > > Keys are available at Notes on Polyscias (Araliaceae) from Micronesia – > Micronesica > <https://www.google.com/search?q=polyscias+pinnata+%2B+Polyscias+balfouriana+%2B+difference&safe=strict&sxsrf=ALeKk03wN_R5Ebu6EAVu9y2F4G6JkKhTwg:1613990803558&ei=k4szYO-1IeuU4-EP2Y6-iA0&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwivy5CkqP3uAhVryjgGHVmHD9EQ8tMDegQIEBA2&biw=1920&bih=937> > > Any feedback is welcome. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpVko38kVjtUri67w01VFzi_cdMSXT05qyHPfWaGREZk-w%40mail.gmail.com.
