Polyscias spectabilis

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Polyscias

| species = spectabilis

| authority = (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

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Polyscias spectabilis (syn. Gastonia spectabilis) is a canopy level, or lower emergent rainforest tree native to New Guinea, belonging to the family Araliaceae.{{Cite web |title=Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77107190-1 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}} Each branch blooms once with a terminal inflorescence, but then forms two widely spreading branches just beneath the inflorescence which together resemble the letter "U", giving the tree a unique appearance.{{cite book | last1= Halle | first1= Francis | last2= Tomlinson | first2= P.B. | date= 1978 | title= Tropical Trees and Forests - An Architectural Analysis |location= New York | publisher= Springer Verlag | pages= 148–150}}