Scientific Name:
Plerandra elegantissima
Pronunciation:
pl-RAN-druh el-ee-gan-TISS-ee-muh
Common Name:
false aralia
Family Name:
Araliaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, palmately compound with (3-)7-11 leaflets, narrowly oblong, 5-8cm long x 1-2cm wide (potted plants only have juvenile leaves and are unlikely to flower).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand (New Caledonia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include P. 'Gold Crest'. Leaflets of mature plants grown outdoors in warmer areas are much larger.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear, Oblong
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate