Polyscias kikuyuensis

Polyscias kikuyuensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Polyscias
Species:	P. kikuyuensis
Binomial name
	Polyscias kikuyuensis; Summerh.

Polyscias kikuyuensis, also called the parasol tree and mutati, is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Kenya, where its wood is used to make boxes and similar items. The species is confined to wet upland forest,^[2] and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Polyscias kikuyuensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T32243A9690957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32243A9690957.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ http://bayscience.org/Plants/P/Polyscias_kikuyuensis/^{[permanent dead link]}

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[iucn-1] World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Polyscias kikuyuensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T32243A9690957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32243A9690957.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[2] ttp://bayscience.org/Plants/P/Polyscias_kikuyuensis/^{[permanent dead link]}

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