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habit (Photo: Greg Jordan)
large once-compound leaves and clusters of fruit (Photo: Greg Jordan)
close-up of immature fruit (Photo: Greg Jordan)
Polyscias sambucifolia subsp decomposita, with twice-compound leaves (Photo: Jackie Miles and Max Campbell)
Scientific Name
Polyscias sambucifolia (Sieber ex DC.) Harms
Synonyms
Panax sambucifolius Sieber ex DC.
Family
Araliaceae
Common Names
elderberry ash, elderberry panax, ornamental ash
Origin
Native to large parts of eastern Australia (i.e. south-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, the ACT and eastern and central Victoria).
Naturalised Distribution
Naturalised in Tasmania.
Notes
Elderberry panax (Polyscias sambucifolia) is regarded as an environmental weed in Tasmania.