elderberry-ash vs Pencil Cedar

Polyscias sambucifolia compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elderberry-ash	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Apiales (Apiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family same	Araliaceae	Araliaceae
Genus same	Polyscias	Polyscias
Species	Polyscias sambucifolia	Polyscias murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

elderberry-ash and Pencil Cedar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polyscias.

Conservation Status

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elderberry-ash	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elderberry-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.