Pencil Cedar vs teatree

Polyscias murrayi compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

• Pencil Cedar is Least Concern while teatree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pencil Cedar	teatree
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 murrayi	Polyscias fruticosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Pencil Cedar and teatree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polyscias.

Conservation Status

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pencil Cedar	teatree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).