Miagos Bush, River Aralia

Osmoxylon lineare (Merr.) Philipson

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Araliaceae

Explanation of name:   The generic name comes from Greek for scented wood. Lineare means linear.

Natural range:   Asia, Philippines

Recognition:   Subshrub with deeply palmately lobed leaves dissected into long fingerlike segments and forming a nest for the eye-catching black and white flower clusters

Landscape uses:   Looks at a glance like a large sedge, in a partially shaded spot.  The leaves are dramatically lobed, and the flower clusters are black and white.    Tolerates sun or shade, and is forgiving of dry times.

Internet source: http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=osmoxylon_lineare

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