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Common Name: False Aralia
Scientific Name: Dizygotheca elegantissima
Family: AraliaceaaNative to New Caledonia and Polynesia; often mistaken as the marijuana (Cannabis sativa) plant for its similar palmately compound leaves with slender and toothed leaflets; used as single- or multi-stem specimen plants often elegant; low humidity and saline root medium may cause leaf drops; propagated by seed, air-layering, or stem cuttings; susceptible to mealybug and spider mites.