Polyalthia

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Kingdom Plantae Family Annonaceae Higher classification Annonaceae		Order Magnoliales Scientific name Polyalthia Rank Genus

Similar Polyalthia longifolia, Annonaceae, Polyalthia suberosa, Uvaria, Polyalthia cerasoides

Polyalthia sclerophylla

Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are over 100 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.

These are trees and shrubs. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the center.

This large genus is polyphyletic; species are frequently separated and reassigned to other genera.

Species include:

Polyalthia angustissima Ridl.

Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.

Polyalthia chrysotricha Ridley

Polyalthia coffeoides (Hook.f. & Th.)

Polyalthia elmeri Merr.

Polyalthia fragrans (Dalz.) Bedd.

Polyalthia glabra (Hook.f. & Th.) James Sincl.

Polyalthia hirtifolia Sincl.

Polyalthia hookeriana King

Polyalthia hypogaea King

Polyalthia korinti (Dunal) Benth. & J. Hk. ex J. Hk. & Thoms

Polyalthia laddiana A.C.Sm.

Polyalthia lancilimba C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li

Polyalthia lateritia J.Sincl.

Polyalthia litseifolia C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li

Polyalthia longifolia

Polyalthia macropoda King

Polyalthia nitidissima

Polyalthia pachyphylla King

Polyalthia palawanensis Merr.

Polyalthia pingpienensis P.T.Li

Polyalthia rufescens Hook.f. & Thomson

Polyalthia shendurunii Basha & Sasi.

Polyalthia verrucipes C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li

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