''Cyathocalyx'' is a small
genus
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with about 22
species
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distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial trees, supra-axillary or nearly leaf-opposed inflorescences, six petals which are basally concave and constricted above the reproductive organs to form a "pollination chamber".
The genus consists 22 identified species with two unresolved species.
Species
* ''
Cyathocalyx acuminatus''
C.B.Rob. peninsular malaysia
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Cyathocalyx annamensis ''
Ast.
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Cyathocalyx apoensis''
(Elmer) J.Sinclair
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Cyathocalyx cauliflorus''
K.Schum. & Lauterb.
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Cyathocalyx crassipetalus''
R.J.Wang & R.M.K.Saunders
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Cyathocalyx filiformis''
Ast.
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Cyathocalyx globosus''
Merr.
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Cyathocalyx hexagynus''
(Miq.) R.J.Wang & R.M.K.Saunders
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Cyathocalyx kingii''
Boerl. ex Koord. Peninsular malaysia
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Cyathocalyx lucidus
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
Diels
*''Cyathocalyx maingayi'' Hook. f. & Thomson peninsular malaysia
*''Cyathocalyx magnifica *peninsular malaysia''
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Cyathocalyx magnifructus''
R.J.Wang & R.M.K.Saunders. malaysia (sbh.srwk)
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Cyathocalyx martabanicus ''
Hook.f. & Thomson
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Cyathocalyx minahassae''
Koord.
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Cyathocalyx obtusifolius''
Becc.
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& Scheff.
* ''
Cyathocalyx olivaceus''
( George King (botanist)King) J.Sinclair peninsular malaysia
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Cyathocalyx petiolatus ''
Diels. Peninsular malaysia
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Cyathocalyx polycarpa''
C.T.White & W.D.Francis
* ''
Cyathocalyx pubescens
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
Scheff.
* ''
Cyathocalyx samarensis
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
R.J.Wang & R.M.K.Saunders
*''Cyathocalyx scortechinii (King) J.Sinclair. peninsular malaysia''
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Cyathocalyx sumatranus
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
Scheff.
* ''
Cyathocalyx vitiensis
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
A.C.Sm.
* ''
Cyathocalyx zeylanicus''
Champ. ex Hook.f. & Thomson. Peninsular malaysia
Unresolved species
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Cyathocalyx harmandii
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
(Finet & Gagnep.) R.J.Wang & R.M.K.Saunders
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Cyathocalyx maingayi
''Cyathocalyx'' is a small genus with about 22 species distributed from southern India, Sri Lanka, through Malaysia, Indomalayan islands and reaches as far as Fiji in the South Pacific.
The salient features of the genus includes- monopodial tre ...
''
Hook.f. & Thomson
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5197637
Annonaceae genera
Annonaceae
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker