''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.

Iban people beliefs

It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. It is also believed to repel evil spirits, it is mostly burned during the night and on days where it is both hot and rainy.

Species list

It contains the following species (divided according to Floristic Region): Fijian Region (

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and New Hebrides) * '' Goniothalamus monospermus'' (

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R.M.K.Saunders Richard M. K. Saunders (born 1964) is a botanist. Work Among other subjects, his work has focused on the systematics and evolution of Annonaceae, a family of flowering plants. Legacy He is the authority for the following taxa: *''Ps ...

Indian Region ( India and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

) * ''

Goniothalamus gardneri ''Goniothalamus gardneri'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-s ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus hookeri ''Goniothalamus hookeri'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-st ...

'' Thwaites * '' Goniothalamus rhynchantherus'' Dunn * ''

Goniothalamus salicina ''Goniothalamus salicina'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-s ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus simonsii ''Goniothalamus simonsii'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in n ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus thwaitesii ''Goniothalamus thwaitesii'' is a species of small tree in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, � ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Goniothalamus wynaadensis'' Bedd. * '' Goniothalamus meeboldii'' Craib Indochinese Region (South

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extending into North Vietnam,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Thailand and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

) * '' Goniothalamus aurantiacus'' R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin * ''

Goniothalamus chinensis ''Goniothalamus chinensis'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a popula ...

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& Chun * '' Goniothalamus calvicarpus'' Craib * '' Goniothalamus chartaceus'' H.L.Li * ''

Goniothalamus cheliensis ''Goniothalamus cheliensis'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to China and Thailand. Bioactive molecules isolated from its roots have been reported to have cytotoxic activity in tests with cultured human cancer cells. ...

'' H.H.Hu * ''

Goniothalamus elegans ''Goniothalamus elegans'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Thailand and Vietnam. Suzanne Jovet-Ast, the French botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its elegant ( in Latin) thin, flexib ...

'' Ast * ''

Goniothalamus expansus ''Goniothalamus expansus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Thailand and Vietnam. William Grant Craib, the British botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its expanded ( in Latin) stigma ...

'' Craib * ''

Goniothalamus griffithii ''Goniothalamus griffithii'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson the British botanists who first formally described the species, named it in honor of ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus laoticus ''Goniothalamus laoticus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Laos and Thailand. It was originally described by the French botanists Achille Eugène Finet and François Gagnepain using the basionym ''Mitrephora laotic ...

'' (Finep & Gagnep.) Bân * '' Goniothalamus macrocalyx'' Bân * '' Goniothalamus repevensis''

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ex Finet & Gagnep. * '' Goniothalamus rongklanus'' R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin * ''

Goniothalamus saigonensis ''Goniothalamus gabriacianus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Cambodia, the province of Hainan China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Henri Ernest Baillon the French botanist who first formally described the s ...

ex Finet & Gagnep. * '' Goniothalamus sawtehii''

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* '' Goniothalamus tamirensis''

ex Finet & Gagnep. * ''

Goniothalamus tavoyensis ''Goniothalamus tavoyensis'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. Debabarta Chatterjee, who first formally described the species, named it after a town in Myanmar that at the time was called Tavoy, ...

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Malesian Region ( Malaysia, Borneo, New Guinea,

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, Philippines) * ''

Goniothalamus acehensis ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. It ...

'' R. M. K. SaundersSaunders, R.M.K. 2002. The genus ''Goniothalamus'' ( Annonaceae) in Sumatra. '' Nordic Journal of Botany''. 26 (5-6): 329 - 337

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Goniothalamus alatus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' R. M. K. Saunders * ''

Goniothalamus amuyon ''Goniothalamus amuyon'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to the Philippines. In the provinces of Batangas and Bohol it is commonly referred to as amúyong or amúyon. In the Ilocos region and Pangasinan province ...

'' (Blanco)

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Goniothalamus andersonii ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' J.Sinclair * '' Goniothalamus calycinus'' J. Sinclair * ''

Goniothalamus costulatus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. It ...

'' Miq. * ''

Goniothalamus curtisii ''Goniothalamus curtisii'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. Description It is a bush or small tree. It has narrow to oblong leaves with smooth upper surfaces and lightly hairy unde ...

'' King * '' Goniothalamus dewildei'' R. M. K. Saunders * ''

'' Craib **

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: '' Goniothalamus subevenius'' King * ''

Goniothalamus flavus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus giganteus ''Goniothalamus giganteus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatra and Thailand. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson, the British botanists who first formally described the species, named i ...

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ex) Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Goniothalamus grandiflorus'' (Warb.) Boerl. * '' Goniothalamus holttumii'' J. Sinclair * '' Goniothalamus latestigma''

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Goniothalamus loerzingii ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' R. M. K. Saunders * ''

Goniothalamus longistaminus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. I ...

'' R. M. K. Saunders * '' Goniothalamus macrophyllus'' ( Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Goniothalamus maewongensis'' R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin * '' Goniothalamus majestatis'' Keßler * ''

Goniothalamus malayanus ''Goniothalamus malayanus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, the Nicobar Islands, Sumatra and Thailand. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson, the British botanists who first formal ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Goniothalamus miquelianus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' R. M. K. Saunders * '' Goniothalamus montanus'' J. Sinclair * '' Goniothalamus nitidus''

* '' Goniothalamus parallelivenius'' Ridl. * ''

Goniothalamus puncticulifolius ''Goniothalamus puncticulifolius'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo and The Philippines. Elmer Drew Merrill, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its minutely s ...

* ''

Goniothalamus ridleyi ''Goniothalamus ridleyi'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Thailand. George King, who first formally described the species, named it after the English botanist Henry Nichola ...

'' King * '' Goniothalamus rotundisepalus'' M.R. Hend. * ''

Goniothalamus scortechinii ''Goniothalamus scortechinii'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. George King, the British botanist who first formally described the species, named it in honor of Benedetto Scort ...

'' King * ''

Goniothalamus tapis ''Goniothalamus tapis'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in So ...

'' Miq. * '' Goniothalamus tavogensis'' Chatterjee * ''

Goniothalamus tenuifolius ''Goniothalamus tenuifolius'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. George King (botanist), George King, the British botanist who first species description, formally described t ...

'' King * ''

Goniothalamus tomentosus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' R.M.K. Saunders * ''

Goniothalamus tortilipetalus ''Goniothalamus tortilipetalus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. Murray Ross Henderson, the Scottish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its twis ...

'' M.R. Hend. * ''

Goniothalamus undulatus ''Goniothalamus undulatus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Thailand and Vietnam. Henry Nicholas Ridley, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the wavy ( in Latin) edge ...

'' Ridl. * ''

Goniothalamus uvarioides ''Goniothalamus uvarioides'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. George King, the British botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its fruit which he thou ...

'' King * ''

Goniothalamus velutinus ''Goniothalamus velutinus'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo. Herbert Airy Shaw, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the dense velvety ( in Latin) hair on its branc ...

'' King * ''

Goniothalamus wrayi ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' Airy Shaw Neocaledonian Region (

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) * ''

Goniothalamus dumontetii ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' R.M.K. Saunders & J. Munzinger * ''

Goniothalamus obtusatus ''Goniothalamus'' is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae. Iban people beliefs It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. ...

'' (Baill.)

Footnotes

References

Saunders, R.M.K. and Chalermglin, P. 2008. A synopsis of ''Goniothalamus'' species (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species. '' Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 156(3): 355–384. Saunders, R.M.K. 2003. A synopsis of ''Goniothalamus'' species (Annonaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia, with a description of a new species. '' Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 142: 321–339. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3309581 Annonaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot