''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.''Polyalthia''. Flora of China.
These are trees and shrubs. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the centre.
The name ''Polyalthia'' is derived from a combination of Greek words meaning ‘many cures’ with reference to the medicinal properties of certain species.
Species
This large genus was known to be polyphyletic, with many species having been separated and reassigned to other genera. Species have also been transferred into this genus (''e.g. P. malabarica'' from ''
Phaeanthus
''Phaeanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae.
Species
Plants of the World Online lists the following species:Plants of the World Online
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''Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Polyalthia'' Blume (retrieved 3 April 2020) /ref> currently includes the following as accepted:
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Polyalthia angustissima
''Polyalthia angustissima'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree found in Malaysia, Singapore, and possibly Vietnam.
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angustissima
Trees of Malaya
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by ...
Polyalthia castanea
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.
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Polyalthia cauliflora
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.Polyalthia celebica'' Miq.
# '' Polyalthia charitopoda'' I.M.Turner
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Polyalthia chinii
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.
Polyalthia elliptica
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.Polyalthia endertii'' D.M.Johnson
# '' Polyalthia evecta'' (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.
# '' Polyalthia flagellaris'' (Becc.) Airy Shaw
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Polyalthia fruticosa
''Polyalthia fruticosa'' is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae found only in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub up to tall, first described as ''Haplostichanthus fruticosus'' in 2007 and transferred to the ...
Polyalthia guamusangensis
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.Polyalthia heteropetala'' (Diels) Ghesq.
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Polyalthia hirtifolia
''Polyalthia hirtifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Polyalthia hispida
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.
Polyalthia igniflora
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.Polyalthia insignis'' (Hook.f.) Airy Shaw (synonym '' Polyalthia elmeri''
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Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
Polyalthia lateritia
''Polyalthia lateritia'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.
References
lateritia
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Thailand
Least concern plants
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Polyalthia longirostris
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.Jovet-Ast
# ''Polyalthia minutiflora'' Elmer
# ''Polyalthia monocarpioides'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia montis-silam'' D.M.Johnson
# ''Polyalthia moonii'' Thwaites
# ''Polyalthia motleyana'' (Hook.f.) Airy Shaw
# ''Polyalthia myristica'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia novoguineensis'' (H.Okada) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
# ''Polyalthia obliqua'' Hook.f. & Thomson
# ''Polyalthia oblonga'' King
# ''Polyalthia pakdin'' I.M.Turner & Utteridge
# ''Polyalthia parviflora'' Ridl.
# ''Polyalthia persicifolia'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Bedd.
# ''Polyalthia pisocarpa'' (Hassk.) I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia polyphlebia'' Diels
# ''Polyalthia praeflorens'' Bân
# ''Polyalthia pumila'' Ridl.
# ''Polyalthia rufescens'' Hook.f. & Thomson
# ''Polyalthia saprosma'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia sessiliflora'' (Ast) Bân
# ''Polyalthia socia'' Craib
# ''Polyalthia spathulata'' (Teijsm. & Binn.) Boerl.
# ''Polyalthia stellata'' (Heusden) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
# ''Polyalthia stenopetala'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep.
# ''Polyalthia stenophylla'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia subcordata'' (Blume) Blume - type species (range: Sumatera to Lesser Sunda Islands)
# ''Polyalthia suberosa'' (Roxb.) Thwaites
# ''Polyalthia submontana'' (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
# ''Polyalthia sympetala'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia tipuliflora'' D.M.Johnson
# ''Polyalthia trochilia'' I.M.Turner
# ''Polyalthia venosa'' Merr.
# ''Polyalthia verrucipes'' C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li
# ''Polyalthia watui'' K.M.Wong
# ''Polyalthia xanthocarpa'' B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
# ''Polyalthia yingjiangensis'' Y.H.Tan & B.Xue
Reassigned to other genera
According to
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
, species have been placed in the following genera:
* ''Disepalum''
** ''Polyalthia pingpienensis'' P.T.Li is a synonym of ''Disepalum plagioneurum'' (Diels) D.M.Johnson
* ''Huberantha'' Chaowasku
** ''Polyalthia cerasoides'' (Roxb.) Bedd. is a synonym of ''Huberantha cerasoides'' (Roxb.) Chaowasku
** ''Polyalthia korinti'' (Dunal) Benth. & J. Hk. ex J. Hk. & Thoms is a synonym of ''Huberantha korinti'' (Dunal) Chaowasku
** ''Polyalthia nitidissima'' is a synonym of ''Huberantha nitidissima'' (Dunal) Chaowasku
** ''Polyalthia palawanensis'' Merr. is a synonym of ''Huberantha palawanensis'' (Merr.) I.M.Turner
* ''Meiogyne''
** ''Polyalthia laddiana'' A.C.Sm. is a synonym of ''Meiogyne laddiana'' (A.C.Sm.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
* ''Monoon'' Miq.
** ''Polyalthia coffeoides'' (Joseph Dalton Hooker, Hook.f. & Th.) is a synonym of ''Monoon coffeoides'' (Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
** ''Polyalthia fragrans'' (Dalz.) Bedd.
** ''Polyalthia glabra'' (Hook.f. & Th.) James Sincl.
** ''Polyalthia hookeriana'' George King (botanist), King
** ''Polyalthia hypogaea'' King
** ''Polyalthia longifolia'' (Sonn.) Thwaites is a synonym of ''Monoon longifolium'' (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.SaundersPlants of the World Online (POWO): ''Monoon longifolium'' (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (retrieved 4 April 2020) /ref>
** ''Polyalthia pachyphylla'' King is a synonym of ''Monoon pachyphyllum'' (King) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
** ''Polyalthia shendurunii'' Basha & Sasi. is now ''Monoon shendurunii'' (Basha & Sasidh.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
** ''Polyalthia simiarum'' (Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Hook.f. & Thomson is a synonym of ''Monoon simiarum'' (Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
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Phaeanthus
''Phaeanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae.
Species
Plants of the World Online lists the following species: