''Popowia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
. There are about 50 species distributed in tropical Asia and Africa and in Oceania.
[''Popowia''.]
Flora of China.
These are shrubs and trees. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a cluster of several. The small, bisexual flowers have six thick petals in two whorls; the petals are sometimes joined to form a cup shape.
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Species include:][''Popowia'' species.]
Tropicos.
* '' Popowia beddomeana'' Hook.f.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of ...
& Thomson
* '' Popowia fusca'' King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
* '' Popowia greveana'' (Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
) Ghesq.
* '' Popowia pauciflora'' Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
* '' Popowia perakensis'' King
* '' Popowia pisocarpa''
* '' Popowia velutina'' King
References
Annonaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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