Polyalthia | |
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Polyalthia suberosa | |
P. suberosa flower (NB: previously placed in genus Phaeanthus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Tribe: | Miliuseae |
Genus: |
Polyalthia Blume |
Synonyms | |
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Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific. [1]
These are trees and shrubs. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the centre. [1]
The name Polyalthia is derived from a combination of Greek words meaning 'many cures' with reference to the medicinal properties of certain species. [2]
This large genus was known to be polyphyletic, with many species having been separated and reassigned to other genera. [3] [4] Species have also been transferred into this genus (e.g. P. malabarica from Phaeanthus).
Plants of the World Online [5] currently includes the following as accepted:
According to Plants of the World Online, species have been placed in the following genera:
Polyalthia | |
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Polyalthia suberosa | |
P. suberosa flower (NB: previously placed in genus Phaeanthus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Tribe: | Miliuseae |
Genus: |
Polyalthia Blume |
Synonyms | |
|
Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific. [1]
These are trees and shrubs. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the centre. [1]
The name Polyalthia is derived from a combination of Greek words meaning 'many cures' with reference to the medicinal properties of certain species. [2]
This large genus was known to be polyphyletic, with many species having been separated and reassigned to other genera. [3] [4] Species have also been transferred into this genus (e.g. P. malabarica from Phaeanthus).
Plants of the World Online [5] currently includes the following as accepted:
According to Plants of the World Online, species have been placed in the following genera: