Polyalthia

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Genus of flowering plants

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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.

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).

, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 98 species:

Reassigned to other genera

According to Plants of the World Online, species have been placed in the following genera:

References

References

  1. [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=126338 ''Polyalthia''.] Flora of China.
  2. (1959). "100 Beautiful Trees of India: A Descriptive and Pictorial Handbook". D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd..
  3. Xue, B., Su, Y. C., Mols, J. B., KEßLER, P. J., & Saunders, R. M. (2011). [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14772000.2010.542497 Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus ''Polyalthia'' (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of ''Marsypopetalum''.] ''Systematics and Biodiversity'', 9(1), 17-26.
  4. Xue, B., Su, Y. C. F., Thomas, D. C., & Saunders, R. M. K. (2012). [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2012/00000061/00000005/art00009 Pruning the polyphyletic genus ''Polyalthia'' (Annonaceae) and resurrecting the genus Monoon.] ''Taxon'', 61(5), 1021-1039.
  5. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77146148-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Huberantha cerasoides'' (Roxb.) Chaowasku (retrieved 4 April 2020)]
  6. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122997-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Monoon coffeoides'' (Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (retrieved 4 April 2020)]
  7. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77123022-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Monoon longifolium'' (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (retrieved 4 April 2020)]
  8. (2025). "''Polyalthia'' Blume". [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].

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