Polyalthia

Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa

Observations recorded22,453

General: Polyalthia sensu stricto from related genera including

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Research

230 papers

Phytochemicals from Polyalthia Species: Potential and Implication on Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Cancer, and Chemoprevention Activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
The medicinal uses, toxicities and anti-inflammatory activity of Polyalthia species (Annonaceae).Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2019
Polyalthia longifolia leaves methanolic extract targets entry and budding of viruses-an in vitro experimental study against paramyxoviruses.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020
Polyalthia longifolia-mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: characterization, photocatalytic and antifungal activities.RSC advances · 2024
Phylogenetic relationships of 'Polyalthia' in Fiji.PhytoKeys · 2020

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Image: Polyalthia longifolia var pendula - leaves and top of tree.jpg

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taxon name: Polyalthia
Commons category: Polyalthia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9687
taxon common name: 暗罗属
taxon author citation: Blume

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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.