Monoon simiarum

Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders, Taxon 61: 1033. 2012 (syn: Guatteria simiarum Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson; Polyalthia simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Hook. f. & Thomson in Hooker, Unona simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Baill. ex Pierre) as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese
Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015);
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ID_Tree_81010 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

I have photographed this tree sp from western Assam. Please help me to identify this

Date/Time- 26/10/2010 – 2:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-  Kokrajhar, Assam, Alt 90m
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tall tree

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 12-17×7-9cm

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- 3-4cm, Greenish Yellow
SL No 261010 ef 002

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Could be Polyalthia simiarum (=Guatteria simiarum).

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Thank you very much for the ID. Locally it is known as Lapshi. Tender shoots, leaves and seeds are used by the primate species of this area.
Do you know any local name of this in AP.

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Thanks for the information … In East Kameng area of Arunachal, people call it ‘Kaari’.

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Looks close !

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Assuming this is a tree, based on fruit character and the species distribution –

I have seen P.suberosa. For me the present posting is not P.suberosa but very close to Polyalthia simiarum  as suggested by …

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Thanks, …, for the id as Polyalthia simiarum

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