Polyalthia

Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites (Images by Nadeem Waqif (id by Santhosh Kumar & Navendu page))

Fruits and underside of leaves
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A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic Journal of Botany 33: 257–299, 2015-

Species in India with distribution:

Polyalthia cauliflora Hook. f. & Thomson- India [Nicobars]; Burma 
Polyalthia corticosa (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.- India; Bangladesh 
Polyalthia malabarica (Bedd.) I. M. Turner comb. nov. – India [Kerala] (syn: Phaeanthus malabaricus Beddome)
Polyalthia meghalayensis V. Prakash & Mehrotra- India [Meghalaya] 
Polyalthia rufescens Hook. f. & Thomson- India [Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andamans]; Burma 
Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites- India [Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Burma
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A synopsis of Annonaceae in Indian subcontinent by SR KUNDU (pdf-23 pages)- Thaiszia – J. Bot., Košice, 16: 63-85, 2006.
Polyalthia acuminata Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 399. 1864.: Sri Lanka. (syn. of Monoon acuminatum (Thwaites) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. cauliflora Hook. F. & Thoms. var. desmantha (Hook. f. & Thoms.). Sinclair, Gard. Bull. Sing. 15 :295.1955.: India, Thailand, Singapore. (syn. of Polyalthia cauliflora Hook. f. & Thomson as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. cerasoides (Roxb.) Beddome, Fl. Sylv. 1: 1869.: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea, Vietnam, Laos. (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. coffoides (Hook. f. & Thoms.) Thw, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 398. 1864.: India, Sri Lanka. (syn. of Monoon coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. crassa R. Parker, Indian For. 55 :375. 1929.: India. (syn. of Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders in Xue et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. fragrans (Dalzell. ) Beddome,Fl .Sylv. 74. 1871.: India. [syn. of Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
P. jenkinsii (Hook. f. & Thoms.) Hook. f. & Thoms. In Fl. Britt. India 1 :64. 1872.: India, Malaysia, Philippines, Indo-China. (syn. of Hubera jenkinsii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. korintii (Dunal) Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 398. 1864.: India, Sri Lanka. (syn. of Hubera korinti (Dunal) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
P. lateriflora (Blume) Kurz., J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 43(2) : 52. 1874.: India, Myanmar. [syn. of Monoon lateriflorum (Blume) Miq. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
P. longifolia (Sonner.) Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 398. 1864.: India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka. [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
P. meghalayensis Prakash & Mehrotra, Nord. J .Bot . 10:45. 1990.: India.
P. mooni Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 9. 1864. : Sri Lanka.
P. parkinsonii Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inf. Kew. 1917.25. 1917.: India. [syn. of Maasia glauca (Hassk.) Mols & al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
P. persicifolia Benth. & Hook. f. in Fl .Britt. India 1 : 66. 1872.: Sri Lanka.
P. rufescens Hook. f. & Thoms. in Fl. Britt. India 1 : 66. 1872.: India.
P. simiarum (Hook. f. & Thoms.) Hook. f. & Thoms. in Fl. Britt. India 1 :63. 1872.: India, Bhutan Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore,Thailand, Kampuchea, Vietnam, Laos. [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
P. suberosa (Roxb.) Thw, Enum. Pl. Zeyl . 398. 1864.: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos ,Vietnam.

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Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Polyalthia
cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd. (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
 Tree Western Ghats
& Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous  to
Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri,
Dindigul,
Namakkal,
Nilgiri,
Salem,
Theni,
Tiruvanna malai,
Tirunelveli,
Viluppuram		  
Polyalthia coffeoides (Hook. f. &
Thoms.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Hook. f. & Thoms. (syn. of Monoon coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
 Tree Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Fischer, 1921		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
Polyalthia fragrans (Diaz.) Bedd. [syn. of Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
 Tree Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore
Polyalthia korintii (Dunal) Thw. (syn. of Hubera korinti (Dunal) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
 Spread ing
Shrub		 Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1999		 Coimbatore,
Cuddalore,
Kanchee puram, Madurai,
Nilgiri,
Thiruvallur,
Tirunelveli,
Viluppuram		  
Polyalthia longifolia (Sonner.) Thw. [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
 Tree Plains
to Low Altitude, Cultivated , Native of Sri Lanka		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Polyalthia rufescens Hook. f. & Thoms. Tree Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Tirunelveli  
Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thw. Tree Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts		  
Polyalthia tirunelveliensis M. B. Viswan.
& Manikandan [syn. of Monoon tirunelveliense (M. B. Viswan. & Manik.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]		 Tree Western
Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests, Endemic		 Viswanathan
&
Manikandan, 2001		 Tirunelveli   

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Polyalthia cerasoides (ROXB.) BEDD. (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia coffeoides (HOOK.F.&THOMS.) BENTH. & HOOK (syn. of Monoon coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
 
Polyalthia fragrans BENTH. & HOOK. F. EX HOOK.F. [syn. of Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
 
Polyalthia longifolia BENTH. & HOOK. F. [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia simiarum BENTH. & HK. F. [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
 
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Botanical name Family Common name
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)] Annonaceae Ashok

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From Biotik:
Polyalthia coffeoides (Thw.) J. Hk. & Thoms. (syn. of Monoon coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia fragrans (Dalz.) Bedd. [syn. of Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia korinti (Dunal) Benth. & J. Hk. ex J. Hk. & Thoms. (syn. of Hubera korinti (Dunal) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia shendurunii Basha & Sasidh. [syn. of Monoon shendurunii (Basha & Sasidh.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]

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Species with description in Flora of Pakistan :
Polyalthia longifolia (Sonnerat) Thwait. [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Polyalthia cerasoides (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia fragrans [syn. of Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia simiarum [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia suberosa
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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys-
Polyalthia cerasoides (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia suberosa
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
Polyalthia rufescens Hook.f. & Thomson- Rare- Kerala & Tamilnadu
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Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary edited by C.P. Khare (2007)- Details-
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia simiarum BENTH. & HK. F. [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia suberosa
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Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (2000): Details-
Polyalthia cerasoides (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
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Floristic Diversity of Assam: Study of Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary By Bora, Yogendra Kumar (2003)- Details with keys–
Polyalthia simiarum BENTH. & HK. F. [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Volume 4 (1995)- Details-
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Brief details-
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia obliqua Hook.f. & Thomson [Correct name should be Polyalthia corticosa (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
Polyalthia simiarum BENTH. & HK. F. [syn. of Monoon simiarum (Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004)-
Polyalthia cerasoides (syn. of Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku in Chaowasku et al. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- p. 205-
Polyalthia longifolia [syn. of Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015)]
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Polyalthia : 1 post by 1 author.
I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Polyalthia
Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

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