Alphonsea maingayi
Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[1]
| Alphonsea maingayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Alphonsea |
| Species: | A. maingayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alphonsea maingayi | |
Description
Alphonsea maingayi is a middling to tall tree, whose branches are black. It has elliptic/oblong/lanceolate leaves which are shiny on the upper surface and whose lower surface has a dense covering of rusty, short, soft hairs.[3]
Taxonomy & naming
It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson.[2][3] The specific epithet, maingayi, honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]
References
- Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Alphonsea maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31416A9632547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31416A9632547.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Alphonsea maingayi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. (1872) Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 90
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