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.
| Polyalthia | |
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| Polyalthia suberosa | |
| P. suberosa flower (NB: previously placed in genus Phaeanthus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Tribe: | Miliuseae |
| Genus: | Polyalthia Blume |
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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.
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