Alphonsea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. Its species are native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia, from southern China and the Indian Subcontinent to Indochina, Malesia, and New Guinea.
The genus was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson in 1955. It is named after Swiss botanist Alphonse L.P.P. de Candolle.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepts 39 species:
Alphonsea annulata – Tam Yao Si Khit Alphonsea boniana Alphonsea borneensis Alphonsea curtisii Alphonsea cylindrica Alphonsea elliptica Alphonsea gaudichaudiana Alphonsea glandulosa Alphonsea hainanensis Alphonsea havilandii Alphonsea hortensis Alphonsea isthmicola Alphonsea javanica Alphonsea johorensis Alphonsea keithii Alphonsea kinabaluensis Alphonsea kingii Alphonsea longicarpa Alphonsea lucida Alphonsea lutea (synonym Alphonsea sclerocarpa ) Alphonsea maingayi Alphonsea malayana Alphonsea mollis Alphonsea monogyna Alphonsea orthopetala Alphonsea ovata Alphonsea pallida Alphonsea papuasica Alphonsea philastreana Alphonsea phuwuaensis Alphonsea rugosa Alphonsea siamensis Alphonsea sonlaensis Alphonsea stenogyna Alphonsea tonquinensis Alphonsea tsangyanensis Alphonsea ventricosa Alphonsea yunnanensis Alphonsea zeylanica
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