Kingdom Plantae | Scientific name Polyalthia Rank Genus | |
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Similar Polyalthia longifolia, Annonaceae, Polyalthia suberosa, Uvaria, Polyalthia cerasoides |
Polyalthia sclerophylla
Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are over 100 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.
![Polyalthia POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA Sonn Thw](https://alchetron.com/cdn/polyalthia-d77f9506-863d-4f74-bf0b-55aff1ab156-resize-750.jpeg)
These are trees and shrubs. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the center.
![Polyalthia httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/polyalthia-5b4d1a8d-1e50-4434-8d05-cbb32b60149-resize-750.jpg)
This large genus is polyphyletic; species are frequently separated and reassigned to other genera.
Species include:
![Polyalthia Polyalthia longifolia Telegraph Pole Tree Ashoka Mast Tree](https://alchetron.com/cdn/polyalthia-9c3c0c5f-1c0c-44a4-9640-496c91776b1-resize-750.jpg)
![Polyalthia Annonaceae World Annonaceae](https://alchetron.com/cdn/polyalthia-9d992ae1-2a8a-4264-9933-a3c72406a00-resize-750.jpeg)
![Polyalthia Polyalthia longifolia Telegraph Pole Tree Ashoka Mast Tree](https://alchetron.com/cdn/polyalthia-a8d87894-227d-4983-93d3-d0ea2a2df46-resize-750.jpg)
References
Polyalthia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA