Popowia
Genus of flowering plants
| Popowia | |
|---|---|
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| Popowia fusca, herbarium specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Tribe: | Miliuseae |
| Genus: | Popowia Endl. |
Popowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 50 species distributed in tropical Asia and Africa and in Oceania.[1]
These are shrubs and trees. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a cluster of several. The small, bisexual flowers have six thick petals in two whorls; the petals are sometimes joined to form a cup shape.[1]
Species include:[1][2]
- Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
- Popowia fusca King
- Popowia greveana (Baill.) Ghesq.
- Popowia pauciflora Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
- Popowia perakensis King
- Popowia pisocarpa
- Popowia velutina King
References
- ^ a b c Popowia. Flora of China.
- ^ Popowia species. Tropicos.
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