Goniothalamus Explained

Goniothalamus is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.

Species list

It contains the following species (divided according to Floristic Region):

Fijian Region (Fiji and New Hebrides)

• Goniothalamus monospermus (A.Gray) R.M.K.Saunders

Indian Region (India and Sri Lanka)

• Goniothalamus gardneri Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus hookeri Thwaites
• Goniothalamus rhynchantherus Dunn
• Goniothalamus salicina Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus simonsii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus thwaitesii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus wynaadensis Bedd.
• Goniothalamus meeboldii Craib^[1]

Indochinese Region (South China extending into North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar)

• Goniothalamus aurantiacus R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus chinensis, Merr. & Chun
• Goniothalamus calvicarpus Craib
• Goniothalamus chartaceus H.L.Li
• Goniothalamus cheliensis H.H.Hu
• Goniothalamus elegans Ast
• Goniothalamus expansus Craib
• Goniothalamus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus laoticus (Finep & Gagnep.) Bân
• Goniothalamus macrocalyx Bân
• Goniothalamus repevensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus rongklanus R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus saigonensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus sawtehii C.E.C.Fisch.
• Goniothalamus tamirensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus tavoyensis Chatterjee
• Goniothalamus saccopetaloides B., R.B, H.B., Bouamanivong, S. & Y.H

Malesian Region (Malaysia, Borneo, New Guinea, Sumatra, Philippines)

• Goniothalamus acehensis R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus alatus R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr.^[2]
• Goniothalamus andersonii J.Sinclair
• Goniothalamus calycinus J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus costulatus Miq.^[2]
• Goniothalamus curtisii King
• Goniothalamus dewildei R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus expansus Craib
  • synonym

Goniothalamus subevenius King

• Goniothalamus flavus Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus giganteus (Wall. ex) Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus grandiflorus (Warb.) Boerl.
• Goniothalamus holttumii J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus latestigma C.E.C.Fisch.
• Goniothalamus loerzingii R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus longistaminus R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus macrophyllus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus maewongensis R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus majestatis Keßler
• Goniothalamus malayanus Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus miquelianus R. M. K. Saunders^[2]
• Goniothalamus montanus J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus nitidus Merr.
• Goniothalamus parallelivenius Ridl.^[2]
• Goniothalamus puncticulifolius Merr.
• Goniothalamus ridleyi King
• Goniothalamus rotundisepalus M.R. Hend.
• Goniothalamus scortechinii King
• Goniothalamus tapis Miq.
• Goniothalamus tavogensis Chatterjee
• Goniothalamus tenuifolius King
• Goniothalamus tomentosus R.M.K. Saunders
• Goniothalamus tortilipetalus M.R. Hend.
• Goniothalamus undulatus Ridl.
• Goniothalamus uvarioides King
• Goniothalamus velutinus King
• Goniothalamus wrayi Airy Shaw

Neocaledonian Region (New Caledonia)

• Goniothalamus dumontetii R.M.K. Saunders & J. Munzinger
• Goniothalamus obtusatus (Baill.) R.M.K.Saunders

• Goniothalamus hmoope Munzinger & D.M. Johnson, 2023

References

Saunders, R.M.K. and Chalermglin, P. 2008. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156(3): 355–384.

Saunders, R.M.K. 2003. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia, with a description of a new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 142: 321–339.

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Checklist of Plants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. www.bsienvis.nic.in. 2020-02-17.
2. Saunders, R.M.K. 2002. The genus Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) in Sumatra. Nordic Journal of Botany. 26 (5-6): 329 - 337. https://archive.today/20130105054758/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118944196/abstract