Huberantha cerasoides explained
Huberantha cerasoides[1] (synonym Polyalthia cerasoides)[2] is a species of trees in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. It is the type species of the relatively new genus Huberantha.
It has been recorded from Hainan island in China, Indo-China, India, and Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
This is a small tree species with yellow flowers and single-seeded fruit, in clusters (see illustrations).
Vernacular names
This species is known as "පට්ට උල් කෙන්ද - patta ul kenda" in Sinhala Language and quần đầu trái tròn in Vietnamese.[3]
References
- Ravikumar YS, Mahadevan KM, Kumaraswamy MN, etal . Antioxidant, cytotoxic and genotoxic evaluation of alcoholic extract of Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd . Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology . 26 . 2 . 142–6 . September 2008 . 21783902 . 10.1016/j.etap.2008.03.001.
- Kanokmedhakul S, Kanokmedhakul K, Lekphrom R . Bioactive constituents of the roots of Polyalthia cerasoides . Journal of Natural Products . 70 . 9 . 1536–8 . September 2007 . 17845001 . 10.1021/np070293a.
External links
- http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/p/polce/polce_en.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=600&taxon_id=200008574
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/249383
Notes and References
- Chaowasku T (2015) Kew Bull. 70(2)-23: 2.
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77146148-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku (retrieved 8 April 2020)
- Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I (entry: 1024) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
