Marsypopetalum Explained

Marsypopetalum[1] is an Asian plant genus in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. Its recorded range is: Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[2]

  1. Marsypopetalum littorale (Blume) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders - China, Indochina, W. Malesia
  2. Marsypopetalum lucidum (Merr.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders - Philippines
  3. Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders - Indochina (synonym M. crassum (R.Parker) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders)
  4. Marsypopetalum pallidum (Blume) Backer - type species - W. Malesia
  5. Marsypopetalum triste (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders - Vietnam

Notes and References

  1. Scheffer RHCC (1870) Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indiƫ 31: 342.
  2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2066-1 Plants of the World Online: Marsypopetalum Scheff. (retrieved 18 May 2021)