Polyalthiopsis Explained

Polyalthiopsis^[1] is an Asian tree genus in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. Its native range is southern Vietnam.^[2]

Species

At the time of writing (2022), Plants of the World Online^[2] and the NCBI include the following species:

1. Polyalthiopsis chinensis (S.K.Wu & P.T.Li) B.Xue & Y.H.Tan;
2. Polyalthiopsis floribunda (Jovet-Ast) Chaowasku, which was originally described in the genus Polyalthia^[3] (and also has been placed in Huberantha) is the type species (locality Vietnam);
3. Polyalthiopsis verrucipes (C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li) B.Xue & Y.H.Tan.

Notes and References

1. Chaowasku T (2018) Annales Botanici Fennici. Helsinki. 55: 130.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77186310-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): Polyalthiopsis Chaowasku (retrieved 30 November 2020)
3. Jovet-Ast S (1940) Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Muséum de Paris. Phanérogramie. Paris. 9: 75.