Alphonsea maingayi

Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[3]

Alphonsea maingayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Alphonsea
Species:
A. maingayi
Binomial name
Alphonsea maingayi

Description

Alphonsea maingayi is a middling to tall tree, whose branches are black. It has elliptic/oblong/lanceolate leaves which are shiny on the upper surface and whose lower surface has a dense covering of rusty, short, soft hairs.[2]

Taxonomy & naming

It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson.[1][2] The specific epithet, maingayi, honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.[2]

References

  1. "Alphonsea maingayi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. (1872) Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 90
  3. Kochummen, K.M. 1998. Alphonsea maingayi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007
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