Alphonsea maingayi
| Alphonsea maingayi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Alphonsea |
| Species: | A. maingayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alphonsea maingayi | |
Alphonsea maingayi is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[1]
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.[3]
Taxonomy & naming
It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson.[2][3] The specific epithet, maingayi, honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]
References
- 1 2 Verspagen, N., Erkens, R.H.J. & Hills, R. (2022). "Alphonsea maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T31416A185286168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T31416A185286168.en. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Alphonsea maingayi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. (1872) Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 90