Huberantha cerasoides

Huberantha cerasoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Huberantha
Species:
H. cerasoides
Binomial name
Huberantha cerasoides
(Roxb.) Chaowasku
Synonyms[2]
  • Guatteria bifaria A.DC.
  • Guatteria cerasoides (Roxb.) Dunal
  • Hubera cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku
  • Polyalthia bifaria (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.
  • Polyalthia crassipetala Merr.
  • Unona cerasoides (Roxb.) Baill.
  • Uvaria cerasoides Roxb.

Huberantha cerasoides[3] (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 is native to southern China including Hainan, Indo-China, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

This is a small tree species with yellow flowers and single-seeded fruit,[4] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fowler, K. (2024). "Huberantha cerasoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T179060793A179060803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T179060793A179060803.en. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Chaowasku T (2015) Kew Bull. 70(2)-23: 2.
  4. 1 2 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I (entry: 1024) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
  • Ravikumar YS, Mahadevan KM, Kumaraswamy MN, et al. (September 2008). "Antioxidant, cytotoxic and genotoxic evaluation of alcoholic extract of Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 26 (2): 142–6. doi:10.1016/j.etap.2008.03.001. PMID 21783902.
  • Kanokmedhakul S, Kanokmedhakul K, Lekphrom R (September 2007). "Bioactive constituents of the roots of Polyalthia cerasoides". Journal of Natural Products. 70 (9): 1536–8. doi:10.1021/np070293a. PMID 17845001.
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