Popowia

Popowia
Popowia fusca, herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Miliuseae
Genus: Popowia
Endl.

Popowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae.[1] It includes 25 species which range from India through Indochina and Malesia to southeastern China and New Guinea.[2]

These are shrubs and trees. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a cluster of several. The small, bisexual flowers have six thick petals in two whorls; the petals are sometimes joined to form a cup shape.[1]

Species

25 species are accepted.[2]

  • Popowia alata S.K.Ganesan
  • Popowia bachmaensis Ngoc, Tagane & Yahara
  • Popowia bancana Scheff.
  • Popowia beccarii Scheff.
  • Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Popowia clavata Diels
  • Popowia cuspidata Miq.
  • Popowia cyanocarpa K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Popowia filipes Hemsl.
  • Popowia fusca King
  • Popowia helferi Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Popowia hirta Miq.
  • Popowia lanceolata Merr.
  • Popowia microphylla R.E.Fr.
  • Popowia odoardi Diels
  • Popowia pachypetala Diels
  • Popowia papuana Scheff.
  • Popowia pauciflora Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Popowia perakensis King
  • Popowia pisocarpa (Blume) Endl. ex Walp.
  • Popowia platyphylla Diels
  • Popowia polytricha Diels
  • Popowia schefferiana Diels
  • Popowia tomentosa Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Popowia velutina King

References

  1. 1 2 Popowia. Flora of China.
  2. 1 2 "Popowia Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 June 2026.