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Alphonsea maingayi

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Alphonsea maingayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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 plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[1]

Description

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Alphonsea maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31416A9632547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31416A9632547.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Alphonsea maingayi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  3. ^ a b c d Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. (1872) Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 90