Popowia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Annonaceae
Subfamilia: Malmeoideae
Tribus: Miliuseae
Genus: Popowia
Species: P. alata – P. argentea – P. bancana – P. beccarii – P. beddomeana – P. clavata – P. cuspidata – P. cyanocarpa – P. filipes – P. fusca – P. gracilis – P. greveana – P. helferi – P. hirta – P. humbertii – P. lanceolata – P. maritima – P. novoguineensis – P. odoardi – P. pachypetala – P. papuana – P. parvifolia – P. pauciflora – P. perakensis – P. pisocarpa – P. platyphylla – P. polytricha – P. schefferiana – P. setosa – P. tomentosa – P. velutina
Name

Popowia Endl., Gen. Pl.: 831. 1839.

Type species: Popowia pisocarpa (Blume) Endl.

Popowia fusca, herbarium specimen

References
Links

Rainer, H. & Chatrou, L.W. 2018 Popowia in Published online.: Global taxonomic/nomenclatural index for the plant family Annonaceae Juss. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 19.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Popowia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Popowia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Popowia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Popowia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Popowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 50 species distributed in tropical Asia and Africa and in Oceania.[1]

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 include:[1][2]

Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
Popowia fusca King
Popowia greveana (Baill.) Ghesq.
Popowia pauciflora Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
Popowia perakensis King
Popowia pisocarpa
Popowia velutina King

References

Popowia. Flora of China.
Popowia species. Tropicos.