Popowia
| Popowia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Popowia fusca, herbarium specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Popowia |
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]
- Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
- Popowia fusca King
- Popowia pauciflora Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
- Popowia perakensis King
- Popowia pisocarpa
- Popowia velutina King
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