096.0000
Family
Annonaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 283 (1789), nom. cons.
125 genera, ca. 2450 spp. Systematics following Nge et al. (2024)
Species listed in database: 2617; hybrids: 7
= Hornschuchiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 65 (1858)
= Monodoraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 126 (1858)
096.4714
Genus
Meiogyne Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 12 (1865)
Distribution: W-India, S-China, Indochina, Malesia to Philippines and Sunda Isl.
Species listed in database: 40
= Ancana F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 5: 27, t. 35 (1865)
= Ararocarpus Scheff.; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 10 (1885 publ. 1881)
= Chieniodendron Tsiang & P.T.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 374 (1964)
= Fitzalania F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 4: 33 (1863)
= Guamia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 243 (1915)
= Oncodostigma Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 143 (1912)
= Polyaulax Backer; Blumea 5: 492 (1945)
species :
Meiogyne amicorum
(A.C.Sm.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Tonga (´Eua, Tongatapu)
60 TON
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyalthia amicorum A.C.Sm.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 220: 113 (1959)
species :
Meiogyne amygdalina
(A.Gray) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau)
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos leucanthus A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 156 (1950)
= Polyalthia amygdalina (A.Gray) Gillespie; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 83: 4 (1931)
= Uvaria amygdalina A.Gray; U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15(1): 31 (1854)
species :
Meiogyne anomalocarpa
D.M.Johnson & Chalermglin; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 47(1): 93 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand (SW-, C-, SE- & peninsular Thailand); peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Meiogyne arunachalensis
N.V.Page; Edinburgh J. Bot. 80-1954: 2 (2023)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Meiogyne baillonii
(Guillaumin) Heusden; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Ser. 4, 18(1-2): 77 (1996)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Melodorum baillonii (Guillaumin) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 689 (1932)
= Uvaria baillonii Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 26: 254 (1920)
species :
Meiogyne beccarii
I.M.Turner; Malayan Nat. J. 61(4): 271 (2009), nom. nov.
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos verrucosus (Becc.) Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., Spec. No., 256 (1921)
= Unona verrucosa Becc.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 3: 185 (1871)
species :
Meiogyne bidwillii
(Benth.) D.C.Thomas et al.; Syst. Bot. 39: 401 (2014)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland: Percy Isl. to the Mary R.)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Fitzalania bidwillii (Benth.) Jessup, Kessler & Mols; Fl. Australia 2: 449 (2007)
= Miliusa bidwillii (Benth.) R.E.Fr.; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 42 (1953), without basionym ref.
= Saccopetalum bidwillii Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 1: 53 (1863)
species :
Meiogyne caudata
(C.E.C.Fisch.) I.M.Turner; Kew Bull. 66(4): 2 (2012)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand (SW-Thailand)
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos caudatus C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 448 (1926)
species :
Meiogyne chiangraiensis
Chalermglin & M.f.Liu; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 47(1): 98 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand (N-Thailand)
41 THA
species :
Meiogyne cylindrocarpa
(Burck) Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 499 (1994)
Distribution: Jawa (incl. Madura Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Nusa Tengara, Timor); Moluccas (Tanimbar); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, N-Queensland); Northern Marianas (Pagan, Alamagan, Saipan, Tinian, Rota); Guam
42 JAW LSI MOL NWG 50 AUS 62 GUM MRN
Remarks: western Malesian specimens are now separated as M. saundersii
Synonyms: hidden
= Alphonsea sessiliflora Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 233 (1915)
= Guamia mariannae (Saff.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 243 (1915)
= Mitrephora cylindrocarpa Burck; Nova Guinea 8: 433, 1036 (1911)
= Papualthia mariannae Saff.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 16 (1914)
= Polyalthia mariannae (Saff.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 83 (1914)
= Polyaulax cylindrocarpa (Burck) Backer; Blumea 5: 493 (1945)
species :
Meiogyne dumetosa
(Guillaumin) Heusden; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Ser. 4, 18(1-2): 79 (1996)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Uvaria dumetosa Vieill. ex Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), Sér. 2, 14: 145 (1942)
species :
Meiogyne gardneri
D.M.Johnson; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 47(1): 99 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand (peninsular Thailand)
41 THA
species :
Meiogyne glabra
Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 503 (1994)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch.
43 BIS
species :
Meiogyne habrotricha
(A.C.Sm.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyalthia habrotricha A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 157 (1950)
species :
Meiogyne hainanensis
(Merr.) Bân; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 58: 1148 (1973)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Hainan); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Chieniodendron hainanense (Merr.) Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(4): 375-376, pl. 36 (1964)
= Desmos hainanensis (Merr.) Merr. & Chun; Sunyatsenia 2(3-4): 229 (1935)
= Fissistigma hainanense Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 6(1-2): 131 (1925)
= Oncodostigma hainanense (Merr.) Tsiang & P.T.Li; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 30(2): 81, t. 34 (1979)
species :
Meiogyne heteropetala
(F.Muell.) D.C.Thomas, Chaowasku & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Australia (Orpheus Isl. NE of Ingham to St Bees Isl. N of Mackay, Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Fitzalania heteropetala (F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 4: 34 (1863)
= Uraria heteropetala (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey; Syn. Queensl. Fl., Suppl. 3: 5 (1890), orth. var.
= Uva heteropetala (F.Muell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 7 (1891)
= Uvaria heteropetala F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 3: 1 (1862)
species :
Meiogyne hirsuta
(Jessup) Jessup; Fl. Australia 2: 450 (2007)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland: Cedar Bay, Mossman R. and N Johnstone R.)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancana hirsuta Jessup; Austrobaileya 3(1): 65 (1989)
species :
Meiogyne insularis
(A.C.Sm.) D.C.Thomas, B.Xue & R.M.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Fiji (Viti Levu)
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos insularis A.C.Sm.; Sargentia 1: 31 (1942)
= Meiogyne stenopetala subsp. insularis (A.C.Sm.) Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 507 (1994)
= Polyalthia insularis (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.; Allertonia 1(6): 351 (1978)
species :
Meiogyne kanthanensis
Ummul-Nazrah & J.P.C.Tan; Phytotaxa 177(3): 149-151, Fig. 3, 4 (2014)
Distribution: Thailand (peninsular Thailand); peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Meiogyne konkakinhensis
B.H.Quang & Tagane; Phytotaxa 652(1): 78 (2024)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Meiogyne laddiana
(A.C.Sm.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39(2): 401 (2014)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyalthia laddiana A.C.Sm.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 141: 60 (1936)
species :
Meiogyne lecardii
(Guillaumin) Heusden; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Ser. 4, 18(1-2): 80 (1996)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos lecardii (Guillaumin) R.E.Fr.; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 41 (1955), et Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], ed. 2. 17a(2): 90 (1959)
= Unona lecardii Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 690 (1932)
species :
Meiogyne leptoneura
(Diels) I.M.Turner & Utteridge; Kew Bull. 70(2)-27: 2 (2015)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Oncodostigma leptoneura Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 143 (1912)
species :
Meiogyne maxiflora
D.M.Johnson & Chalermglin; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 47(1): 103 (2019)
Distribution: Thailand (SW-Thailand)
41 THA
species :
Meiogyne microflora
(H.Okada) B.Xue, M.F.Liu & R.M.K.Saunders; Phytotaxa 309(3): 298 (2017)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Oncodostigma microflorum H.Okada; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 47(1): 8 (1996)
species :
Meiogyne mindorensis
(Merr.) Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 501 (1994)
Distribution: Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Alabat, Mindoro, Panay, ?Cebu)
42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos elegans Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 3070 (1919) (non Saff.)
= Desmos elmeri P.T.Li; Guihaia 13(4): 314 (1993), nom. nov.
= Desmos mindorensis (Merr.) Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 2: 159 (1923)
= Desmos palawanensis (Elmer) Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 2: 159 (1923)
= Oncodostigma mindorense (Merr.) Bân; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59(12): 1779 (1974)
= Papualthia irosinensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3689 (1939)
= Unona mindorensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: Suppl. 273 (1907)
= Unona palawanensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1742 (1913)
species :
Meiogyne monosperma
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 502 (1994)
Distribution: Thailand (peninsular Thailand); peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cananga monosperma Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 57 (1872)
= Canangium monospermum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 7 (1917)
= Desmos conchyliatus (Ridl.) Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., Spec. No., 255 (1921)
= Desmos purpuratus (Ridl.) Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., Spec. No., 256 (1921), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Oncodostigma monospermum (Hook.f. & Thomson) J.Sinclair; Sarawak Mus. J. 5: 605 (1951)
= Unona conchyliata Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 384 (1912)
= Unona monosperma (Hook.f. & Thomson) Pierre; Fl. Forest. Cochinch., sub t. 18 (1881)
= Unona purpurata Ridl.; Sarawak Mus. J. 1: No. 3, 79 (1913), nom. illeg. superfl.
species :
Meiogyne oligocarpa
B.Xue & Y.H.Tan; PeerJ 9(e10999): 6 (2021)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Meiogyne pannosa
(Dalzell) J.Sinclair; Sarawak Mus. J. 5: 604 (1951)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Annona asiatica B.Heyne ex Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 6475 (1832)
= Desmos pannosus (Dalzell) Saff.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506 (1912)
= Polyalthia pannosa (Dalzell) Finet & Gagnep.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 4: 97 (1909)
= Unona asiatica B.Heyne ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 730 (1841)
= Unona pannosa Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 207 (1851)
= Uva mollis Kuntze; Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 21: 173 (1903)
= Uvaria mollis Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 6475 (1832)
species :
Meiogyne punctulata
(Baill.) I.M.Turner & Utteridge; Eur. J. Taxon. 339: 27 (2017)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos tiebaghiensis (Däniker) R.E.Fr.; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 41 (1953), without basionym ref.
= Fissistigma punctulatum (Baill.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 135 (1919)
= Meiogyne tiebaghiensis (Däniker) Heusden; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Ser. 4, 18(1-2): 81 (1996)
= Melodorum punctulatum Baill.; Adansonia 10: 107 (1871)
= Unona tiebaghiensis Däniker; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 161 (1931)
species :
Meiogyne ramarowii
(Dunn) Gandhi; Fl. Hassan Distr. [Saldanha & Nicolson] 38 (1976)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmos ramarowii (Dunn) D.Das; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 5: 42, 93 (1963)
= Meiogyne ramarowii (Dunn) J.L.Ellis; Biol. Mem. 2(1-2): 11 (1977), isonym
= Unona ramarowii Dunn; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 183 (1914)
species :
Meiogyne rubra
Jaikhamseub, Damth. & Chaowasku; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 59(1): 223 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Meiogyne saundersii
Junhao Chen & M.F.Liu; PhytoKeys 272: 24 (2026)
Distribution: Sumatera; peninsular Malaysia; Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan, Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN MLY SUM
Remarks: formerly included in M. cylindrocarpa
species :
Meiogyne stenopetala
(F.Muell.) Heusden; Blumea 38(2): 506 (1994)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancana stenopetala F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 5: 27, t. 35 (1865)
= Fissistigma stenopetalum (F.Muell.) R.E.Fr.; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 37 (1955) (in obs.)
= Unona ancana F.M.Bailey; Syn. Queensl. Fl., Suppl. 3: 5 (1890), nom. illeg. superfl.
species :
Meiogyne stenophylla
M.F.Liu & Munzinger; PhytoKeys 272: 29 (2026)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Meiogyne trichocarpa
(Jessup) D.C.Thomas & R.M.K.Saunders; Syst. Bot. 39: 402 (2014)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland: E-Cape York peninsula S to Cairns)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa Jessup; Fl. Australia 2: 450 (2007)
species :
Meiogyne verrucosa
Jessup; Fl. Australia 2: 450 (2007)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland: Mt Finnigan to the Lamb Range)
50 AUS
species :
Meiogyne vietnamica
Jaikhamseub, T.A.Le & Chaowasku; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 59(1): 225 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Meiogyne virgata
(Blume) Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 12 (1865 publ. 1866)
Distribution: Thailand (peninsular Thailand); Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Brunei; Philippines (Luzon, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao); Jawa
41 THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW MLY PHI SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ararocarpus velutinus Scheff.; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 10 (1885 publ. 1881)
= Ararocarpus velutinus var. tenuifolius Boerl.; Cat. Pl. Phan. [Boerlage] 1: 24 (1899)
= Cananga virgata (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 57 (1872)
= Cyathocalyx subsessilis Ast; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] Suppl. 1: 90 (1938), gallice, et ex Jovet-Ast, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 9: 80 (1940), latine
= Cyathocalyx virgatus (Blume) King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 61(2): 28 (1892)
= Desmos monogynus Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 163 (1942)
= Enicosanthum erianthum (Ridl.) Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 276 (1939)
= Hopea gracilis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 490 (1861)
= Meiogyne eriantha (Ridl.) J.Sinclair; Sarawak Mus. J. 5: 604 (1951)
= Meiogyne lucida Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1715 (1913)
= Meiogyne monogyna (Merr.) Bân; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59(12): 1778 (1974)
= Meiogyne montana (Blume) Backer; Schoolfl. Java 29 (1911)
= Meiogyne paucinervia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 241 (1915)
= Meiogyne philippinensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1714 (1913)
= Meiogyne stipitata Koord. & Valeton; Meded. Lands Plantentuin 61: 305 (1903), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Meiogyne subsessilis (Ast ex Jovet-Ast) J.Sinclair; Gard. Bull. Singapore 15: 14 (1956)
= Polyalthia eriantha Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 384 (1912)
= Stelechocarpus montanus (Blume) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2, 1): 22 (1858)
= Unona virgata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14 (1825)
= Uvaria montana Blume; Fl. Javae, Annonac. 45 (1830)
= Uvaria montana Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(4): 28 (1790)
= Uvaria virgata (Blume) Blume; Fl. Javae, Annonac. 43 (1830) non Sw.
species :
Meiogyne wilsonii
(Guillaumin) M.F.Liu & Munzinger; PhytoKeys 272: 30 (2026)
Distribution: Vanuatu (Espiritu Santu, Aneityum)
60 VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Oncodostigma wilsonii Guillaumin; J. Arnold Arbor. 12: 224 (1931)
