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095.0000 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: 2612; hybrids: 8
= Hornschuchiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 65 (1858)
= Monodoraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 126 (1858)
095.3823 Genus Sphaerocoryne Scheff.; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 195 (1899) ex Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8 (1917)
Distribution: Tropical E-Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia. Assignment of the Madagascan species preliminary.
Species listed in database: 13
species :
Sphaerocoryne affinis (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8 (1917)
Distribution: Thailand (peninsular Thailand); Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan); Borneo; Palawan; Java
41 CBD THA VIE 42 BOR JAW MLY PLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Dasymaschalon scandens Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 238 (1915)
= Melodorum aberrans (Maingay) J.Sinclair; Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 41 (1953)
= Mitrella aberrans (Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Bân; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59(2): 244 (1974)
= Monoon submitratum Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 16 (1865)
= Polyalthia aberrans Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 67 (1872)
= Polyalthia affinis Teijsm. & Binn.; Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 37 (1864)
= Polyalthia submitrata (Miq.) Ridl.; Sarawak Mus. J. 1(3): 82 (1913)
= Popowia aberrans (Maingay) Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 4: 109 (1906)
= Sphaerocoryne aberrans (Maingay) Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8 (1917)
species :
Sphaerocoryne astiae I.M.Turner; Gard. Bull. Singapore 70(2): 684 (2018), nom. nov.
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia gracilis Jovet-Ast; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 9: 86 (1940), non Oliv.
species :
Sphaerocoryne blanfordiana C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 451 (1926)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand (peninsular Thailand)
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Melodorum blanfordianum (C.E.C.Fisch.) J.Sinclair; Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 46 (1953)
species :
Sphaerocoryne coursii (Cavaco & Keraudren) Couvreur & Ravomanana; Candollea 80(1): 85 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia coursii Cavaco & Keraudren; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 81 (1957)
species :
Sphaerocoryne diospyrifolia Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 169 (1922)
Distribution: Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia diospyrifolia Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 4: 110 (1906)
species :
Sphaerocoryne gracilipes (Benth.) X.Guo & R.M.K.Saunders; Taxon 66(1): 15 (2017)
Distribution: S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN EQG GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleistopholis albida (Engl.) Engl. & Diels; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 6: 34 (1901)
= Cleistopholis albida var. longipedicellata Baker f.; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 3 (1913)
= Cleistopholis gracilipes (Benth.) Engl. & Diels; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 6: 34 (1901)
= Friesodielsia albida (Engl. & Diels) Steenis; Blumea 12: 358 (1964)
= Friesodielsia gracilipes (Benth.) Steenis; Blumea 12: 359 (1964)
= Friesodielsia gracilipes var. longipedicellata Baker f.
= Friesodielsia longipedicellata (Baker f.) Steenis; Blumea 12: 360 (1964)
= Oxymitra albida (Engl.) Sprague & Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 153 (1916)
= Oxymitra gracilipes Benth.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 471 (1862)
= Oxymitra longipedicellata (Baker f.) Sprague & Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 154 (1916)
= Richella albida (Sprague & Hutch.) R.E.Fr.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 17a. II. 139 (1959)
= Richella gracilipes (Benth.) R.E.Fr.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 17a(2): 139 (1959)
= Richella longipedicellata (Baker f.) R.E.Fr.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 17a(2): 139 (1959)
= Unona albida Engl. ex Engl. & Diels; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 297 (1899)
species :
Sphaerocoryne gracilis (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 41: 295 (1986)
subspecies :
subsp. gracilis
Distribution: Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 BIO ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia gracilis Oliv. ex Engl. & Diels; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 6: 48 (1901)
= Melodorum gracile (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Annon. 85 (1971): et in Kew Bull. 25(1): 17 (1971)
subspecies :
subsp. engleriana (Exell & Mendonça) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 41: 295 (1986)
Distribution: S-Nigeria; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 NGA 23 CON
Synonyms: hidden
= Melodorum gracile subsp. engleranum (Exell & Mendonça) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 25(1): 17 (1971)
= Popowia engleriana Exell & Mendonça; Contr. Conhec. Fl. Angola 1: 23 (1937)
= Popowia macrocarpa Engl. & Diels; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 6: 48 (1901) (non Baill. (1868))
= Unona macrocarpa Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 339 (1882)
species :
Sphaerocoryne greveana (Baill.) Couvreur & Ravomanana; Candollea 80(1): 85 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toliara)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia greveana (Baill.) Ghesq.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 32: 141 (1939)
= Polyalthia greveana (Baill.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 1(2): 37 (1898)
= Popowia riparia Diels; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 344 (1925)
= Unona greveana Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 339 (1882)
species :
Sphaerocoryne humbertii (Cavaco & Keraudren) Couvreur & Ravomanana; Candollea 80(1): 85 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia humbertii Cavaco & Keraudren; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 82 (1957)
species :
Sphaerocoryne lefevrei (Baill.) D.M.Johnson & N.A.Murray; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(2): 170 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand (N-, NE-, SW-, C- & SE-Thailand); Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Remarks: long known under the name "Melodorum fruticosum Lour.", which is now a synonym of Uvaria siamensis
Synonyms: hidden
= Melodorum clavipes Hance; J. Bot. 15: 328 (1877)
= Melodorum lefevrei Baill.; Adansonia 10: 108 (1871)
= Mitrella mesnyi (Pierre) Bân; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59(2): 244 (1974), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Polyalthia siamensis Boerl.; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 1: t. 69 (1899)
= Popowia mesnyi (Pierre) Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 5 (1914)
= Sphaerocoryne clavipes (Hance) Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 168 (1922)
= Sphaerocoryne siamensis (Boerl.) Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8 (1917)
= Unona mesnyi Pierre; Fl. Forest. Cochinch., t. 17 (1881)
species :
Sphaerocoryne maritima (Baill.) Couvreur & Ravomanana; Candollea 80(1): 85 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyalthia maritima Baill.; Adansonia 8: 348 (1867 publ. 1868)
= Popowia macrocarpa Baill.; Adansonia 8: 316 (1807 publ. 1868)
= Popowia maritima (Baill.) Cavaco & Keraudren; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 78: 85 (1958)
= Unona macrocarpa (Baill.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 339 (1882)
= Unona maritima (Baill.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 339 (1882)
species :
Sphaerocoryne microsperma (Ghesq. ex Cavaco & Keraudren) Couvreur; Candollea 80(1): 85 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Popowia gerrardii var. microsperma Ghesq. ex Cavaco & Keraudren; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 29: 352 (1957)
species :
Sphaerocoryne touranensis (Bân) I.M.Turner; Gard. Bull. Singapore 70(2): 685 (2018)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitrella touranensis Bân; Fl. Vietnam 1: 190 (2000)
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