Polyalthia coffeoides
| Polyalthia coffeoides | |
|---|---|
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| Polyalthia coffeoides fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Polyalthia |
| Species: | P. coffeoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyalthia coffeoides (Thw.) J. Hk. & Thoms. | |
Polyalthia coffeoides is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Asian countries.
Polyalthia coffeoides, Sri Lanka)
Leaves
ovate to narrowly ovate, truncate to obtuse base, tapering to attenuate apex, lateral veins about 10-14 pairs, margins undulate.
Trunk
branchlets minutely densely puberulous.
Flowers
light-green, solitary or a few from axillary peduncle.
Fruit
dark purple, ovoid, bluntly pointed, smooth, shining fruitlets.
Ecology
intermediate and monsoon forest understory.
Uses
fruit - edible for langurs and other fruit bats.
Culture
Known as "ඕමාර - omara" in Sinhala Language.
References
- http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polycoff/polycoff_en.html
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/17335
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2406952
- http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/40137
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/227340167_Reproductive_biology_of_two_sympatric_species_of_Polyalthia_(Annonaceae)_in_Sri_Lanka._II._Breeding_systems_and_population_genetic_structure