Popowia

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Popowia
Popowia fusca, herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Miliuseae
Genus: Popowia
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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Popowia. Flora of China.
  2. ^ Popowia species. Tropicos.



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