Huberantha

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Huberantha
H. cerasoides (previously in genus Polyalthia)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Miliuseae
Genus: Huberantha
Chaowasku
Synonyms

Hubera Chaowasku

Huberantha is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae. It is distributed in Australia, tropical Asia, East Africa and some Pacific islands.[1] Tanawat Chaowasku named the genus "Huber's flowers" in honor of the German botanist Herbert Huber and to highlight its flowers as a distinguishing feature of the genus.[2] A number of species have been moved here from the genus Polyalthia.

Description[edit]

The leaf veins of Huberantha form an interconnected net-like pattern. Their flowers are axillary. They have a single ovule and seed per ovary. A portion of their ovules remain fused to the seed coat forming a flat raphe. Their seed coats form spine-like intrusions into their endosperm. A layer of the outer pollen wall, called the infratectum, has a granular appearance.[2]

Species[edit]

Plants of the World Online[1] lists:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Huberantha Chaowasku". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Chaowasku, Tanawat; Johnson, David M.; van der Ham, Raymond W. J. M.; Chatrou, Lars W. (2015). "Huberantha, a replacement name for Hubera (Annonaceae: Malmeoideae: Miliuseae)" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 70 (2). doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9571-z. ISSN 0075-5974.