Apollonias
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- For other uses of Apollonias, see Apollonia
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Apollonias is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes from one to ten species of evergreen trees and shrubs, depending on circumscription; recent studies (e.g. Rohwer 1993, van der Werff 2003) have limited the genus to just one species, with the others transferred to Beilschmiedia.
- Universally accepted species
- A barbujana (syn. A.canariensis) Canary Laurel, Barbusano. Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Other species sometimes included
- Apollonias arnottii. Western Ghats of India.
- Apollonias grandiflora (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina).
- Apollonias madagascariensis (syn. Beilschmiedia madagascariensis).
- Apollonias microphylla (syn. Beilschmiedia microphylla).
- Apollonias oppositifolia (syn. Beilschmiedia opposita). Voakoromanga. Madagascar.
- Apollonias sericea (syn. Beilschmiedia sericans).
- Apollonias velutina (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina).
- Apollonias zeylanica (syn. Beilschmiedia zeylanica).
[edit] References
- Rohwer, J. (1993). Lauraceae. Pages 366–391 in K Kubitzki, JG Rohwer, V Bittrich, eds. The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol 2. Springer, Berlin.
- van der Werff, H. (2003). A synopsis of the genus Beilschmiedia (Lauraceae) in Madagascar. Adansonia sér. 3, 25 (1): 77-92. Available online (pdf file)
