Alphonsea maingayi
| Alphonsea maingayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Alphonsea |
| Species: | A. maingayi
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| Alphonsea maingayi | |
Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[1]
Description
Alphonsea maingayi is a middling to tall tree, whose branches are black. It has elliptic/oblong/lanceolate leaves which are shiny on the upper surface and whose lower surface has a dense covering of rusty, short, soft hairs.[3]
Taxonomy & naming
It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson.[2][3] The specific epithet, maingayi, honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]
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