Apollonias is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes from one to 10 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, depending on circumscription; recent studies have limited the genus to just one species, with the others transferred to Beilschmiedia.[1][2]
| Apollonias | |
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| Apollonias barbujana, Canary Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Apollonias Nees |
| Species | |
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Species
edit- Generally accepted species
- Apollonias barbujana (syn. A. canariensis) Canary laurel, barbusano, - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira
- Other species sometimes included
- A. arnottii - Western Ghats
- A. grandiflora (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina)
- A. madagascariensis (syn. B. madagascariensis)
- A. microphylla (syn. B. microphylla)
- A. oppositifolia (syn. B. opposita) voakoromanga - Madagascar
- A. sericea (syn. B. sericans)
- A. velutina (syn. B. velutina)
- A. zeylanica (syn. B. zeylanica)
References
edit- ^ 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)
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