Biology:Polyalthia coffeoides

Polyalthia coffeoides
Monoon coffeoides fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Monoon
Species:	M. coffeoides
Binomial name
Monoon coffeoides (Thw. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Monoon coffeoides is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a synonym of Polyalthia coffeoides and found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Monoon coffeoides, Sri Lanka)

Uses

Fruit - edible for langurs and other fruit bats.

Culture

Known as "ඕමාර - omara" in Sinhala Language.

External Links

• http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polycoff/polycoff_en.html
• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/17335
• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2406952
• http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/40137
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227340167_Reproductive_biology_of_two_sympatric_species_of_Polyalthia_(Annonaceae)_in_Sri_Lanka._II._Breeding_systems_and_population_genetic_structure

Wikidata ☰ Q42707751 entry