Goniothalamus is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.

Species list

It contains the following species (divided according to Floristic Region):

Fijian Region (Fiji and New Hebrides)

Indian Region (India and Sri Lanka)

Indochinese Region (South China extending into North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar)

Malesian Region (Malaysia, Borneo, New Guinea, Sumatra, Philippines)

Neocaledonian Region (New Caledonia)

  • Goniothalamus dumontetii R.M.K. Saunders & J. Munzinger
  • Goniothalamus hmoope Munzinger & D.M. Johnson
  • Goniothalamus obtusatus (Baill.) R.M.K.Saunders

Saunders, R.M.K. and Chalermglin, P. 2008. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156(3): 355–384.

Saunders, R.M.K. 2003. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia, with a description of a new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 142: 321–339.

External links

  • Media related to Goniothalamus at Wikimedia Commons