''Apollonias'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the laurel family,

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. The genus includes from zero to 10

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s and

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s, depending on circumscription. Recent studies transferred the majority of species to ''

Beilschmiedia ''Beilschmiedia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Lauraceae. Most of its species grow in tropical climates, but a few of them are native to temperate regions, and they are widespread in tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Z ...

''. A recent phylogenetic study found that ''Apollonias barbjuana'', native to the Canary Islands and Madeira, is nested in genus ''

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'', and has been renamed ''

Persea barbujana ''Persea barbujana'', the Canary laurel or barbusano, is a species of tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Macaronesian islands of Madeira (incl. Porto Santo) and the Canary Islands. It is often placed as the sole species i ...

''. '' Apollonias arnottii'', which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, is considered an unplaced taxon by

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Species

* '' A. arnottii'' ( unplaced) – Western Ghats * ''A. barbujana'' (syn. ''A. canariensis'' ; accepted as ''

'' ) – Canary laurel, barbusano; Canary Islands and Madeira * ''A. grandiflora'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia velutina'' ) – Madagascar * ''A. madagascariensis'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia madagascariensis'' ) – Madagascar * ''A. microphylla'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia microphylla'' ) – Madagascar * ''A. oppositifolia'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia opposita'' ) – voakoromanga; Madagascar * ''A. sericea'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia sericans'' ) – Madagascar * ''A. velutina'' (accepted as ''B. velutina'' ) – Madagascar * ''A. zeylanica'' (accepted as '' Beilschmiedia wightii'' ) – southern India and Sri Lanka

References

Lauraceae Lauraceae genera Taxa described in 1833 Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Laurales-stub