''Horsfieldia'' is a genus of evergreen trees.
The genus consists of about 100 species and is distributed across South Asia, from
India
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to the
Philippines
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and
Papua New Guinea
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.
Some species are used for timber. Species in the genus sometimes contain
alkaloid
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Alkaloids are produced by a large varie ...
s, including
horsfiline, which has
analgesic
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effects.
Species
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[Plants of the World Online: ''Horsfieldia'' (retrieved 23 February 2024)]
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# '' Horsfieldia ampla'' Markgr.
# '' Horsfieldia ampliformis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia amplomontana'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia amygdalina'' (Wall.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia androphora'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia angularis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia ardisiifolia'' (A.DC.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia aruana'' (Blume) W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia atjehensis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia australiana'' S.T.Blake
# '' Horsfieldia basifissa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia borneensis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia brachiata'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia carnosa'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia clavata'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia coriacea'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia corrugata'' Foreman
# '' Horsfieldia coryandra'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia costulata'' (Miq.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia crassifolia'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia crux-melitensis'' Markgr.
# '' Horsfieldia decalvata'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia discolor'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia disticha'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia elongata'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia endertii'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia flocculosa'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia fragillima'' Airy Shaw
# '' Horsfieldia fulva'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia glabra'' (Blume) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia gracilis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia grandis'' (Hook.f.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia hellwigii'' (Warb.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia hirtiflora'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia inflexa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia iriana'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia irya'' (Gaertn.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia iryaghedhi'' (Gaertn.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia kingii'' (Hook.f.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia laevigata'' (Blume) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia lancifolia'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia laticostata'' (J.Sinclair) W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia leptantha'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia longiflora'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia macilenta'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia macrothyrsa'' (Miq.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia majuscula'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia micrantha'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia moluccana'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia montana'' Airy Shaw
# '' Horsfieldia motleyi'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia nervosa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia obscura'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia obscurinervia'' Merr.
# '' Horsfieldia obtusa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia olens'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia oligocarpa'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia oliviformis'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia pachycarpa'' A.C.Sm.
# '' Horsfieldia pachyrachis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia palauensis'' Kaneh.
# '' Horsfieldia pallidicaula'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia parviflora'' ( Roxb.) J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia paucinervis'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia penangiana'' J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia pilifera'' Markgr.
# '' Horsfieldia platantha'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia polyspherula'' ( Hook.f.) J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia psilantha'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia pulcherrima'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia pulverulenta'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia punctata'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia punctatifolia'' J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia ralunensis'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia reticulata'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia ridleyana'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia romblonensis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia rufolanata'' Airy Shaw
# '' Horsfieldia sabulosa'' J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia samarensis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia schlechteri'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia sepikensis'' Markgr.
# '' Horsfieldia sessilifolia'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia sinclairii'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia smithii'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia sparsa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia spicata'' (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia splendida'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia squamulosa'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia sterilis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia subalpina'' J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia subtilis'' (Miq.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia sucosa'' (King) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia superba'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia sylvestris'' (Houtt.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia talaudensis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia tenuifolia'' ( J.Sinclair) W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia tomentosa'' Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia triandra'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia tristis'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia tuberculata'' (K.Schum.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia urceolata'' W.J.de Wilde
# '' Horsfieldia valida'' (Miq.) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia wallichii'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
# '' Horsfieldia whitmorei'' J.Sinclair
# '' Horsfieldia xanthina'' Airy Shaw
: List sources :IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
References
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Myristicaceae genera