''Monoon coffeoides'' is a species of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
in the
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
family. It is a synonym of ''
Polyalthia
''Polyalthia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific. coffeoides''
Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Monoon coffeoides'' (Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (retrieved 4 April 2020)
/ref> and found in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Uses
Fruit - edible for langurs and other fruit bats.
Culture
Known as "ඕමාර - omara" in Sinhala Language.
References
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
Flora of Sri Lanka
Flora of India (region)
coffeoides
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