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Polyspora
Polyspora is a genus of flowering plants in the tea family (Theaceae). It includes 47 species, which range from India through Indochina, southern China, Malesia, Taiwan and New Guinea.
The genus is highly valued for its ornamental qualities. Particularly, these species flowers during the winter, and enhance garden landscapes visually with their attractive foliage, fruits, bark, and overall form. They are generally fast-growing and adaptable, with leaves that have high water content, and capable of thriving in poor, mountainous soils, making them suitable for afforestation in tropical and subtropical regions. In addition, some species contain natural antioxidant compounds with potential health-related applications.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Fried egg plant
speciesPolyspora axillaris
Polyspora hainanensis
speciesPolyspora hainanensis
Polyspora excelsa
speciesPolyspora excelsa
Polyspora speciosa
speciesPolyspora speciosa
Polyspora chrysandra
speciesPolyspora chrysandra
Polyspora papuana
speciesPolyspora papuana
Polyspora amboinensis
speciesPolyspora amboinensis
Polyspora singaporeana
speciesPolyspora singaporeana
Polyspora maingayi
speciesPolyspora maingayi
Polyspora gardneri
speciesPolyspora gardneri
Polyspora hirtella
speciesPolyspora hirtella
Polyspora multinervis
speciesPolyspora multinervis
Polyspora taipingensis
speciesPolyspora taipingensis
Polyspora ceylanica
speciesPolyspora ceylanica
Polyspora dassanayakei
speciesPolyspora dassanayakei
Polyspora elliptica
speciesPolyspora elliptica
Polyspora gioii
speciesPolyspora gioii
Polyspora huongiana
speciesPolyspora huongiana
Polyspora scortechinii
speciesPolyspora scortechinii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 442416.