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Polyalthia

Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites

Family
Annonaceae
Genus
Polyalthia

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Polyalthia: Polyalthia suberosa , fruit; Durban Botanic Gardens, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Bangla
মুড়মুড়ি
Chinese
暗罗, 暗羅, 山观音, 眉尾木, 老人皮, 鸡爪树, 黑皮根
English
Polyalthia, Corky debbar tree
Thai
กลึงกล่อม

Synonyms

  • Guatteria suberosa Dunal
  • Phaeanthus malabaricus Náves
  • Polyalthia suberosa var. laevis Boerl.
  • Uvaria suberosa Roxb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.