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Popowia

Popowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 50 species distributed in tropical Asia and Africa and in Oceania.

These are shrubs and trees. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a cluster of several. The small, bisexual flowers have six thick petals in two whorls; the petals are sometimes joined to form a cup shape.

Species include:

  • Popowia beddomeana Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Popowia fusca King
  • Popowia pauciflora Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
  • Popowia perakensis King
  • Popowia pisocarpa
  • Popowia velutina King