Goniothalamus

Goniothalamus is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.

Iban people beliefs

It is believed by the Iban people that when burnt it repels mosquitoes because of its strong scent and thick smoke it creates. It is also believed to repel evil spirits, it is mostly burned during the night and on days where it is both hot and rainy.

Species list

It contains the following species (divided according to Floristic Region):

Fijian Region (Fiji and New Hebrides)

• Goniothalamus monospermus (A.Gray) R.M.K.Saunders

Indian Region (India and Sri Lanka)

• Goniothalamus gardneri Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus hookeri Thwaites
• Goniothalamus rhynchantherus Dunn
• Goniothalamus salicina Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus simonsii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus thwaitesii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus wynaadensis Bedd.
• Goniothalamus meeboldii Craib^[2]

Indochinese Region (South China extending into North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar)

• Goniothalamus aurantiacus R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus chinensis, Merr. & Chun
• Goniothalamus calvicarpus Craib
• Goniothalamus chartaceus H.L.Li
• Goniothalamus cheliensis H.H.Hu
• Goniothalamus elegans Ast
• Goniothalamus expansus Craib
• Goniothalamus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus laoticus (Finep & Gagnep.) Bân
• Goniothalamus macrocalyx Bân
• Goniothalamus repevensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus rongklanus R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus saigonensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus sawtehii C.E.C.Fisch.
• Goniothalamus tamirensis Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
• Goniothalamus tavoyensis Chatterjee

Malesian Region (Malaysia, Borneo, New Guinea, Sumatra, Philippines)

• Goniothalamus acehensis R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus alatus R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr.^[3]
• Goniothalamus andersonii J.Sinclair
• Goniothalamus calycinus J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus costulatus Miq.^[3]
• Goniothalamus curtisii King
• Goniothalamus dewildei R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus expansus Craib
  • synonym: Goniothalamus subevenius King
• Goniothalamus flavus Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus giganteus (Wall. ex) Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus grandiflorus (Warb.) Boerl.
• Goniothalamus holttumii J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus latestigma C.E.C.Fisch.
• Goniothalamus loerzingii R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus longistaminus R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus macrophyllus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus maewongensis R.M.K. Saunders & Chalermglin
• Goniothalamus majestatis Keßler
• Goniothalamus malayanus Hook.f. & Thomson
• Goniothalamus miquelianus R. M. K. Saunders^[3]
• Goniothalamus montanus J. Sinclair
• Goniothalamus nitidus Merr.
• Goniothalamus parallelivenius Ridl.^[3]
• Goniothalamus puncticulifolius Merr.
• Goniothalamus ridleyi King
• Goniothalamus rotundisepalus M.R. Hend.
• Goniothalamus scortechinii King
• Goniothalamus tapis Miq.
• Goniothalamus tavogensis Chatterjee
• Goniothalamus tenuifolius King
• Goniothalamus tomentosus R.M.K. Saunders
• Goniothalamus tortilipetalus M.R. Hend.
• Goniothalamus undulatus Ridl.
• Goniothalamus uvarioides King
• Goniothalamus velutinus King
• Goniothalamus wrayi Airy Shaw

Neocaledonian Region (New Caledonia)

• Goniothalamus dumontetii R.M.K. Saunders & J. Munzinger
• Goniothalamus obtusatus (Baill.) R.M.K.Saunders

Footnotes

References

Saunders, R.M.K. and Chalermglin, P. 2008. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156(3): 355–384.

Saunders, R.M.K. 2003. A synopsis of Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia, with a description of a new species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 142: 321–339.