Huberantha nitidissima

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Huberantha nitidissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Huberantha
Species:
H. nitidissima
Binomial name
Huberantha nitidissima
(Dunal) Chaowasku
Synonyms
  • Hubera nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku
  • Polyalthia nitidissima (Dunal) Benth.
  • Popowia novoguineensis Miq.
  • Unona fulgens Labill.
  • Unona nitens F.Muell.
  • Unona nitidissima Dunal

Huberantha nitidissima (synonym Polyalthia nitidissima) [1] is a species of tree in the Annonaceae family. It is found in dry seasonal tropical forests and along moist watercourses in Australia (NSW, Queensland, and Northern Territory) and New Caledonia. Maximum height is 18 metres.

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