Apollonias is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes from one to ten species of evergreen trees and shrubs, depending on circumscription; recent studies (e.g. Rohwer 1993, van der Werff 2003) have limited the genus to just one species, with the others transferred to Beilschmiedia.

Universally accepted species

• A barbujana (syn. A.canariensis) Canary Laurel, Barbusano. Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.

Other species sometimes included

• Apollonias arnottii. Western Ghats of India.
• Apollonias grandiflora (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina).
• Apollonias madagascariensis (syn. Beilschmiedia madagascariensis).
• Apollonias microphylla (syn. Beilschmiedia microphylla).
• Apollonias oppositifolia (syn. Beilschmiedia opposita). Voakoromanga. Madagascar.
• Apollonias sericea (syn. Beilschmiedia sericans).
• Apollonias velutina (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina).
• Apollonias zeylanica (syn. Beilschmiedia zeylanica).

References

• Rohwer, J. (1993). Lauraceae. Pages 366?391 in K Kubitzki, JG Rohwer, V Bittrich, eds. The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol 2. Springer, Berlin.
• van der Werff, H. (2003). A synopsis of the genus Beilschmiedia (Lauraceae) in Madagascar. Adansonia sér. 3, 25 (1): 77-92. Available online (pdf file)

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