Polyalthia hispida

Polyalthia hispida is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae. It is endemic to the foothills of Mount Bartle Frere, in the catchments of the north and south arms of the Johnstone River, Queensland, Australia. It is shrub or small tree which may flower once it has reached about 4 m (13 ft) in height. It was first described (as Haplostichanthus rufescens) in 2007 and transferred to its current name in 2012.^[4][5] It is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.^[1]

Polyalthia hispida
Flower
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Polyalthia
Species:	P. hispida
Binomial name
Polyalthia hispida B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
Haplostichanthus rufescens Jessup