Malvaceae

Colona Cav.

First published in Icon. 4: 47 (1798)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific.

Descriptions

Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Distribution
About 25–30 species, distibuted from China throughout Malesia to the eastern Pacific. About four species in New Guinea, and one species in the Solomon Islands.
Morphology General Habit
Trees and shrubs to 20 m tall, sometimes buttressed
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, margin serrate, base usually slightly asymmetric, 3-nerved from base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal, lax panicles with numerous 3-lobed involucral bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers bisexual, 5-merous; sepals lanceolate to oblong, petals ⅔ of sepal length, with a basal gland; short androgynophore present, stamens numerous, free or in 5 fascicles; ovary 2–5-locular, 2–14 ovules per locule, style narrowing towards apex, stigma minute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit indehiscent, with 3–4 chartaceous wings, rounded at the apex, crowned by persistent style base. Seeds glabrous.
Ecology
In New Guinea, Colona is found in primary and secondary forest from 0–300 m.
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Common Names

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Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0