Alphonsea maingayi
Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Malaysia and possibly Singapore. Description. "Alphonsea maingayi" is a middling to tall tree, whose branches are black. It has elliptic/oblong/lanceolate leaves which are shiny on the upper surface and whose lower surface has a dense covering of rusty, short, soft hairs. Taxonomy & naming. It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson. The specific epithet, "maingayi", honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.