How to identify Polyalthia angustifolia
Identify Polyalthia angustifolia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrow columnar avenue tree, similar to mast tree.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow (angustifolia).
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Polyalthia angustifolia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polyalthia angustifolia
- Genus
- Polyalthia
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow (angustifolia)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Polyalthia angustifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Polyalthia angustifolia
Polyalthia angustifolia is a tree in the Annonaceae family.

Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Polyalthia angustifolia belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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