Orophea

Orophea
Orophea thomsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Tribe:	Miliuseae
Genus:	Orophea Blume1
Synonyms1
Mezzettiopsis Ridl.

Orophea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 60 species, native to Asia.¹

These are trees and shrubs. The flowers have six petals in two whorls, the outer petals smaller than the inner. The inner petals are attached at the tips to form a cap shape.²

As of June 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:¹

• Orophea acuminata A.DC.
• Orophea alba Kessler
• Orophea brandisii Hook.f. & Thomson
• Orophea celebica (Blume) Zoll.
• Orophea chalermprakiat Damth., Chanthamrong & Chaowasku
• Orophea chlorantha Kessler
• Orophea chrysantha Kessler
• Orophea clemensiana Kessler
• Orophea corymbosa (Blume) Zoll.
• Orophea creaghii (Ridl.) Leonardía & Kessler
• Orophea cumingiana S.Vidal
• Orophea cuneiformis King
• Orophea desmos Pierre
• Orophea dodecandra Miq.
• Orophea dolichocarpa Merr.
• Orophea enneandra Blume
• Orophea enterocarpa Maingay ex Hook.f.
• Orophea erythrocarpa Bedd.
• Orophea flagellaris Kessler
• Orophea fusca Craib
• Orophea glabra Merr.
• Orophea hainanensis Merr.
• Orophea harmandiana Pierre
• Orophea hastata King
• Orophea hexandra Blume
• Orophea hirsuta King
• Orophea katschallica Kurz
• Orophea kerrii Kessler
• Orophea kingiana Leonardía & Kessler
• Orophea kostermansiana Kessler
• Orophea laotica Leonardía & Kessler
• Orophea laui Leonardía & Kessler
• Orophea leuseri Kessler
• Orophea leytensis Merr.
• Orophea maculata Scort. ex King
• Orophea malayana Kessler
• Orophea megalophylla Kessler
• Orophea merrillii Kessler
• Orophea monosperma Craib
• Orophea multiflora Jovet-Ast
• Orophea myriantha Merr.
• Orophea narasimhanii Karthig., Sumathi & Jayanthi
• Orophea nitida (Roxb. ex G.Don) Meade ex I.M.Turner
• Orophea parvifolia Merr.
• Orophea phouphamarnensis Kongx., Soulad. & Tagane
• Orophea polycarpa A.DC.
• Orophea rubra Kessler
• Orophea sagittalis H.Okada
• Orophea salacifolia Hutch.
• Orophea sarawakensis Kessler
• Orophea sericea Kessler
• Orophea siamensis Craib
• Orophea sichaikhanii Damth., Aongyong & Chaowasku
• Orophea sivarajanii Sasidh.
• Orophea thomsonii Bedd.
• Orophea thorelii Pierre
• Orophea tonkinensis Finet & Gagnep.
• Orophea torulosa Hutch.
• Orophea trigyna Miq.
• Orophea uniflora Hook.f. & Thomson
• Orophea wenzelii Merr.
• Orophea zeylanica Hook.f. & Thomson

Alphonsea yunnanensis (P.T.Li) Y.H.Tan & B.Yang bis (as Orophea yunnanensis P.T.Li)