Anisophyllea

Anisophyllea is a genus of plant in the family Anisophylleaceae. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "unequal leaf", referring to the dimorphism of the leaves.

Description
Anisophyllea species grow as shrubs or trees. The bark is smooth to flaky. The flowers are unisexual. The fruits are drupes (pitted) and are ellipsoid or pear-shaped.

Distribution and habitat
Anisophyllea species are distributed widely throughout the old world tropics, including Africa, India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. Their habitat is lowland and hill forests from sea-level to 1000 m altitude.

Species
The Plant List recognises about 36 accepted species:


 * Anisophyllea apetala
 * Anisophyllea beccariana
 * Anisophyllea boehmii
 * Anisophyllea buchneri
 * Anisophyllea buettneri
 * Anisophyllea cabole
 * Anisophyllea chartacea
 * Anisophyllea cinnamomoides
 * Anisophyllea corneri
 * Anisophyllea curtisii
 * Anisophyllea dichostila
 * Anisophyllea disticha
 * Anisophyllea fallax
 * Anisophyllea ferruginea
 * Anisophyllea glandulifolia
 * Anisophyllea globosa
 * Anisophyllea grandis
 * Anisophyllea griffithii
 * Anisophyllea guianensis
 * Anisophyllea impressinervia
 * Anisophyllea ismailii
 * Anisophyllea laurina
 * Anisophyllea manausensis
 * Anisophyllea meniaudii
 * Anisophyllea myriosticta
 * Anisophyllea nitida
 * Anisophyllea obtusifolia
 * Anisophyllea penninervata
 * Anisophyllea polyneura
 * Anisophyllea pomifera
 * Anisophyllea purpurascens
 * Anisophyllea quangensis
 * Anisophyllea reticulata
 * Anisophyllea rhomboidea
 * Anisophyllea scortechinii
 * Anisophyllea sororia
 * Anisophyllea thouarsiana