Apollonias is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes from one to 10 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, depending on circumscription; recent studies have limited the genus to just one species, with the others transferred to Beilschmiedia. Species Generally accepted species Apollonias barbujana (syn. A. canariensis) Canary laurel, barbusano, - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira Other species sometimes included A. arnottii - Western Ghats A. grandiflora (syn. Beilschmiedia velutina) A. madagascariensis (syn. B. madagascariensis) A. microphylla (syn. B. microphylla) A. oppositifolia (syn. B. opposita) voakoromanga - Madagascar A. sericea (syn. B. sericans) A. velutina (syn. B. velutina) A. zeylanica (syn. B. zeylanica) References Lauraceae genera Monotypic Laurales genera Lauraceae