Annonaceae Totally Explained

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Annonaceae family, also called custard apple family is a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely woody lianas. it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Only four genera, Annona, Rollinia, Uvaria and Asimina produce edible fruits, anona. Guatteria with its approximately 265 species is the largest genus of Annonaceae and might be broken into three small genera based on molecular characters from multiple locations.
Tribe Saccopetaleae is another group of Annonaceae that's awaiting review as recent molecular studies suggest that this tribe isn't monophyletic at all.

Description

Mostly tropical, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, with aromatic bark, leaves, and flowers.

Insecticides: Flavonoids and alkaloids contained in the leafs and bark of several species of the family have shown insecticidal properties.

Other: Some species of the family also have aromatic oil and are used for perfumes or spices. ť The strong bark is used for carrying burdens in the Amazon Rainforest and for wooden implements, such as tool handles and pegs. The wood is valued as firewood.

ť Yellow and brown dyes.

ť Some species are also grown as ornamental plants, especially Polyalthia longifolia pendula.

Genera

Fissistigma

Fitzalania

Friesodielsia

Froesiodendron

Fusaea

Gilbertiella

Goniothalamus

Greenwayodendron

Guamia

Guatteria - haya minga, haya blanca

Guatteriella

Guatteriopsis

Haplostichanthus

Heteropetalum

Hexalobus

Hornschuchia

Isolona

Letestudoxa

Lettowianthus

Malmea

Marsypopetalum

Meiocarpidium

Meiogyne

Melodorum

Mezzettia

Mezzettiopsis

Miliusa

Mischogyne

Mitrella

Mitrephora

Mkilua

Monanthotaxis

Monocarpia

Monocyclanthus

Monodora

Neostenanthera

Neo-uvaria

Onychopetalum

Ophrypetalum

Oreomitra

Orophea

Oxandra - blacklancewood, haya

Pachypodanthium

Papualthia

Petalolophus

Phaeanthus

Phoenicanthus

Piptostigma

Platymitra

Polyalthia

Polyceratocarpus

Popowia

Porcelia

Pseudartabotrys

Pseudephedranthus

Pseudoxandra

Pseuduvaria

Pyramidanthe

Raimondia

Reedrollinsia

Richella

Rollinia - wild sugar-apple

Ruizodendron

Sageraea

Sanrafaelia

Sapranthus

Schefferomitra

Sphaerocoryne

Stelechocarpus - kepel

Stenanona

Tetrameranthus

Toussaintia

Tridimeris

Trigynaea

Trivalvaria

Unonopsis

Uvaria

Uvariastrum

Uvariodendron

Uvariopsis

Woodiellantha

Xylopia

Further Information

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