Annonaceae genera

Annona or Anona (from Taíno annon) is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, containing approximately 166 species of mostly Neotropical and Afrotropical trees and shrubs.

Asimina is a genus of small trees or shrubs described as a genus in 1763. Asimina is the only temperate genus in the tropical and subtropical flowering plant family Annonaceae. Asimina have large, simple leaves and large fruit. It is native to eastern North America and collectively referred to as pawpaw. The genus includes the widespread common pawpaw Asimina triloba, which bears the largest edible fruit indigenous to the United States. Pawpaws are native to 26 states of the U.S. and to Ontario in Canada. The common pawpaw is a patch-forming (clonal) understory tree found in well-drained, deep

Monodora is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains approximately 15 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa.

Xylopia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus primarily consists of trees, with some species also being shrubs. There are about 160 species distributed across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa) is a small genus of only two species in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from Indo-China through Malesia to Australia. One of the species, Cananga odorata, is the source of the fragrant oil ylang-ylang.

Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The generic name Uvaria is derived from the Latin uva, 'grape', because the fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes. Species are distributed throughout the Old World tropics.

Artabotrys is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tendency to climb. Leaves are simple and alternate, without hairs. Bisexual flowers are borne singly or in clusters opposite the leaves. The 6-petalled flowers are scented, and the plant bears fleshy fruits.

Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are approximately 90 species distributed from Africa to Asia and the Pacific.

Afroguatteria is a small genus of vines in the family Annonaceae, native to Cabinda, Cameroon and Zaire in west Africa.

Uvariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The genus is unique to Africa, and consists of about 18 species, all of which are either ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.

Alphonsea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. Its species are native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia, from southern China and the Indian Subcontinent to Indochina, Malesia, and New Guinea.

Goniothalamus is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.

Anaxagorea is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Anaxagoreoideae (of which it is the only genus) in the family Annonaceae. There are about 26 species, distributed in Central and South America.

Isolona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are 21 species native to Africa. They occur in humid habitat types.

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

Stenanona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 14 species native to Mexico and Central and South America. The genus is found in rainforest habitat.

Oxandra is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to Mexico and tropical America.

Friesodielsia is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple and soursop family Annonaceae, with all species found in the Old World, mostly in the tropics. A molecular study shows that Friesodielsia should be more narrowly circumscribed, with the only species remaining being the Asian ones, which can also be distinguished by their possession of globose or ellipsoid monocarps, and six petals per flower arranged in two whorls.

Stelechocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is Indo-China to western and central Malesia.

Meiogyne is a genus of flowering plants with 38 species belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is native from southwestern India and Southeast Asia to Australia and the southwestern Pacific. The type species is Meiogyne virgata.

Monanthotaxis is an Afrotropical plant genus with some 56 species, belonging to the Annonaceae. They are native to the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Africa and Madagascar.

Mitrephora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus Mitrephora are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and Southeast Asia.

Desmopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Duguetia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Annonaceae with approximately 90 species in central and South America, and four species in west Africa.

Anonidium is a genus of plants in family Annonaceae.

Ambavia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is Madagascar.

Fusaea is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises three species distributed in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

Ephedranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Toussaintia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are four species. All are native to Africa.

Annickia is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. Every species of this genus is native to continental Africa, from west Tropical Africa to Tanzania.

Hexalobus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are five species native to tropical Africa.

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Guatteria is a genus of Central and South American flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It is the largest genus in the family in South America, and the dominant genus in mature tropical forest. The fruits are berries, borne in clusters on short stalks.

Trivalvaria is a genus of plants in family Annonaceae. It is distributed from India to China and western Malesia.

Mezzettia is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains the following species, according to The Plant List (which list may be incomplete): Mezzettia havilandii (Boerl.) Ridl. Mezzettia macrocarpa Heyden & Kessler Mezzettia parviflora Becc. Mezzettia umbellata Becc.

Uvariodendron is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc. Uvariodendron connivens (Benth.) R.E.Fries Uvariodendron fuscum (Benth.) R.E.Fries Uvariodendron giganteum (Engl.) R.E.Fr. Uvariodendron gorgonis Verdc. Uvariodendron kirkii Verdc. Uvariodendron occidentale Le Thomas Uvariodendron oligocarpum Verdc. Uvariodendron pycnophyllum (Diels) R.E. Fr. Uvariodendron usambarense R.E. Fr.

Disepalum is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia.

Greenwayodendron is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae.

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Neostenanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. All discovered species are native to continental Africa. It contains the following species, according to The Plant List: Neostenanthera gabonensis (Engl. & Diels) Exell Neostenanthera hamata (Benth.) Exell Neostenanthera myristicifolia (Oliv.) Exell Neostenanthera neurosericea (Diels) Exell Neostenanthera robsonii Le Thomas

Tetrameranthus is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains 8 species, all occurring in South America.

Piptostigma is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

Fissistigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are 59 species distributed in Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Cleistopholis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Malmea is a genus of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae native to tropical America.

Bocagea is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises four species distributed in Brazil. Augustin Saint-Hilaire, the French botanist who first formally described the genus, named it after Josephi Mariae de Souza du Bocage, who he said beautifully translated a poem about flowers into Portuguese and illustrated it.

Letestudoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Phaeanthus is a genus of plants in family Annonaceae native to Indo-China, Malesia and the island of New Guinea.

Hornschuchia is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple and soursop family Annonaceae, with all species native to South America and in eastern Brazil. It is within the Bocageeae tribe.

Monocarpia is an Asian tree genus in the family Annonaceae and the tribe Monocarpieae. Its native range is Borneo, peninsular Malaysia and Sumatera.

Dasymaschalon is an Asian genus of bushy plants in the subfamily Annonoideae and tribe Uvarieae. Its native range is from southern China, Indo-China to Malesia (west of the Wallace line).

Drepananthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Bocageopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Cymbopetalum is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. The generic name derives from the Latin words cymba, meaning 'boat', and petalum, meaning 'petal'.

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Phoenicanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Onychopetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Pseuduvaria is a genus of the plant family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae, native to Tropical Asia.

Cyathocalyx is a small genus of 7 species distributed throughout the floristic regions of the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia.

Cremastosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, subfamily Malmeoideae, tribe Malmeae. In 2018 there were 34 recognised species distributed in Central and South America.