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Fusaea
Sign in to saveFusaea 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 49
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, F, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MO, BRY
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Annonaceae
- Image
- Fusaea longifolia.tif
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- Fusaea
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- topic's main category
- Category:Fusaea
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- Fusaea
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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.
==Description== Fusea are shrubs or trees. Their flowers have a three-lobed calyx that can be separated or almost united. Their petals are large and covered it silky hairs. They have an outer row of sterile stamens and fertile inner stamens. Their leaves are alternate and have smooth margins. Their fruit are round and smooth and formed from multiple fused carpels. The fruit has pulpy flesh.
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