Meiogyne
Sign in to saveMeiogyne 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
Native toBismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar
General: Polyaulax is included within this genus as Meiogyne cylindrocarpa
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- Parent taxon
- Annonaceae
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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.
Meiogyne is distinguished by two morphological characters. The innermost whorl of stamens possesses elongated connectives. Most species also produce warty or corrugated outgrowths on the inner surface of the inner petals.