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Annonaceae

Plants

136 genera · 2880 species in the Library

About

The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Its type genus is Annona. The family is concentrated in the tropics, with the only temperate genus being Asimina. Other than Asimina, 900 species are Neotropical, 450 are Afrotropical, and the remaining are Indomalayan.

Summary from Wikipedia

Guatteria

297 species

Uvaria

231 species

Xylopia

204 species

Annona

168 species

Polyalthia

148 species

Goniothalamus

147 species

Artabotrys

122 species

Duguetia

99 species

Miliusa

76 species

Monanthotaxis

72 species

Fissistigma

64 species

Orophea

64 species

Friesodielsia

61 species

Pseuduvaria

61 species

Mitrephora

56 species

Unonopsis

50 species

Alphonsea

42 species

Popowia

39 species

Oxandra

35 species

Cremastosperma

34 species

Desmopsis

29 species

Anaxagorea

28 species

Cymbopetalum

27 species

Drepananthus

27 species

Hubera

27 species

Desmos

26 species

Dasymaschalon

25 species

Pseudoxandra

24 species

Meiogyne

23 species

Asimina

Asimina

21 species

Isolona

21 species

Uvariodendron

20 species

Uvariopsis

20 species

Piptostigma

19 species

Enicosanthum

18 species

Monoon

18 species

Stenanona

17 species

Melodorum

14 species

Monodora

14 species

Mosannona

14 species

Unona

14 species

Klarobelia

13 species

Hornschuchia

12 species

Trivalvaria

12 species

Haplostichanthus

11 species

Cyathocalyx

10 species

Disepalum

10 species

Fenerivia

10 species

Phaeanthus

10 species

Mitrella

9 species

Polyceratocarpus

9 species

Sageraea

9 species

Tetrameranthus

9 species

Trigynaea

9 species

Annickia

8 species

Ephedranthus

8 species

Porcelia

8 species

Sapranthus

8 species

Uvariastrum

8 species

Anonaspermum

7 species

Malmea

7 species

Maasia

6 species

Marsypopetalum

6 species

Neostenanthera

6 species

Anonidium

5 species

Bocagea

5 species

Hexalobus

5 species

Huberantha

5 species

Mezzettia

5 species

Mischogyne

5 species

Sphaerocoryne

5 species

Bocageopsis

4 species

Cleistopholis

4 species

Dendrokingstonia

4 species

Greenwayodendron

4 species

Monocarpia

4 species

Pseudomalmea

4 species

Stelechocarpus

4 species

Toussaintia

4 species

Tridimeris

4 species

Anomianthus

3 species

Asteranthe

3 species

Cananga

3 species

Cardiopetalum

3 species

Cyathostemma

3 species

Diclinanona

3 species

Froesiodendron

3 species

Letestudoxa

3 species

Neo-uvaria

3 species

Richella

3 species

Afroguatteria

2 species

Ambavia

2 species

Fitzalania

2 species

Fusaea

2 species

Neo-Uvaria

2 species

Oncodostigma

2 species

Onychopetalum

2 species

Phoenicanthus

2 species

Platymitra

2 species

Pseudephedranthus

2 species

Saccopetalum

2 species

Xylopicrum

2 species

Boutiquea

1 species

Clathrospermum

1 species

Cleistochlamys

1 species

Deeringothamnus

Deeringothamnus

1 species

Dielsiothamnus

1 species

Duckeanthus

1 species

Exellia

Exellia

1 species

Gilbertiella

1 species

Guatateria

1 species

Jongmansia

1 species

Leoheo

1 species

Lettowianthus

1 species

Lobocarpus

1 species

Mayogynophyllum

1 species

Meiocarpidium

1 species

Mkilua

1 species

Monocyclanthus

1 species

Monodorospermum

1 species

Mwasumbia

1 species

Ophrypetalum

1 species

Oreomitra

1 species

Papualthia

1 species

Paraisoannulus

1 species

Pennicarpus

1 species

Pseudartabotrys

1 species

Pyramidanthe

1 species

Ruizodendron

1 species

Sanrafaelia

1 species

Schefferomitra

1 species

Sirdavidia

1 species

Unonaspermum

1 species

Uvariella

1 species

Woodiellantha

1 species

Xylopiaecarpum

1 species