Annonaceae

Ruizodendron R. E. Fries.

Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Annonaceae Status: Valid

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Trees to 30 m.

Leaves: Leaves glaucous abaxially.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit apocarpous, with up to 13 stipate, asymmetric carpels, to 2 cm long, green to black when mature.

Seeds: One seed per fruit, transversely positioned, with ruminate endosperm.

Other

Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

Notes: Monospecific genus common in flooded forests.