Annonaceae

Cremastosperma R. E. Fries

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

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Trees to 8 m.

Leaves: Leaves with simple hairs.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit apocarpous with up to 16 distinct carpels, stipate, to 1 cm long, black when mature.

Infructescence: Infructescence axillary or ramiflorous.

Seeds: One seed per carpel, with ruminate endosperm.

Other

Distribution: Peru

Notes: Closely related to the genus Guatteria.