Annonaceae

Oxandra A. Rich.

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

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Trees to 28 m.

Leaves: Leaves of some species pubescent with simple hairs or with inconspicuous venation.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit apocarpous, with 1-6 stipate carpels per fruit, to 1.5 cm long, typically black when mature.

Infructescence: Infructescence axillary and ramiflorous.

Seeds: One seed per carpel with ruminate endosperm.

Other

Distribution: Brazil and Peru.