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.