Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Magnoliales

Annonaceae - Custard-apple family

Robson, N.K.B. (1960) Annonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs, shrublets or lianes. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, held in one plane in two rows, entire, aromatic when crushed. Flowers solitary or paired to fasciculate or cymose, terminal or axillary, usually bisexual, actinomorphic, Sepals (2-)3. Petals (4-)6 in 2 whorls, free or ± united. Stamens numerous, spiral or 6-12 and whorled. Carpels 1-many, free or united at the base or completely united to form a 1-locular ovary; ovules 1-many. Styles free or united, or 0. Fruit usually composed of 1-10 free carpels, rarely a 1-locular fruit (Annona).

Worldwide: 112 genera and 2,150 species, tropics.

Zimbabwe: 3 cultivated genera and 7 cultivated taxa.

Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Annona L.	Description, Image
Cananga (DC.) Hook. f. & Thomson	Description
Monoon Miq.

Other sources of information about Annonaceae:

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Flora of Botswana: Annonaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Annonaceae
Flora of Malawi: Annonaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Annonaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Annonaceae
Flora of Zambia: Annonaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Annonaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Annonaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Annonaceae
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Annonaceae
Wikipedia: Annonaceae