Stenanona

Stenanona
Stenanona flagelliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Miliuseae
Genus: Stenanona
Standl.
Synonyms

Reedrollinsia J.W.Walker

Stenanona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 14 species native to Mexico and Central and South America.[1] The genus is found in rainforest habitat.[2]

These plants are small trees. The leaves have a coating of hairs and are borne on swollen petioles. The petals are somewhat thin but moderately fleshy in texture and are various shades of pink or red; one species has purple flowers. The petals sometimes fade whitish. The flowers are bisexual.[1]

Species include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schatz, G. E., & Maas, P. J. M. (2010). Synoptic revision of Stenanona (Annonaceae). Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 55(3), 205-223.
  2. ^ a b Ortiz-Rodríguez, A. E., Schatz, G. E., Licona-Vera, Y., & Ruíz-Sánchez, E. (2014). Una nueva especie de Stenanona (Annonaceae) endémica de Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences, 92(1), 37-41.