Stenanona
| Stenanona | |
|---|---|
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| Stenanona flagelliflora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Stenanona |
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]
- Stenanona carrillensis
- Stenanona cauliflora
- Stenanona columbiensis
- Stenanona costaricensis
- Stenanona flagelliflora
- Stenanona hondurensis
- Stenanona humilis
- Stenanona migueliana[2]
- Stenanona monticola
- Stenanona narinensis
- Stenanona panamensis
- Stenanona stenopetala
- Stenanona tuberculata
- Stenanona tubiflora
- Stenanona wendtii
References
- 1 2 3 Schatz, G. E., & Maas, P. J. M. (2010). Synoptic revision of Stenanona (Annonaceae). Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 55(3), 205-223.
- 1 2 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.
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