Monodora
Encyclopedia
Monodora is a genus of plant
in family Annonaceae
. It contains approximately 35 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
. It contains approximately 35 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa.
Some species
- Monodora grandifloraMonodora grandifloraMonodora grandiflora is a tree in the genus Monodora, in the family Annonaceae....
Benth. - Monodora unwiniiMonodora unwiniiMonodora unwinii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Hutch. & Dalz. - Monodora myristica, (Gaertn.) Dunal; Calabash nutmegCalabash nutmegCalabash nutmeg is a tropical tree of the family Annonaceae or custard apple family of flowering plants. In former times, its seeds were widely sold as a inexpensive nutmeg substitute...
; based on: Annona myristica Gaertn. - Monodora junodii Engl. & Diels