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Isolona

Isolona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are 20 species native to tropical Africa. They occur in humid habitat types.

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Isolona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Monodoreae
Genus: Isolona
Engl.

Isolona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are 20 species native to tropical Africa. They occur in humid habitat types.1

Species

20 species are accepted.2

  • Isolona campanulata Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona capuronii Cavaco & Keraudren
  • Isolona cauliflora Verdc.
  • Isolona congolana (De Wild. & T. Durand) Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona cooperi Hutch. & Dalziel ex G.P.Cooper & Record
  • Isolona deightonii Keay
  • Isolona dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona ghesquierei Cavaco & Keraudren
  • Isolona heinsenii Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona hexaloba (Pierre) Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona humbertiana Ghesq. ex Cavaco & Keraudr.
  • Isolona lebrunii Boutique
  • Isolona letestui Pellegr.
  • Isolona linearis Couvreur1
  • Isolona madagascariensis (A.DC.) Engl.
  • Isolona perrieri Diels
  • Isolona pilosa Diels
  • Isolona pleurocarpa Diels
  • Isolona thonneri (De Wild. & T.Durand) Engl. & Diels
  • Isolona zenkeri Engl.
References

References

  1. Couvreur, T. L., Gereau, R. E., Wieringa, J. J., & Richardson, J. E. (2006). Description of four new species of Monodora and Isolona (Annonaceae) from Tanzania and an overview of Tanzanian Annonaceae diversity. Adansonia (Paris), 28(2), 243-266.
  2. "Isolona Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2026.