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Oxandra

Oxandra is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to Mexico and tropical America.

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Oxandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Malmeeae
Genus: Oxandra
A.Rich.1
Type species
Oxandra virgata
A.Rich.2

Oxandra is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to Mexico and tropical America.1

Species

As of January 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 28 species:1

  • Oxandra aberrans Maas & Junikka
  • Oxandra asbeckii (Pulle) R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra bolivarensis Maas & Junikka
  • Oxandra espintana (Spruce ex Benth.) Baill.
  • Oxandra euneura Diels
  • Oxandra guianensis R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra krukoffii R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill.
  • Oxandra laurifolia (Sw.) A.Rich.
  • Oxandra leucodermis (Spruce ex Benth.) Warm.
  • Oxandra longipetala R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra macrophylla R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra martiana (Schltdl.) R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra maya Miranda
  • Oxandra mediocris Diels
  • Oxandra oblongifolia R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra panamensis R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra polyantha R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra reticulata Maas
  • Oxandra rheophytica Maas & Junikka
  • Oxandra riedeliana R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra saxicola Maas & Junikka
  • Oxandra sessiliflora R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra sphaerocarpa R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra surinamensis Jans.-Jac.
  • Oxandra unibracteata J.C.Lopes, Junikka & Mello-Silva
  • Oxandra venezuelana R.E.Fr.
  • Oxandra xylopioides Diels
References

References

  1. "Oxandra A.Rich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. "Oxandra A. Rich". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 17 January 2025.