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Annonoideae

Annonoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Annonaceae, with genera distributed in tropical areas world-wide. The family and this subfamily are based on the type genus Annona.

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Annonoideae
Annona squamosa flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Annonoideae
Rafinesque, 1815

Annonoideae1 is a subfamily of plants in the family Annonaceae, with genera distributed in tropical areas world-wide. The family and this subfamily are based on the type genus Annona.

Tribes and genera

The following genera, subdivided into seven tribes are accepted:

Auth.: Endlicher 1839

Cymbopetalum brasiliense source ↗

Auth.: Endlicher 1839

Duguetia confusa source ↗

Auth.: Chatrou & Saunders 2012

Auth.: Hooker & Thomson 1855

Monodora myristica source ↗

Auth.: Baill. 1868

Auth.: Dagallier & Couvreur 20232

Uvaria grandiflora source ↗

Auth.: Hooker & Thomson 1855

Auth.: Endlicher 1839

References

References

  1. Rafinesque CS (1815) Analyse de la Nature 175.
  2. Dagallier, LMJ; Mbago, FM; Couderc, M; Gaudeul, M; Grall, A; Loup, C; Wieringa, JJ; Sonké, B; Couvreur, TLP (Sep 2023). "Phylogenomic inference of the African tribe Monodoreae (Annonaceae) and taxonomic revision of Dennettia, Uvariodendron and Uvariopsis". PhytoKeys (233): 1–200. Bibcode:2023PhytK.233....1D. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.233.103096. PMC 10552675. PMID 37811332.
  3. Bangkomnate, R.; Damthongdee, A.; Baka, A.; Aongyong, K.; Chaowasku, T. (2021). "Pyramidanthe and Mitrella (Annonaceae, Uvarieae) unified: molecular phylogenetic and morphological congruence, with new combinations in Pyramidanthe". Willdenowia. 51 (3): 383–394. Bibcode:2021Willd..5151306B. doi:10.3372/wi.51.51306.
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