Annonaceae - Definition and Overview

Custard apples

Annona_squamosa.jpg

Annona squamosa fruit

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae

Genera

Annona - Custard-apple, Soursop, Sugar-apple
Artabotrys - Trail-grape
Asimina- Pawpaw
Cananga - Ylang-ylang
Deeringothamnus - False Pawpaw
Guatteria - Haya Minga, Haya Blanca
Oxandra - Blacklancewood, Haya
Rollinia - Wild Sugar-apple

Annonaceae, or the custard apple family of plants, includes the Pawpaw and the Soursop.

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External links

Annonaceae research projects at Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/taskforcemolecular/annonaceae.htm)

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