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Family: Annonaceae
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A tropical family with 129 genera and 2220 species. Ten genera
and 24 species are native to southern Africa and a further two genera and
seven species are cultivated in the region. The genus
Annona contains a number of species that are
cultivated for their fruit, including Custard
apple and Soursop.
Genera native to southern Africa
Information from Jordaan (2000).
Annona
About 110 species, native mainly to
tropical America but with four species native to tropical Africa of which
two occur in
southern Africa. An additional four species are cultivated in the region. |
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Artabotrys
About 100 species, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World.
Two species are native to southern Africa and a further species is
cultivated in the region. |
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Cleistochlamys
One species: Cleistochlamys kirkii,
native to southeastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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Friesodielsia
About 50-60 species, native to
tropical Africa and Asia with one species,
Friesodielsia obovata (Northern
dwaba-berry), native to southern Africa. |
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Hexalobus
Five species, native to
tropical Africa with one, Hexalobus monopetalus
(Baboon's breakfast, Shakama plum), extending into southern Africa. |
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Monanthotaxis
About 60 species, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, with four
species native to southern Africa. |
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Monodora
About 15 species,
native to tropical Africa, with two species,
Monodora junodii (Green-apple) and Monodora stenopetala (recorded from
Mozambique, see
Flora of Mozambique), occurring in southern Africa. |
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Sphaerocoryne
One species - Sphaerocoryne gracilis - native to tropical Africa
(including Mozambique). |
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Uvaria
About 110 species,
found mainly in tropical Asia, Australia and Africa, with three species native
to southern Africa. |
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Xylopia
About 100-160
species, pantropical in distribution. Five species are native to southern
Africa. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002). Species are
listed because each genus has only a single species cultivated in southern
Africa.
Cananga
odorata (Ylang-ylang)
Native from India through to the
Philippines. |
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Polyalthia suberosa
Native to India through to China. |
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Publications
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated plants of
southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Jordaan, M. 2000. Annonaceae. In: Seed
Plants of Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10:
59-62. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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