Monodora Explained

Monodora is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains approximately 15 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa.^[1]

Selected species

• Monodora angolensis Welw.
• Monodora carolinae Couvreur
• Monodora crispata Engl.
• Monodora globiflora Couvreur
• Monodora grandidieri Baill.
• Monodora hastipetala Couvreur
• Monodora junodii Engl. & Diels
• Monodora laurentii De Wild.
• Monodora minor Engl. & Diels
• Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal; Calabash nutmeg; based on: Annona myristica Gaertn.
• Monodora stenopetala Oliv.
• Monodora tenuifolia Benth.
• Monodora undulata (P.Beauv.) Couvreur
• Monodora unwinii Hutch. & Dalz.
• Monodora zenkeri Engl.

External links

• IPNI List of Species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monodora Dunal. . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . April 5, 2019.