Family and Genus Descriptions

inia . Many species cultivated for their edible fruits.

Distribution: Tropical America and the Old World,
with many species introduced to Asia, Africa, and
subtropical regions.

Cremastosperma R. E. Fries. Trees to 8 m tall.

Leaves with simple hairs. Infructescence axillary or
borne from the stems. Fruit apocarpous with up to 16
stipitate monocarps, to 1 cm long, black when mature.
Seeds one per monocarp, with ruminate endosperm.
Closely related to the genus Guatteria. Distribution:
Peru.

Annonaceae - Anaxagorea (2.22x; 14.81 x 7.81)

or borne from the stems. Fruit apocarpous, with up to

30 monocarps that are elongated, weakly curved, to 3
cm long, shortly stipitate and dehiscent, yellow-red-
dish when mature. Seeds 1–2 per monocarp, very dis-
tinct in color, brilliance, texture, and form. Distribu-
tion: Costa Rica to Peru, also in the Old World tropics.

Annona L. Primarily trees to 30 m tall, some species Annonaceae - Cremastosperma (2.41x; 9.25 x 7.5)
shrubs or lianas. Leaves with simple hairs, sometimes
stellate. Infructescence axillary or terminal. Fruit syn-
carpous, to 25 cm diameter, generally yellow when
mature, formed by numerous weakly or completely
fused carpels, sometimes with small spine-like pro-
jections. Seeds one per carpel, surrounded by a
fleshy, white, edible pulp. Similar to the genus Roll-

Annonaceae - Cremastosperma (3.3x; 9.1 x 6.67)

Cymbopetalum Benth. Shrubs to 4 m tall. Leaves

and stems with simple hairs. Fruit apocarpous, with
up to 10 weakly curved monocarps, to 5 cm long,
yellow-reddish and dehiscent along one side when
mature. The seeds various per monocarp, covered by
an aril, with ruminate endosperm. Distribution:
Northern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil,
Annonaceae - Annona (1.71x; 17.04 x 10.19)
usually in moist forest below 1000 m elevation.

Annonaceae - Annona (4.36x; 8.03 x 4.66) Annonaceae - Cymbopetalum (2.22x; 12.62 x 8.48)