Stenanona

<i>Stenanona</i>

Stenanona

Genus of flowering plants

Stenanona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 14 species native to Mexico and Central and South America.[1] The genus is found in rainforest habitat.[2]

Quick Facts Stenanona, Scientific classification ...

These plants are small trees. The leaves have a coating of hairs and are borne on swollen petioles. The petals are somewhat thin but moderately fleshy in texture and are various shades of pink or red; one species has purple flowers. The petals sometimes fade whitish. The flowers are bisexual.[1]

Species include:[1]

  • Stenanona carrillensis
  • Stenanona cauliflora
  • Stenanona columbiensis
  • Stenanona costaricensis
  • Stenanona flagelliflora
  • Stenanona hondurensis
  • Stenanona humilis
  • Stenanona migueliana[2]
  • Stenanona monticola
  • Stenanona narinensis
  • Stenanona panamensis
  • Stenanona stenopetala
  • Stenanona tuberculata
  • Stenanona tubiflora
  • Stenanona wendtii

References

  1. [1]
    Schatz, G. E., & Maas, P. J. M. (2010). Synoptic revision of Stenanona (Annonaceae). Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 55(3), 205-223.
  2. [2]
    Ortiz-Rodríguez, A. E., Schatz, G. E., Licona-Vera, Y., & Ruíz-Sánchez, E. (2014). Una nueva especie de Stenanona (Annonaceae) endémica de Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences, 92(1), 37-41.


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