''Monodora'' is a genus of

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in family Annonaceae. It contains approximately 15 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa.

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.

References

Annonaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Annonaceae-stub