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''Stenanona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
. There are about 14 species native to Mexico and Central and South America.Schatz, G. E., & Maas, P. J. M. (2010)
Synoptic revision of ''Stenanona'' (Annonaceae).
''Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants'', 55(3), 205-223.
The genus is found in rainforest habitat.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.
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. Species include: *'' Stenanona carrillensis'' *'' Stenanona cauliflora'' *'' Stenanona columbiensis'' *'' Stenanona costaricensis'' *'' Stenanona flagelliflora'' *'' Stenanona hondurensis'' *'' Stenanona humilis'' *'' Stenanona migueliana'' *'' Stenanona monticola'' *'' Stenanona narinensis'' *'' Stenanona panamensis'' *'' Stenanona stenopetala'' *'' Stenanona tuberculata'' *'' Stenanona tubiflora'' *'' Stenanona wendtii''


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