Fusaea
| Fusaea | |
|---|---|
| Illustration of Fusaea longifolia specie | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Fusaea (Baill.) Saff. |
Fusaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises two species distributed in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
Description
[edit]Fusaea are shrubs or trees. Their flowers have a three-lobed calyx that can be separated or almost united. Their petals are large and covered it silky hairs. They have an outer row of sterile stamens and fertile inner stamens. Their leaves are alternate and have smooth margins. Their fruit are round and smooth and formed from multiple fused carpels. The fruit has pulpy flesh.[2]
Species
[edit]Two species are accepted:[1]
- Fusaea longifolia (Aubl.) Saff. (synonym Fusaea decurrens R.E.Fr.)
- Fusaea peruviana R.E.Fr.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Fusaea (Baill.) Saff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Safford, W.E. (1914). "Classification of the Genus Annona, with Descriptions of New and Imperfectly Known Species". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 18. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 64.