Annonaceae
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Annonaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Family Description - Fls perfect, regular, hypogynous; sep 3, distinct or basally connate; pet 6, in 2 whorls; stamens numerous, distinct, spirally arranged; filament very short; connective often prolonged beyond the extrorse anther; pollen uniaperturate to biaperturate or inaperturate; pistils usually ± numerous on a flat to conic or subglobose receptacle, free and distinct; ovules 1–many; fr commonly of separate, fleshy, indehiscent, stipitate, berry-like carpels, or the carpels sometimes coalescent to form an aggregate fleshy fr, seldom dry and dehiscent or indehiscent; seeds large, with small, dicotyledonous embryo and abundant, ruminate endosperm, woody pls with alternate, exstipulate, simple, entire lvs. 130/2300.
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Common Names
The custard-apple family