Fusaea is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises three species distributed in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

Fusaea
Illustration of Fusaea longifolia specie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Fusaea
(Baill.) Saff.

Description

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Fusea 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

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Species include:

References

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  1. ^ "Fusaea (Baill.) Saff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.