| Desmos | |
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| Desmos chinensis growing as a shade tree in Bangkok | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Annonoideae |
| Tribe: | Uvarieae |
| Genus: | Desmos Lour. [1] |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Desmos is a genus of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae , native to areas from India and China, through tropical Asia to northern Australia.
Plants in this genus are vines, shrubs, or occasionally small trees. Flowers are mostly solitary and terminal , or in some species are produced in the leaf axils . They are bisexual , i.e. they have both male and female organs. There are 3 sepals and 6 petals arranged in two rings of 3. Stamens and carpels both numerous. The fruits are apocarps . [2] [3]
The genus is native to the following areas: [1]
As of January 2025 [update] , Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online accept the following 18 species: [1] [4]
