Desmos (plant)

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Desmos
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Desmos chinensis growing as a shade tree in Bangkok
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Annonoideae
Tribe: Uvarieae
Genus: Desmos
Lour. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • CamphorinaNoronha

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.

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Description

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]

Distribution

The genus is native to the following areas: [1]

Species

As of January 2025, Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online accept the following 18 species: [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Desmos Lour". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. Jessup, L.W. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Desmos". Flora of Australia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. "Desmos". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. "Desmos Lour". World Flora Online . World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.