Monocarpia

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Monocarpia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Malmeoideae
Tribe: Monocarpieae
Genus: Monocarpia
Miq., 1865

Monocarpia [1] is an Asian tree genus in the family Annonaceae and the monotypic tribe Monocarpieae. Its native range is Borneo, peninsular Malaysia and Sumatera. [2]

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