Xylopia

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Xylopia
Xylopia aromatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Magnoliales Family: Annonaceae Genus: Xylopia L.
Synonyms
Coelocline A. DC. Habzelia A. DC. Parabotrys Müll. Hal., orth. var. Parartabotrys Miq. Patonia Wight Pseudannona (Baill.) Saff. Unona L. f. Xylopiastrum Roberty Xylopicron Adans., orth. var. Xylopicrum P. Browne[1]

Xylopia is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. This genus is solely composed of trees, distribution of which is pantropical (1998, van Balgooy). It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

• Xylopia africana, (Benth.) Oliv.
• Xylopia amplexicaulis, (Lam.) Baillon
• Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.
• Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart.
• Xylopia ekmanii, R.E. Fries
• Xylopia elliotii, Engl.
• Xylopia elliptica, Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
• Xylopia frutescens Aubl.
• Xylopia ferruginea
• Xylopia hastarum, M.L. Green
• Xylopia lamarckii, Baillon
• Xylopia latipetala, Verdc.
• Xylopia longifolia, DC.
• Xylopia magna, Maingay ex Hook.f. & Th.
• Xylopia pierrei, Hance
• Xylopia richardii, Boivin ex Baillon
• Xylopia sericea A. St.-Hil.
• Xylopia talbotii, Exell

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