Isolona
Encyclopedia
Isolona is a genus
of plant
in family Annonaceae
(custard apple or sour sop).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
(custard apple or sour sop).
Species of Isolona
It contains species (but this list may be incomplete):- Isolona campanulata, Engler & Diels,
- Isolona cauliflora, Verdc.
- Isolona congolanaIsolona congolanaIsolona congolana is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.-Source:* Ndjele, M.B. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, (De Wild. & T. Durand) Engl. & Diels - Isolona cooperi, Hutchinson & Dalziel,
- Isolona deightoniiIsolona deightoniiIsolona deightonii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Ghana and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Hawthorne, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Keay - Isolona dewevreiIsolona dewevreiIsolona dewevrei is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Ndjele, M.B. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Engl. & Diels. - Isolona heinseniiIsolona heinseniiIsolona heinsenii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Engl. & Diels - Isolona hexaloba, Engler
- Isolona leonensis,
- Isolona maitlandii, Keay
- Isolona pilosa, Diels
- Isolona zenkeriIsolona zenkeriIsolona zenkeri is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Engl.