Annona helosioides

Annona helosioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. helosioides
Binomial name
Annona helosioides
(Maas & Westra) H.Rainer
Synonyms[2]

Rollinia helosioides Maas & Westra

Annona helosioides is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a small tree endemic to eastern Ecuador.[2] It is native to the Napo River basin in the western Amazon Basin, where it grows in lowland rain forest.[1]

The species was first described as Rollinia helosioides by Maas and Westra in 1989. In 2007 Heimo Rainer merged the genus Rollinia into Annona, and renamed the species A. helosioides.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Harvey-Brown, Y. (2021). "Annona helosioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T33363A176434015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T33363A176434015.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Annona helosioides (Maas & Westra) H.Rainer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 March 2026.