Melodorum Loureiro 1790 (custard apple)

Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Annonaceae

Parent taxon: Anonaceae according to M. Prasad 2008

Sister taxa: Alphonsea, Annona, Anonaspermum, Artabotrys, Asimina, Cananga, Commiphora, Dendrokingstonia, Desmos, Ellipeia, Fissistigma, Goniothalamus, Guatteria, Jongmansia, Lettowianthus, Mayogynophyllum, Meiogyne, Miliusa, Mitrephora, Orophea, Polyalthia, Polyalthioxylon, Popowia, Uvaria, Xylopiaecarpum

Subtaxa: Melodorum jarwaensis

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Koilabas (Miocene of Nepal)

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