Mosannona garwoodiae

Mosannona garwoodiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Mosannona
Species:
M. garwoodiae
Binomial name
Mosannona garwoodiae
Chatrou & Welzenis[1][2]

Mosannona garwoodiae (syn. Mosannona garwoodii, orth. var.) is a rainforest tree endemic to Panama and belonging to the custard-apple family Annonaceae.[1] The laurel-like leaves have a unique color, the underside being described as "sky blue". The flowers have about twenty carpels each developing into a separate berry. The species was discovered circa 2010 on Barro Colorado Island by Dr. Nancy Garwood.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mosannona garwoodiae Chatrou & Welzenis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. ^ "Mosannona garwoodii Chatrou & Welzenis". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ^ Condit, Richard; Perez, Rolando; Daguerre, Nefertaris (2011). Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Prineton, N.J.: Prineton Univ. Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-0-691-14710-9.


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