| Desmos | |
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| Desmos chinensis growing as a shade tree in Bangkok | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Annonoideae |
| Tribe: | Uvarieae |
| Genus: | Desmos Lour. |
Desmos is a genus of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from India and China, through tropical Asia to northern Australia.
Description
Plants in this genus are vines, shrubs, or occasionally small trees. Flowers are mostly solitary and terminal, or in some species are produced in the leaf axils. They are bisexual, i.e. they have both male and female organs. There are 3 sepals and 6 petals arranged in two rings of 3. Stamens and carpels both numerous. The fruits are apocarps.
Distribution
The genus is native to the following areas:
- Indian subcontinent – Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- China – China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan.
- Indo-China – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia – Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Australia – Northern Territory, Queensland.
Species
As of January 2025, Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online accept the following 18 species:
- Desmos acutus (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.M.Turner
- Desmos chinensis Lour.
- Desmos chryseus (Miq.) Merr.
- Desmos cochinchinensis Lour.
- Desmos costatus (Miq.) Merr.
- Desmos dinhensis (Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.) Merr.
- Desmos dumosus (Roxb.) Saff.
- Desmos dunalii (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.
- Desmos elegans (Thwaites) Saff.
- Desmos goezeanus (F.Muell.) Jessup
- Desmos grandifolius (Finet & Gagnep.) C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li
- Desmos macrocarpus Bân
- Desmos pedunculosus (A.DC.) Bân
- Desmos polycarpus Jessup
- Desmos subbiglandulosus (Miq.) Merr.
- Desmos viridiflorus Saff.
- Desmos wardianus (F.M.Bailey) Jessup
- Desmos zeylanicus (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.
References
- ^ "Desmos Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- Jessup, L.W. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Desmos". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- "Desmos". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- "Desmos Lour". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
External links
- Plants of the Malay Peninsula - Desmos chinensis Lour.
- Butterflycircle - Desmos chinensis, Dwarf Ylang Ylang
- Zipcodezoo - Desmos cochinchinensis pictures
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| Desmos | |