Stelechocarpus

Stelechocarpus
	Stelechocarpus burahol
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Subfamily:	Malmeoideae
Tribe:	Miliuseae
Genus:	Stelechocarpus; Hook.f. & Thomson[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
	Winitia Chaowasku;

Stelechocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is Indo-China to western and central Malesia.[1][2]

Description

Plants in this genus are trees growing to about 25 m (82 ft) in height with all parts hairless, or nearly so. They are monoecious, i.e. flowers are either male or female, and both sexes are produced on each plant. Inflorescences emerge from warty protuberances on the trunk and branches, usually with the female inflorescences lower down on the tree than the male ones. Flowers have three sepals and two whorls of three petals each. Male flowers have many stamens; female flowers have few stamens and many carpels; the fruits are globose monocarps.[3][4]

Distribution

They are native to Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and [[Thomas Thomson (botanist}|Thomas Thomson]] in 1885.[5][6]

Species

As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following three species:[1]

Stelechocarpus burahol (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson
Stelechocarpus cauliflorus (Scheff.) R.E.Fr.
Stelechocarpus expansus (Chaowasku) I.M.Turner

References

^ a b c d e "Stelechocarpus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
^ a b "Stelechocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
^ Kessler, P.J.A. (1993). "Annonaceae". In Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G.; Bittrich, Volker (eds.). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons. p. 113. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5.
^ van Heusden, E.C.H. (1995). "Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Stelechocarpus (Annonaceae)" (PDF). Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 40 (2): 429–438.
^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Thomson, Thomas (1855). Flora Indica: Being a Systematic Account of the Plants of British India, Together with Observations on the Structure and Affinities of Their Natural Orders and Genera. London: W. Pamplin. p. 94.
^ Turner, I.M. (2016). "Notes on the Annonaceae of the Malay Peninsula". Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 68: 67–68. doi:10.3850/S2382581216000028.

[POWO-1] "Stelechocarpus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

[WFO-2] "Stelechocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

[KESSLER-3] Kessler, P.J.A. (1993). "Annonaceae". In Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G.; Bittrich, Volker (eds.). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons. p. 113. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5.

[VANHEUSDEN-4] van Heusden, E.C.H. (1995). "Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Stelechocarpus (Annonaceae)" (PDF). Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 40 (2): 429–438.

[FLINDICA-5] Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Thomson, Thomas (1855). Flora Indica: Being a Systematic Account of the Plants of British India, Together with Observations on the Structure and Affinities of Their Natural Orders and Genera. London: W. Pamplin. p. 94.

[TURNER-6] Turner, I.M. (2016). "Notes on the Annonaceae of the Malay Peninsula". Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 68: 67–68. doi:10.3850/S2382581216000028.