''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the

Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...

family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (

). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tendency to climb. Leaves are simple and alternate, without hairs. Bisexual flowers are borne singly or in clusters opposite the leaves. The 6-petalled flowers are scented, and the plant bears fleshy fruits.

Cultivation

''Artabotrys'' can be propagated from fresh seeds or short half-hardened cuttings taken in spring.

Species

* '' Artabotrys aereus'' Ast * '' Artabotrys antunesii'' Engl. & Diels * '' Artabotrys arachnoides'' J.Sinclair * '' Artabotrys atractocarpus'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys aurantiacus'' Engl. & Diels * ''

Artabotrys blumei ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Artabotrys brachypetalus'' Benth. * ''

Artabotrys brevipes ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Craib * ''

Artabotrys burmanicus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' A.DC. * '' Artabotrys byrsophyllus'' I.M.Turner & Utteridge * '' Artabotrys cagayanensis'' Merr. * '' Artabotrys camptopetalus'' Diels * ''

Artabotrys carnosipetalus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Jessup * '' Artabotrys caudatus'' Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Artabotrys coccineus'' Keay * ''

Artabotrys collinus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Hutch. * '' Artabotrys congolensis'' De Wild. & T.Durand * ''

Artabotrys costatus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' King * '' Artabotrys crassifolius'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Artabotrys crassipetalus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Pellegr. * ''

Artabotrys cumingianus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' S.Vidal * ''

Artabotrys dahomensis ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Engl. & Diels * ''

Artabotrys darainensis ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Deroin & L.Gaut. * ''

Artabotrys dielsianus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Le Thomas * ''

Artabotrys fragrans ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Ast * ''

Artabotrys gossweileri ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Baker f. * ''

Artabotrys gracilis ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' King * ''

Artabotrys grandifolius ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' King * ''

Artabotrys hainanensis ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' R.E.Fr. * ''

Artabotrys harmandii ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Finet & Gagnep. * ''

Artabotrys hexapetalus ''Manoranjitham,'' the climbing ylang-ylang, is a shrub found in India through to Burma, southern China and Taiwan, having flowers that are renowned for their exotic fragrance. It is also called ylang-ylang vine or tail grape in English, with a v ...

'' (L.f.) Bhandari * '' Artabotrys hienianus'' Bân * '' Artabotrys hildebrandtii'' O.Hoffm. * '' Artabotrys hirtipes'' Ridl. * '' Artabotrys hispidus'' Sprague & Hutch. * '' Artabotrys inodorus'' Zipp. * '' Artabotrys insignis'' Engl. & Diels * '' Artabotrys jacques-felicis'' Pellegr. * '' Artabotrys jollyanus'' Pierre * '' Artabotrys kinabaluensis'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys kurzii'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Artabotrys lanuginosus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Boerl. * '' Artabotrys lastoursvillensis'' Pellegr. * ''

Artabotrys letestui ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Pellegr. * '' Artabotrys libericus'' Diels * '' Artabotrys likimensis'' De Wild. * '' Artabotrys longistigmatus'' Nurainas * '' Artabotrys lowianus'' King * '' Artabotrys luteus'' Elmer * '' Artabotrys luxurians'' Ghesq. ex Cavaco & Keraudr. * '' Artabotrys macrophyllus'' Hook.f. * '' Artabotrys macropodus'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys madagascariensis'' Miq. * '' Artabotrys maingayi'' Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Artabotrys manoranjanii'' M.V.Ramana, J.Swamy & K.C.Mohan * ''

Artabotrys modestus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Diels * '' Artabotrys monteiroae'' Oliv. * '' Artabotrys multiflorus'' C.E.C.Fisch. * '' Artabotrys nicobarianus'' D.Das * '' Artabotrys oblanceolatus'' Craib * '' Artabotrys oblongus'' King * '' Artabotrys ochropetalus'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys oliganthus'' Engl. & Diels * '' Artabotrys oxycarpus'' King * '' Artabotrys pallens'' Ast * '' Artabotrys palustris'' Louis ex Boutique * ''

Artabotrys pandanicarpus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' I.M.Turner * ''

Artabotrys parkinsonii ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

Chatterjee Chatterjee or Chattopadhyay (চট্টোপাধ্যায়) is a Bengali Hindu family name, used primarily by the Kulin group of Pancha-Gauda Brahmins in India, and associated with the Bengali Brahmin caste. ''Chatterjee'' is an Anglicize ...

* '' Artabotrys petelotii'' Merr. * ''

Artabotrys phuongianus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Bân * '' Artabotrys pierreanus'' Engl. & Diels * ''

Artabotrys pilosus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Merr. & Chun * '' Artabotrys pleurocarpus'' Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Artabotrys polygynus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Miq. * '' Artabotrys porphyrifolius'' Nurainas * '' Artabotrys punctulatus'' C.Y.Wu * '' Artabotrys rhynchocarpus'' C.Y.Wu * '' Artabotrys roseus'' Boerl. * '' Artabotrys rufus'' De Wild. * '' Artabotrys rupestris'' Diels * '' Artabotrys sahyadricus'' Robi, K.M.P.Kumar & Hareesh * '' Artabotrys sarawakensis'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys scortechinii'' King * '' Artabotrys scytophyllus'' (Diels) Cavaco & Keraudren * '' Artabotrys siamensis'' Miq. * '' Artabotrys spathulatus'' J.Chen, Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Artabotrys speciosus'' Kurz ex Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Artabotrys spinosus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Craib * ''

Artabotrys stenopetalus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' Engl. & Diels * '' Artabotrys suaveolens'' (Blume) Blume * '' Artabotrys sumatranus'' Miq. * '' Artabotrys tanaosriensis'' J.Chen, Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Artabotrys taynguyenensis'' Bân * '' Artabotrys tetramerus'' Bân * '' Artabotrys thomsonii'' Oliv. * '' Artabotrys tipulifer'' I.M.Turner & Utteridge * '' Artabotrys tomentosus'' Nurainas * ''

Artabotrys uniflorus ''Artabotrys'' is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. There are over 100 species in the Old World tropics, with 31 species in Africa. It is part of the custard apple family (Annonaceae). All species are small trees or shrubs with a tenden ...

'' (Griff.) Craib * '' Artabotrys vanprukii'' Craib * '' Artabotrys veldkampii'' I.M.Turner * '' Artabotrys velutinus'' Scott Elliot * '' Artabotrys venustus'' King * '' Artabotrys vidalianus'' Elmer * '' Artabotrys vietnamensis'' Bân * '' Artabotrys vinhensis'' Ast * '' Artabotrys wrayi'' King * '' Artabotrys zeylanicus'' Hook.f. & Thomson

Synonyms

* ''

Artabotrys odoratissimus ''Manoranjitham,'' the climbing ylang-ylang, is a shrub found in India through to Burma, southern China and Taiwan, having flowers that are renowned for their exotic fragrance. It is also called ylang-ylang vine or tail grape in English, with a v ...

'', synonym for ''Artabotrys hexapetalus'' Plants of the World online
* '' Artabotrys uncinatus'' , synonym for ''Artabotrys hexapetalus'' (L. f.) Bhandari

References

*Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell.
Botanica Sistematica
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