In Brazil, Annonaceae are represented by 29 genera and 386 species, mainly in the Amazon region, but also in the Atlantic Forest and cerrado. Annonaceae are classified into four subfamilies, Anaxagoreoideae, Annonoideae, Ambavioideae and Malmeoideae. Anaxagoreoideae includes only Anaxagorea, and 14 species occur in Brazil. Ambavioideae consists of nine genera, but only Tetrameranthus occurs in Brazil, represented by three species. Annonoideae is the largest subfamily, with 51 genera, from which 12 occur in Brazil. The most diverse genera in Brazil, Annona, Duguetia, Guatteria and Xylopia, are included in this group. Malmeoideae includes mainly Asian genera, and only members of the tribe Malmeeae, with 13 genera, occur in Brazil.
Ambavioideae; Anaxagoreoideae; Annonaceae; Annonaceae genera; Annonoideae; Brasilian flora; Malmeoideae