Annonaceae
Botany: Trees, lianas and shrubs. The flowers of most Annonaceae show various specializations leading to pollination by beetles. Including closing flowers, fruity odours and tissue they can feed on. Some even produce warmth that invites beetles to live in the flower. The fruits are dispersed by birds, mammals and turtles.
The Annonaceae give many edible fruits: cherimoya (Custard Apple), ilama (Annona diversifolia), pond apple (A. glabra), manrito (A. jahnii). mountain soursop (A. montana), soursop (A. muricata), soncoya (A. purpurea), bullock's heart (A. reticulata), sugar apple (Annona squamosa), atemoya (A. cherimola x A. squamosa).), guanaban, sweetsop, pawpaw.
Chemistry: etheral oils (aromatic terpenoids), alkaloids (usually benzyl-isoquinoline) and tannins.
Remedies
Guatteria gaumeri, Guat
Asimina (Annona) triloba, Asim*,
Uvaria triloba, Uvar* (Chondodendron tormentosum, one of the many sources of curare, arrow poison).
Cananga odorata: source of the perfume ylang-ylang.
Monodora myristica: nuts are a substitute for the nutmeg.