Taxon: Monodora tenuifolia Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Monodora

Family:

Annonaceae

Nomen number:

24555

Place of publication:

J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5:72. 1861

Verified:

07/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	African-nutmeg			1	Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
English	orchidtree			1	Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Gambia		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Congo		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
2	Cultivated				also cult.	Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.

Native
Africa

WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
Food additives	flavoring	as condiment	Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.
Medicines	folklore		Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:123-127.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24555. Accessed 12 May 2026.