Melodorum
Encyclopedia
Melodorum is a genus of plant
in family Annonaceae
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Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
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Species
Genus Melodorum contains 55 species, among which the following deserve mention:- Melodorum fruticosumMelodorum fruticosumWhite Cheesewood, Melodorum fruticosum , is a plant of the Annonaceae family native to South-East Asia. It is one of the two species considered the national flower of Cambodia. It is also the provincial flower of Sisaket Province, Thailand.-Description:...
, White Cheesewood, national flower of CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
and provincial flower of Sisaket ProvinceSisaket ProvinceSisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(ลำดวน) - Melodorum leichhardtiiMelodorum leichhardtiiZig-zag vine, Melodorum leichhardtii, is rainforest vine native to eastern Australia.The orange fruit has a very pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavor, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes....
- Melodorum uhrii