Cymbopetalum

Cymbopetalum
flower of C. brasiliense
flower of C. brasiliense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Cymbopetalum
Benth., 1860
species

C. abacophyllum N.A. Murray
C. aequale N.A. Murray
C. alkekengi N.A. Murray
C. baillonii R.E. Fr.
C. brasiliense (Vell.) Benth. ex Baill.
C. coriaceum N.A. Murray
C. costaricense (Donn. Sm.) Saff.
C. euneurum N.A. Murray
C. fosteri N.A. Murray
C. gracile R.E. Fr.
C. hintonii Lundell
C. lanugipetalum Schery
C. longipes Benth. ex Diels
C. loretoyacuense N.A. Murray
C. mayanum Lundell
C. mirabile R.E. Fr.
C. oppositiflorum Aristeg. ex N.A. Murray
C. parviflorum N.A. Murray
C. penduliflorum (Sessé & Moç. ex Dunal) Baill.
C. physaloides N.A. Murray
C. rugulosum N.A. Murray
C. sanchezii N.A. Murray
C. schunkei N.A. Murray
C. stenophyllum Donn. Sm.
C. steyermarkii N.A. Murray
C. tessmannii R.E. Fr.
C. torulosum G.E. Schatz
C. venosum Gleason

Cymbopetalum is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. The Linnean name derives from the Latin cymba, meaning “boat,” and petalum, meaning "petal.”

Some species such as C. penduliflorum and C. costaricense were traditionally used to flavor chocolate.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Seidemann, Johannes (27 December 2005). "C". World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 129. ISBN 9783540279082. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Flavoring of drinking chocolate
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