Dasymaschalon

Dasymaschalon[1] is an Asian genus of bushy plants in the subfamily Annonoideae and tribe Uvarieae.

Its native range is from southern China, Indo-China to Malesia (west of the Wallace line).

(A) Monanthotaxis buchananii, showing loosely coherent pollination chamber.

(B) Desmos chinensis, with partially closed chamber formed by petals that are basally constricted.

(D) Dasymaschalon dasymaschalum, with three outer petals apically connivent forming a closed pollination chamber.

Figure 1 (see section text). [ 3 ]