Desmos is a genus of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from India and China, through tropical Asia to northern Australia.

Plants in this genus are vines, shrubs, or occasionally small trees.

Flowers are mostly solitary and terminal, or in some species are produced in the leaf axils.

They are bisexual, i.e. they have both male and female organs.

[2][3] The genus is native to the following areas:[1] As of January 2025[update], Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online accept the following 18 species:[1][4]