Monodora hastipetala is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae.

[3] Thomas Couvreur, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its spear (hasti- in Latin) shaped inner petals.

Its flowers have 3 smooth sepals that are 6-7 by 3-4 millimeters with rounded tips.

[5] The pollen of M. hastipetala is shed as permanent tetrads.

[6] It has been observed growing in scrub and coastal forests at elevations from 200 to 400 meters.