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Monodora stenopetala
Monodora stenopetala is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Malawi and Mozambique. Daniel Oliver, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its narrow (Latinized form of Greek στενος, stenos) petals.
It has been observed growing in dense thickets and woodslands at elevations from 100 to 500 meters (330 to 1,640 ft).
It has been reported to be used in Mozambique as a traditional medicine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monodora stenopetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
