Anaxagorea javanica
| Anaxagorea javanica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Anaxagorea |
| Species: | A. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaxagorea javanica Blume | |
Anaxagorea javanica is a rainforest plant belonging to the Custard Apple Family Annonaceae. It is native to the East Indies. According to D. J. Mabberley, this plant has a fruit which scatters its seeds by exploding. Mabberley does not discuss the nature of the explosion.