title: Fusaea
text: # Fusaea
  
  Fusaea is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises three species distributed in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
  
  ## Description
  
  Fusea are shrubs or trees. Their flowers have a three-lobed calyx that can be separated or almost united. Their petals are large and covered it silky hairs. They have an outer row of sterile stamens and fertile inner stamens. Their leaves are alternate and have smooth margins. Their fruit are round and smooth and formed from multiple fused carpels. The fruit has pulpy flesh.
  
  ## Species
  
  Species include:
  
  * Fusaea decurrens R.E.Fr.
  * Fusaea longifolia (Aubl.) Saff.
  * Fusaea peruviana R.E.Fr.
  