Annona cornifolia A.St.-hil.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Annona

Characteristics

A low shrub. It grows 3 m high. The leaves are rigid and have a pointed tip. They are softly hairy underneath. The fruit are 6 cm long. The pulp is sweet and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the grassy flooded meadows in the lowlands of Brazil.
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Grassy meadows.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Annona cornifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Annona cornifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72184-1
WFO ID wfo-0000537723
COL ID 66SQL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Annona cornifolia Annona walkeri