Annona jahnii Saff.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Annona

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 3-6 m high. The young branches and underneath the leaves have red coloured hairs. The flowers are small. The fruit is covered with many short spines. The fruit are 5 cm long. There are fleshy processes on the fruit. The seeds are brown. They have fleshy structures attached.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 6.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Colombia it grows at about 500 m above sea level.
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Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Annona jahnii world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Annona jahnii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14285-2
WFO ID wfo-0000537805
COL ID 66SCF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Annona jahnii Annona guaricensis