Annona spinescens Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Annona

Characteristics

A spiny shrub. It grows 4 m high. The leaves are smooth and leathery. The fruit are often in pairs. The petals have a red spot inside. The fruit are oval and orange-red. They are 8 cm long. The seeds are pale green or black.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on marshy land.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Annona spinescens leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Annona spinescens flower picture by vini (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens flower picture by vini (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens flower picture by vini (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Annona spinescens fruit picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens fruit picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Annona spinescens fruit picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Annona spinescens world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Annona spinescens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72316-1
WFO ID wfo-0000537944
COL ID 66SD7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Annona spinescens