Fusaea longifolia Saff.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Fusaea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 5-15 m tall. The trunk is 5-15 cm across. The young stems have rusty hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 20-30 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They taper to the tip. The fruit are 6-8 cm across. They are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant It grows in forests on slopes between 100-400 m altitude.
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Upland rain forest, especially on slopes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Fusaea longifolia leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Fusaea longifolia leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Fusaea longifolia leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fusaea longifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Fusaea longifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106440-2
WFO ID wfo-0000693584
COL ID 6JT2Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732529
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Aberemoa longifolia Fusaea rhombipetala Uvaria spectabilis Annona rhombipetala Annona longifolia Duguetia longifolia Fusaea longifolia