Annona excellens
R. E. Fr.
Excellent annona
AnnonaceaeFruit
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Cathie Jagasia : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Cathie Jagasia : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Cathie Jagasia : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Cathie Jagasia : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at about 200 m above sea level.
Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 5-10 m tall. The trunk is 5-8 cm across. The leaves are shiny on the top surface and have brown hairs underneath. The flowers are pale cream-brown. The fruit are green. They are 9 cm long by 7 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Anona, Cinini, Parature blanco
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 36
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 69
- Vasquez, R. and Gentry, A. H., 1989, Use and Misuse of Forest-harvested Fruits in the Iquitos Area. Conservation Biology 3(4): 350f
