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Annona or Anona (from Taíno annon) is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, [3] containing approximately 166 [4] species of mostly Neotropical and Afrotropical trees and shrubs. [5] The generic name derives from anón, a Hispaniolan Taíno word ...
A jaboticaba [3] (/d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/), spelled jabuticaba in Portuguese, is a round, edible fruit produced by a jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora), also known as Brazilian grapetree. The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit grows directly on the trunk of the tree, making it an example of ' cauliflory '.
Muntingia calabura is a shrub or tree that grows fast up between 7.5 to 12 m tall with spreading branches. [4] The leaves are alternate, distichous, oblong or lanceolate, 4–15 cm long and 1–6 cm wide, with toothed margin and covered in short hairs.
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Erica: heath trees and shrubs; Erica arborea: tree heath Ericaceae (heath family) Kalmia: kalmia shrubs; Kalmia latifolia: mountain laurel Ericaceae (heath family) Lyonia: lyonia trees; Lyonia ferruginea: tree lyonia Ericaceae (heath family) Oxydendrum: oxydendrum trees; Oxydendrum arboreum: sourwood Ericaceae (heath family) 711 Rhododendron ...
The fruit are consumed by birds, including thrushes, waxwings and starlings; the seeds are dispersed in their droppings. Photinia species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including common emerald, feathered thorn and setaceous Hebrew character. Photinias are subject to leaf blight.
Ehretia anacua is medium-sized tree found in eastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States. It is a member of the borage family, Boraginaceae. [1] One of its common names, anacua, is derived from the Mexican Spanish word anacahuite, as is that of the related Cordia boissieri, the anacahuita. [2]