Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Annona squamosa is a small, well-branched tree or shrub [7] from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar apples or sweetsops. [8] It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives Annona reticulata and Annona cherimola [6] (whose fruits often share the same name) [3] helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species. [9]
The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas [3] commonly known as the custard apple family [4] [3] or soursop family.With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, [5] it is the largest family in the Magnoliales.
Annona muricata Annona ambotay Aublet Annona paludosa Aublet. Annona is a genus of trees in the Annonaceae family. 173 species are accepted as of September 2024. [1]
Annona sylvatica (syn. Rollinia sylvatica) is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae, native to Brazil. [1] Its plentiful fruit is edible and is regularly gathered in the wild by locals, and it is occasionally cultivated. It is considered a good species to use for reforestry projects, as it is very fast growing when young. [2]
Annona acutiflora is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Brazil . [ 2 ] Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius , the German botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the inner petals which come to a sharp point ( acutatus in Latin).
Annona longiflora is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Mexico . [ 1 ] Sereno Watson , the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its long ( longus in Latin) flowers.
Annona cherimolioides is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador . [ 2 ] José Jerónimo Triana and Jules Émile Planchon , the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its resemblance to another Annona species A. cherimoya .