Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona spinescens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona spinescens is a spiny shrub or a small tree growing up to 4.5 metres tall[ 1646 Title Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Foreign Plant Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry, October 1 to Dece Publication USDA Inventory No. 105 Author Publisher USDA, Washington Year 1932 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It has potential for use as a hedge. Annona spinescens has a wide range in eastern Brazil and, although forest cover loss has been reported over the past years , this is not deemed sufficient to endanger the species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil

HabitatLow, marshy land near the river bank[ 2118 Title Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, April 1 to June 30, 19 Publication USDA Inventory No. 39 Author Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, USDA., Washington Year 1917 ISBN Description ]. Seasonally dry woodland.