Annonaceae FAMILY

Annona scleroderma

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona scleroderma is a medium sized, semi-deciduous tree usually growing around 12 - 20 metres tall, occasionally to 25 metres. The trunk can be 30cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 2116 Title Elsevier’s Dictionary of Trees, Volume 1 North America: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and other lang Publication Author Grandtner M.M. Publisher Elsevier B.V.; Amsterdam, The Netherlands Year 2005 ISBN 0-444-51784-7 Description ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, southern Mexico

HabitatMoist or wet, mixed forests; most commonly near sea level but also ascending to 1,800 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 2119 Title Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913 Publication Author Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors) Publisher Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore Year 1913 ISBN Description ].