Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona cuspidata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona cuspidata is a shrub or a tree, exceptionally adopting a climbing habit. It usually grows around 2 - 10 metres tall, occasionally reaching 12 metres, with a trunk that can be 20cm in diameter[ 2117 Title Rollinia Publication Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992 Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press Year 1992 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Annona cuspidata has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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 - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana

HabitatPeriodically inundated rainforest, sometimes in areas not subject to inundation; usually at elevations below 300 metres but with one plant recorded at 1,850 metres[ 2117 Title Rollinia Publication Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992 Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press Year 1992 ISBN Description ].