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Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona acutiflora

Annona acutiflora

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona acutiflora is a shrub or a small tree with crowded, slender subflexuose branches; it can grow up to 7 metres tall[ 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. , 502 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 18 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1917 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the Annona. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Annona acutiflora has a wide range in eastern Brazil where it is found in a range of locations. 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 (Rio de Janeiro to Bahia)
HabitatAtlantic rainforest[ 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. ]. Moist situations In forests and groves, and on sandy stretches along the coast[ 502 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 18 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1917 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the Annona. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].