
Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Annona dioica
Annona dioica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Annona dioica is a small, often single-stemmed, shrub, growing 0.5 - 2 metres tall. The plant it is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Annona dioica as 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 - southern, central and eastern Brazil.
HabitatSavannah and Pantanal, found at elevations from 80 - 1,000 metres.