Annonaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Annona urbaniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona urbaniana is a small tree The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood and possibly also as a medicine. Annona urbaniana is endemic to Hispaniola, where it is known from only ten localities. It is threatened with ongoing deforestation leading to a loss of habitat, decline in habitat quality and fragmentation of existing populations. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 RangeCaribbean - Haiti, Dominican Republic

HabitatDry forests and moist forests[ 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. ].