Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona paludosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona paludosa is a shrub growing 120 - 150cm metres tall, or sometimes becoming a tree up to 7 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruit. Annona paludosa has a large extent of occurrence and is known from numerous herbarium records. The species may be affected by habitat loss and deforestation, but this is not currently considered a major threat. 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 RangeNorthern S. America - northern Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela.

HabitatSavannahs and savannah margins[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. Forests and open, secondary vegetation; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 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. ].