Annona fosteri

Botanical Description

Annona fosteri is a shrub or a tree, usually growing from 3 - 20 metres tall with a trunk around 5 - 10cm 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 fosteri has a wide range, but is fairly uncommon with that range. Habitat loss is seen as a threat for this species since it occurs in regions where forest cover loss has been observed in the past years. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].