Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona neoinsignis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona neoinsignis is sometimes a shrub, more commonly a tree, growing around 4 - 25 metres tall with a trunk up to 40cm 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 and a strop for razors. Annona neoinsignis has a wide range, though it is very scattered within that range. Although it occurs in areas where forest cover loss has been reported over the past years, it is found in more than 10 locations and is not considered to be threatened on a global level. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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 - northern Peru, northern Brazil, southern Colombia

HabitatNon-inundated rain forests, usually on clay soils[ 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. ].