Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona papilionella

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona papilionella is a large tree, growing up to 40 metres tall with a trunk up to 80cm 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 source of timber Annona papilionella has 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 - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama to Guatemala

HabitatForests, disturbed forests and cultivated areas; at elevations from sea level to around 1,000 metres[ 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 ].