Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona haematantha

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona haematantha is a climbing shrub[ 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. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Annona haemantha is widespread and has been collected on many occasions. Although it may be affected in some places by forest loss and deforestation it is not thought that the species is affected by major threats. 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

HabitatNon-inundated, wet forests, dry wallaba forests or swampy wallabamora forests, rarely occurring in gallery forests, and often growing often on white sands; at elevations from 250 - 625 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. ].