Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona edulis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona edulis is a shrub or a tree that usually grows around 2 - 20 metres tall, exceptionally reaching 30 metres, The trunk is usually up to 20cm in diameter, occasionally to 60cm[ 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 edulis has a wide range and is not facing any immediate 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 RangeS. America - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

HabitatTropical moist forest, occasionally in savannahs; at elevations up to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,000 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. , 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 ].