Annona cherimolioides
Annona cherimolioides | |
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Scientific illustration of Annona cherimolioides (using synonym Raimondia monoica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Annona |
Species: | A. cherimolioides
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Binomial name | |
Annona cherimolioides | |
Synonyms | |
Annona cherimolioides var. amplifolia Triana & Planch. |
Annona cherimolioides is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador.[2] José Jerónimo Triana and Jules Émile Planchon, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its resemblance to another Annona species A. cherimoya.[3]
Description
It is a small tree. The young, grey-brown branches are densely covered with rust-colored, short, woolly hairs, but become hairless at maturity. Its egg-shaped to lance-shaped, membranous leaves are 13–23 by 5–12.5 centimeters. The leaves have pointed to rounded bases and tapering tips. The young leaves are densely covered with rust-colored, short, wooly hairs on both sides, but become sparsely hairy with maturity. The leaves have wavy margins. Its
Reproductive biology
The pollen of Annona cherimolioides is shed as permanent tetrads.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It has been observed growing at altitudes of up to 2600 meters.[3][4]
References
- . Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Annona cherimolioides Triana & Planch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c Triana, J.; Planchon, J.E. (1862). "Florae Novo-Granatensis ou Énumération des Plantes de la Nouvelle-Grenade Avec Description des Espèces Nouvelles". Annales des sciences naturelles. Botanique. 4 (in French and Latin). 17: 27.
- ^ a b Safford, W.E. (1913). "A New Genus of Annonaceae from Colombia". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 16: 217–219.
- JSTOR 41764703.