Annona foetida
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. foetida
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| Binomial name | |
| Annona foetida | |
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Annona trunciflora R.E.Fr. | |
Annona foetida is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru and Suriname.[2] Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, the German botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its foul-smelling (fetidus in Latin) odor.[3][4]
Description
It is a shrub or a tree reaching 3.3-3.9 meters in height. Its dark gray-brown bark is tough and flexible. Its leaves are 10.8-21.6 by 4.1-8.1 centimeters and come to an abrupt point at their tips. Its petioles are 6.8 millimeters long. Its fruit are reddish-brown and the size of a goose egg. Its seeds are flat, yellowish, ovals, 9 millimeters in length. Its bark and unripe fruit have a remarkably foul odor.[4]
Reproductive biology
The pollen of Annona foetida is shed as permanent tetrads.[5] It is pollinated by the scarab beetle Cyciocephala undata.[6]
Habitat and distribution
It grows in forest habitats. Its fruit mature in December.[4]
Uses
Bioactive compounds extracted from leaves, bark and branches have been reported to have antimicrobial, antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activities.[7][8][9]
References
- . Retrieved 20 Jun 2022.
- ^ "Annona foetida Mart". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 2, 2019..
- ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ .
- S2CID 249081277.
- ISSN 0044-5967.
- ISSN 0100-4042.
- PMID 16499336.
- PMID 22113579.
External links
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