| Annona cordifolia | |
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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. cordifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Annona cordifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rollinia cordifolia Szyszyl. | |
Annona cordifolia is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia and Peru. [2]
Description
It is a tree reaching 15 meters in height. Its petioles are 10-13 millimeters long. Its leaves are 15-25 by 7-12 centimeters with round or gently pointed tips. The base of the leaves often form a small notch at the attachment to the petiole giving the leaf blade a heart shape. The mature leaves are hairless above except on the veins, and slightly hairy beneath. Its flowers are on pedicels that are 3-4 centimeters long. Its sepals have long threadlike tips. Its flowers have 3 oval petals about 1.5 centimeters in length. Its fruit is ellipsoid, hairy, gray fruit is 4-5 by 2-3 centimeters. [3]
Reproductive biology
The pollen of Annona cordifolia is shed as permanent tetrads. [4]
References
- ^ Erkens, R.H.J. (2020). "Annona cordifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T141029675A176441467. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T141029675A176441467.en. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Annona cordifolia (Szyszyl.) Poepp. ex Maas & Westra". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Macbride, Francis J. (1938). Flora of Peru. Part 2, no.3. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. p. 754. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.2321.
- ^ Walker, James W. (1971). "Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 202 (202): 1–130. JSTOR 41764703.