Annona cordifolia

Annona cordifolia is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia and Peru.[1]

Annona cordifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. cordifolia
Binomial name
Annona cordifolia
(Szyszyl.) Poepp. ex Maas & Westra
Synonyms

Rollinia cordifolia Szyszyl.

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.[2]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of Annona cordifolia is shed as permanent tetrads.[3]

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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