Annona cornifolia

Annona cornifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Annona
Species:	A. cornifolia
Binomial name
	Annona cornifolia; L.

Annona cornifolia is a slow-growing shrub native to savannas and fields of the Cerrado region of Brazil, reaching a height of 4–5 meters.[1] It prefers a sunny position on acidic, sandy soils and needs good drainage to thrive. After 4–5 years, if grown in full sun, it produces a blood red fruit, which has an orange aromatic, sweet and highly appreciated flesh containing few seeds. The tree resists frosts to -3 °C. It is little known outside of its native range. Propagation is by seeds which have orthodox storage behavior and may take up to 18 months to germinate.[2] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3]

References

http://www.cherimoya.com/anonas/genus.php4
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.

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[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.