Asimina longifolia

Asimina longifolia, the slimleaf pawpaw, is a shrub in the custard apple family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found on the coastal plain. Its preferred habitat is dry, sandy pinelands.[2]

Asimina longifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina
Species:
A. longifolia
Binomial name
Asimina longifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Asimina angustifolia A.Gray
  • Pityothamnus angustifolius (A. Gray) Small

There are two named varieties:[1]

It is unclear if the two varieties should be considered distinct species. This group is in need of further taxonomic study.

Description

It is a small bush 2 to 3 feet in height. Prominent features include long narrow leaves, 4 by 14 inches, and white flowers.[3][4] Its pollen is shed in permanent tetrads.[5]

References

  1. "Asimina longifolia". Flora of North America. efloras.org. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
  3. Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel) (1840). Autikon botanikon (in English and Latin). Philadelphia. p. 77. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.232.
  4. Gray, Asa (1886). "The Genus Asimina". Botanical Gazette. 11 (7): 161–163. doi:10.1086/325964. S2CID 84972335.
  5. Bailey, I.W.; Nast, Charlotte G. (1943). "The Comparative Morphology of the Winteraceae I. Pollen and Stamens". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 24 (3): 340–346.
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