Annona dolichopetala
(R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer
Annonaceae
Rollinia dolichopetala R.E.Fr.
Common Name:
General Information
Annona dolichopetala is a tree that can grow from 5 - 20 metres tall[
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
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].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Annona dolichopetala is widely distributed endemic in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2003)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Ecuador
Habitat
Rainforest; at elevations from 250 - 1,800 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Near Threatened |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 12.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
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- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
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]. The greenish-yellow, globose to broadly ovoid fruit is around 5cm in diameter, composed of up to 250 carpels each containing a seed around 8 - 10mm x 5 - 6mm wide[
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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