Annona echinata
Dunal
Annonaceae
Annona tenuifolia A.DC.
Rollinia tenuifolia DC. ex Steud.
Common Name: Corossol yanman
General Information
Annona echinata is a shrub or a small tree usually growing around 2 - 4 metres tall[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Annona echinata is widespread and found in numerous localities. Even though in some sites the species may be affected by local decline due to deforestation, on a global scale the species is not thought to be exposed to major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- 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.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1985- Title
- Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium Vol. 16
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washingtom
- Year
- 1912-1916
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal with various articles on plant systematics.
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Surinam, French Guiana
Habitat
Non-inundated forests, gallery forests, roadsides or savannahs; at elevations up to 300 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- 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 | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The ovoid fruit is around 24mm long and 17mm wide[
1985- Title
- Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium Vol. 16
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washingtom
- Year
- 1912-1916
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal with various articles on plant systematics.
].
Medicinal
A decoction of stem-bark and leaves, in combination with the leaves of Carica papaya, is used as a counterirritant against vasoconstriction that sometimes occurs during childbirth[
348- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
- Publication
-
- Author
- DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
- Website
- http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Museum
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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