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General Information

Annona frutescens is a shrub
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials and possibly also for medicinal purposes.
Annona frutescens is only found in Haiti, where it has been found in only one location. Ongoing deforestation is leading to a loss of habitat and decline in habitat quality. The plant is possibly extinct, but is currently classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Caribbean - Haiti

Habitat

Moist forest, growing in middle elevations in mountains[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Critically Endangered
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.00 m
Pollinators	Beetles, Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Annona frutescens is a plant of middle elevations in the moist tropics, with a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,600 - 2,000mm[].
The plant grows in the wild on soils that are derived from hard and soft limestones and occasionally mixed with laterites, bauxites, basalts and peridotites[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A report states that the various endemic Haitian species of Annona may be used as medicinal plants as in the case of Annona muricata and Annona reticulata[].

Other Uses

The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal[].

Propagation

Seed -

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