Annona papilionella
(Diels) H.Rainer
Annonaceae
Rollinia microsepala Standl.
Rollinia papilionella Diels
Rollinia pittieri Saff.
Common Name:
General Information
Annona papilionella is a large tree, growing up to 40 metres tall with a trunk up to 80cm in diameter[
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 and source of timber
Annona papilionella has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- 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 - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama to Guatemala
Habitat
Forests, disturbed forests and cultivated areas; at elevations from sea level to around 1,000 metres[
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
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants succeeds in wet soils[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
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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 plant flowers and produces fruit sporadically throughout the year[
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
-
].
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
-
]. The greenish-brown, globose to broadly ovoid fruit can be 15 - 40mm long and 15 - 40cm in diameter, composed of 30 - 50 (occasionally to 100) carpels each containing a seed 9 - 9mm long and 4 - 5mm 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
The wood is used for timber[
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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]. It is used in local construction, to make beams and decks[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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