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Useful Tropical Plants

Annona rensoniana

(Standl.) H.Rainer

Annonaceae

+ Synonyms

Rollinia cherimolioides R.E.Fr.

Rollinia membranacea Triana & Planch.

Rollinia mexicana Standl.

Rollinia rensoniana Standl.

Rollinia standleyi R.E.Fr.

Common Name: Churumuyo

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General Information

Annona rensoniana is a medium-sized deciduous or evergreen tree growing around 3 - 15 metres tall with a trunk up to 40cm in diameter[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
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
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.
Annona rensoniana 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)[
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

331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
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
 

Range

S. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama north to Guatemala, central and southern Mexico

Habitat

Forests, montane forests, occasionally in pastures; at elevations from 600 - 1,700 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 StatusLeast Concern
Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height5.00 m
PollinatorsBeetles, Insects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


The plant grows well in wet soils and also in soils rich in calcium[
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
 
].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2110
Title
Wild edible fruits of Colombia: diversity and use prospects
Publication
Biota Colombiana 22 (2) - 2021
Author
López-Diago D. & García N.
Website
https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a02
Publisher
 
Year
2021
ISBN
 
Description
 
,
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
 
]. The pulp is eaten. The yellow, subglobose fruit is 20 - 50cm in diameter, composed of around 70 - 100 carpels each containing a large seed[
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 sometimes used[
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
 
]. Used for making ox yokes[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].

Propagation

Seed -
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