Annona sanctae-crucis

S.Moore

Annonaceae

Common Name:

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General Information

Annona sanctae-crucis is a shrub or a small tree growing around 4 - 6 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Annona sanctae-crucis is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - central Brazil (Mato Grosso)

Habitat

Savannah

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	5.00 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 subglobose fruit was measured as 60mm in diameter, but it was immature.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-23. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Annona+sanctae-crucis>

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