Annona spraguei
Saff.
Annonaceae
Common Name: Chirimoya
General Information
Annona spraguei is a tree that can grow from 6 - 16 metres tall[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Annona spraguei is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998), but this needs updating, especially as the known range of this species has expanded since the original assessment was made[
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 - Colombia; C. America - Panama; Southern N. America - southern Mexico
Habitat
Moist, evergreen forest; at elevations up to 1,000 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 | Vulnerable |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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
-
]. The small fruit contains a desirable, sweet-tasting pulp[
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 spheroid fruit is around 50mm in diameter[
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
None known
Other Uses
The fibrous bark is used to make ropes and straps[
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
-
].
The wood is soft[
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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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
