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Annona cornifolia

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Annona cornifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. cornifolia
Binomial name
Annona cornifolia

Annona cornifolia is a slow-growing shrub native to savannas and fields of the Cerrado region of Brazil, reaching a height of 4–5 meters.[1] It prefers a sunny position on acidic, sandy soils and needs good drainage to thrive. After 4–5 years, if grown in full sun, it produces a blood red fruit, which has an orange aromatic, sweet and highly appreciated flesh containing few seeds. The tree resists frosts to -3 °C. It is little known outside of its native range. Propagation is by seeds which have orthodox storage behavior and may take up to 18 months to germinate.[2] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cherimoya". www.cherimoya.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Annona cornifolia". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.