View source for Annona ← Annona You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Annona |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 536. 175 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 241. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Custard-apple;soursop;alligator-apple |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Annonaceae;Annona |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Annonaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Annona]]</div></div> |etymology=native Hispaniolan anon or hanon, given to A. muricata |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Trees </b>or shrubs, taprooted;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="trunk architecture;trunk architecture">trunks buttressed or not buttressed at base.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="bark width;bark relief;bark architecture or pubescence;fissure architecture"><b>Bark </b>thin, mostly broadly and shallowly fissured, scaly, fissures anastomosing.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="shoot size;shoot fragility;shoot shape"><b>Shoots </b>slender, stiff, terete;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="lenticel prominence">lenticels raised;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="bud architecture">buds naked.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf duration;leaf duration"><b>Leaves </b>persistent or deciduous to late deciduous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="leaf-blade texture;leaf-blade texture;leaf-blade pubescence"><b>Leaf-</b>blade leathery or membranous, glabrous to pubescent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="inflorescence position;inflorescence position;stem life cycle;flower architecture or arrangement or growth form;flower arrangement"><b>Inflorescences </b>axillary or supra-axillary, occasionally from axillary buds on main-stem or older stems, solitary flowers or fascicles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="peduncle architecture">peduncle bracteolate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="receptacle shape;receptacle prominence"><b>Flowers:</b> receptacle convex to ±globose or elongate, elevated;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="sepal duration;sepal atypical quantity;sepal quantity;sepal size;sepal arrangement or dehiscence">sepals deciduous, 3 (-4), smaller than outer petals, valvate in bud;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="petal atypical quantity;petal quantity;petal texture;petal size;petal arrangement or dehiscence;petal orientation;petal size;petal size;petal presence;petal arrangement;petal arrangement;whorl quantity">petals 6 (-8) in 2 whorls, usually fleshy, those of outer whorl larger, valvate in bud, those of inner whorl more ascending, distinctly smaller or reduced, rarely absent, valvate or imbricate in bud;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="nectary presence;zone coloration;zone arrangement or relief">nectaries present as darker-pigmented, usually corrugate zones adaxially near petal bases;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="stamen quantity;stamen arrangement;stamen shape;stamen course">stamens very numerous, packed into ball, club-shaped, curved;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="connective shape;connective architecture;connective shape">connective dilated, hooded or pointed beyond anther sac;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="pistil quantity;pistil architecture;pistil fusion;pistil variability;stigma fusion">pistils numerous, sessile, partially connate to various degrees with at least stigmas distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="ovule atypical quantity;ovule quantity">ovules 1 (-2) per pistil;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="style shape;style shape;stigma shape;stigma shape">style and stigma club-shaped or narrowly conic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="fruit shape;syncarp texture;syncarp quantity;surface orientation"><b>Fruits </b>fleshy syncarps, 1 per flower, usually ovoid to nearly globose, surface variable depending on orientation, structure, and relative connation of pistil apices.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s20" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape;seed shape;coat fragility"><b>Seed </b>usually 1 per pistil, ovoid to ellipsoid, beanlike, coat tough, margins various, narrow.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s21" data-properties="margin variability;margin size or width;x chromosome quantity">x=7.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Mostly neotropic;North America;10 in Africa |discussion=<p>Species 110 (2 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Sepals reniform-cordate; petals ovate, adaxially concave, those of inner whorl at least 2/3 length of outer whorl; syncarp smooth. |[[Annona glabra|Annona glabra]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Sepals deltate; outer petals oblong or lance-oblong, adaxially keeled, abaxially furrowed, those of inner whorl minute; syncarp muricate. |[[Annona squamosa|Annona squamosa]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Annona |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Annonaceae |distribution=Mostly neotropic;North America;10 in Africa |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V3/V3_226.xml |genus=Annona |bark architecture or pubescence=scaly |bark relief=fissured |bark width=thin |bud architecture=naked |coat fragility=tough |connective architecture=hooded |connective shape=pointed;dilated |fissure architecture=anastomosing |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower arrangement=fascicles |fruit shape=usually ovoid;nearly globose |inflorescence position=supra-axillary;axillary |leaf duration=deciduous;deciduous;persistent |leaf-blade pubescence=glabrous;pubescent |leaf-blade texture=membranous;leathery |lenticel prominence=raised |margin size or width=narrow |margin variability=various |nectary presence=absent |ovule atypical quantity=1;2 |ovule quantity=1 |peduncle architecture=bracteolate |petal arrangement=imbricate;valvate |petal arrangement or dehiscence=valvate |petal atypical quantity=6;8 |petal orientation=ascending |petal presence=absent |petal quantity=6 |petal size=reduced;smaller;larger |petal texture=fleshy |pistil architecture=sessile |pistil fusion=connate |pistil quantity=numerous |pistil variability=various |receptacle prominence=elevated |receptacle shape=convex;more or less globose or elongate |seed quantity=1 |seed shape=beanlike;ovoid;ellipsoid |sepal arrangement or dehiscence=valvate |sepal atypical quantity=3;4 |sepal duration=deciduous |sepal quantity=3 |sepal size=smaller |shoot fragility=stiff |shoot shape=terete |shoot size=slender |stamen arrangement=packed |stamen course=curved |stamen quantity=numerous |stamen shape=club--shaped |stem life cycle=older |stigma fusion=distinct |stigma shape=conic;club--shaped |style shape=conic;club--shaped |surface orientation=variable |syncarp quantity=1 |syncarp texture=fleshy |trunk architecture=not buttressed;buttressed |whole_organism architecture=taprooted;taprooted |whole_organism growth form=shrub;tree |whorl quantity=2 |x chromosome quantity=7 |zone arrangement or relief=corrugate |zone coloration=darker-pigmented }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Annonaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Annonaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Annona.