Annona L.

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Annonaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Annona L.

  • Description

    Genus Description - Trees or shrubs. Leaves usually chartaceous to coriaceous. Flowers solitary or in clusters, terminal, but sometimes appearing as opposite the leaves; sepals valvate, much smaller than petals; petals fleshy; stamens numerous, with the fleshy, connective truncate, projecting beyond the anthers; carpels numerous, usually free, with a single ovule. Fruit fleshy, formed by fused carpels, with numerous seeds.

  • Distribution

    About 100 species, from tropical America and Africa; many species cultivated throughout the tropics for their edible fruits.

    Saint John Virgin Islands of the United States South America|