Annona echinata

Dunal

Annonaceae Edible: Fruit 2 iNaturalist observations

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

Description

A tree. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are a dull grey-green underneath. The fruit are yellow and 4.5 cm long by 4 cm wide. They have a white pulp and black seeds.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

This uses section is brief — help expand it

Medicinal Uses

A decoction of stem-bark and leaves, in combination with the leaves of Carica papaya, is used as a counterirritant against vasoconstriction that sometimes occurs during childbirth.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, Suriname,

Synonyms

Annona tenuifolia A. DC.Rollinia tenuifolia DC. ex Steud.

Also Known As

Ata-de-rama

References (1)

Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 69