Annona neoinsignis
(R. E. Fr.) H. Rainer
Bobo annona
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Description
A small tree. It grows 4-7 m tall. The trunk is 20-40 cm across. The leaves are 8-15 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The fruit are 3-5 cm across. They are yellow.
Edible Uses
We have no reports of edibility, but the yellow, subglobose to broadly ovoid fruit is 18 - 26mm long and 20 - 26mm in diameter, composed of 50 - 75 carpels with seeds around 7 - 8mm x 5 - 6mm x 2 - 4mm.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,
Other Uses
The soft wood is used as a strop to sharpen razors.
Synonyms
Rollinia insignis R. E. Fr.Rollinia insignis var. pallida R. E. Fr.
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 38
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
