Annona fosteri
(Maas & Westra) H. Rainer
Foster annona
Annonaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Annonaceae family.
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Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The yellow to red, globose to broadly ovoid fruit is 10 - 35mm long and 10 - 30mm in diameter; composed of 10 - 20 carpels each containing a sed around 7 - 8mm long and 5mm wide.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia*, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Rollinia fosteri Maas & Westra
Also Known As
Yais
References (1)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 37
