Annonaceae Annona glabra L.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Fruit
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Annandale Falls - GRENADA

Species information

Description
5-10m tree; lvs 6-15cm, hairless; flowers globose, slightly 3 angled, 6 fleshy petals; no domatia in leaf axils. Ft surface very smooth compared to the other Annona.

Interest
Annona is a Haitian, or Taino Indian vernacular name (Keay, 1989). This species is not commonly eaten, although it is edible. Sometimes madeinto wines or jellies.

Specimen information

Collection Date
11/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
460

Location
On nature trail near falls.

Notes
Tree 9m tall, 12cm dbh with stem divided from base. BARK: smooth, grey, vertical lines of large lenticellate depressions. SLASH: soft, fibrous, damp, pale yellow to pink-brown, darkening slightly, smell faintly sweet. LEAVES: vegetable smell when crushed; US midrib channelled, sec. nerves slightly prominant; LS tertiary nerves darker green. FLOWERS: pale cream-yellow. FRUIT: green, imm.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 170