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Annona

Annona

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Annona reticulata
Order Magnoliales
Family Annonaceae




Biology

The fruit is a syncarp. It arises from a single flower, but its numerous carpels are more or less fused. Their apical tops appear under the form of areoles delimited by a polygonal rim. Those areoles can be depressed, or instead endin with a tuber or a point.

Classification

Genus Rollinia is now included in Annona.

Species

All species are strictly tropical, with the exception of Annona cherimola and Annona atemoya, which can be grown in subtropical or warm Mediterranean areas, such as southern Spain or Florida.

Species of commercial importance

All the species in Pl@ntUse

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