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Annona glabra

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Annonaceae Genus: Annona

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 537 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Annona glabra W Maui, West Maui Mt., Maunalei Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree to 4m; fruit skin green, pulp orange. Annable, C.R. 3875 Maui BISH 1999-01-12
2 Annona glabra Koloa District: Lawai Valley, Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, new headquarters section Preserved_Specimen Small tree 1.5m tall. Fruits produced on stems, when ripe falling to ground, broadly ovoid, smooth, shiny, surface yellowish with shallow depressions, flesh pale orange, fragrant, seeds pale brown. Flowered 4.v.1988, tepals cream, red inside basally. Lorence, D.H. 5570 Kauai BISH 1987-09-22
3 Annona glabra Koloa District: Lawai Valley, Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, new headquarters section Preserved_Specimen Small tree 1.5m tall. Fruits produced on stems, when ripe falling to ground, broadly ovoid, smooth, shiny, surface yellowish with shallow depressions, flesh pale orange, fragrant, seeds pale brown. Flowered 4.v.1988, tepals cream, red inside basally. Lorence, D.H. 5570 Kauai BISH 1987-09-22
4 Annona glabra Puna distr., Mountain View, Shaffer Family Farm, Hapuunani St. Tree cultivated in center of nursery, said to be sour-sop but fruits drop before they ripen. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 6 m tall, branches pruned back almost to trunk; lvs glossy green, not distichous; flws greenish white, thickly leathery, borne at bran ends among lvs. Staples, G.W. 1280 Hawaii BISH 2007-02-15
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