Annona montana

Annona montana
	Annona montana
Systematics
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
	Magnoliids
Order :	Magnolia-like (Magnoliales)
Family :	Annonaceous (Annonaceae)
Genre :	Annona
Type :	Annona montana
Scientific name
	Annona montana
	Macfad.

The Annona montana like some other species (such as, Annona macroprophyllata ) also mucus apple called, is a plant from the family of annonaceous (Annonaceae). An English common name is Mountain soursop , directly translated as Berg-Sauersack .

description

Annona montana grows as a tree with a broad crown. The stem-round branches have smooth bark . The alternate arranged on the branches leaves are stalked short. The simple leaf blade is elongated with a pointed blade base and blade tip. The top of the leaf is glossy.

The flowering period extends from May to October. On an inflorescence stem, the flowers stand individually over two scale-like bracts . The relatively small flowers are hermaphroditic. The calyx is almost triangular with three calyx teeth. There are two circles with three olive-green petals each.

The dry fruits are inedible.

Occurrence

The neotropical species is native to Costa Rica , Panama , the Caribbean islands, Brazil , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru .

use

Annona montana serves as a refining base for cultivated forms from the Annona genus .

Systematics

The first description of Annona montana was in 1837 by James Macfadyen (1800-1850) in The Flora of Jamaica , 1, p. 7. Synonyms for Annona montana Macfad. are: Annona marcgravii Mart. , Annona muricata Vell. , Annona pisonis Mart. , Annona sphaerocarpa Splitg.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Annona montana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d James Macfadyen: The Flora of Jamaica , 1, 1837, p. 7. First description scanned at biodiversitylibrary.org .
^ Lieberei et al .: Nutzpflanzenkunde , Georg Thieme Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-13-530407-6 , Annona on p. 201.
^ Annona montana at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[GRIN-1] A ^b Annona montana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

[biodiversitylibrary-2] James Macfadyen: The Flora of Jamaica , 1, 1837, p. 7. First description scanned at biodiversitylibrary.org .

[Nutzpflanzenkunde-3] Lieberei et al .: Nutzpflanzenkunde , Georg Thieme Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-13-530407-6 , Annona on p. 201.

[tropicos-4] Annona montana at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis