Annona spraguei

Annona spraguei
A compound leaf with pinnately-arranged ovate leaflets, one a bright yellow-green
Three greenish globular fruits covered with flattened filaments hanging under leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. spraguei
Binomial name
Annona spraguei

Annona spraguei is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree native to Colombia, Panama, and Chiapas in southeastern Mexico.[2] It is a small to medium-sized tree which grows in lowland tropical rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Erkens, R.H.J. (2023). "Annona spraguei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T30562A176438407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T30562A176438407.en. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Annona spraguei Saff". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.