Annona calcarata

Annona calcarata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. calcarata
Binomial name
Annona calcarata
(R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer
Synonyms[2]

Rollinia calcarata R.E.Fr.

Annona calcarata is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree endemic to northern Brazil.[2] It is native to inundated forest (Igapó) and terre firme rain forest, where it grows up to 30 meters tall. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.[1]

The species was first described as Rollinia calcarata by Robert Elias Fries in 1937. In 2007 Heimo Rainer merged the genus Rollinia into Annona and renamed the species A. calcarata.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Verspagen, N. (2021). "Annona calcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T33360A176433791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T33360A176433791.en. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Annona calcarata (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 March 2026.