Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Annona echinata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Annona echinata is a shrub or a small tree usually growing around 2 - 4 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Annona echinata is widespread and found in numerous localities. Even though in some sites the species may be affected by local decline due to deforestation, on a global scale the species is not thought to be exposed to major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Surinam, French Guiana

HabitatNon-inundated forests, gallery forests, roadsides or savannahs; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].