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Annona senegalensis
senegalensis
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Along path from Chitengo to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park
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Along path from Chitengo to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Wild custard-apple (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large shrub or small tree, 1.5 - 8 m. Leaves broadly ovate to nearly circular, yellowish- or bluish-green, sparsely puberulent above, more glaucous and hairy beneath. Flowers mostly solitary, axillary, petals greenish outside, creamy yellow within, fleshy, hairy or glabrous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senegalensis: of Senegal |
| Habitat: | In dry open woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in W, E and southern Africa, also in Madagascar, the Comores and Cape Verde Islands |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Graphium angolanus angolanus (Angola white-lady swordtail) Graphium antheus (Large striped swordtail) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 26 November 2011 |
| Literature: |
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 210 - 211. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 34 - 35. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 142 - 143. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Annonaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 141 - 142. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, S Africa Pages 108 - 109. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 156 - 157. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Annona senegalensis:
African Plant Database: Annona senegalensisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Annona senegalensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Annona senegalensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Annona senegalensis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Annona senegalensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Annona senegalensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Annona senegalensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Annona senegalensis
Tropicos: Annona senegalensis
West African Plants database: Annona senegalensis
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