Biology:Asimina incana

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Short description: Species of tree

Asimina incana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina
Species:
A. incana
Binomial name
Asimina incana
(W. Bartram) Exell

Asimina incana, the woolly pawpaw, is a species of pawpaw (genus Asimina, family Annonaceae). It is a shrub that grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). Its leaves are 3–6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) long and leathery. It usually grows 1–4 flowers per node.[1] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[2]

References

  1. Robert Kral (1997). "Annonaceae". in Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Flora of North America. 3. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511246-7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500174. 
  2. Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.

Wikidata ☰ Q2866646 entry