Pecanine annona
Annona neosericea

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 5-15 m high. The trunk is 40-50 cm across. The leaves are papery. They are slightly hairy underneath. They are 9-16 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers occur in groups or 3. They are covered with brown hairs. The fruit is an oval berry. It is made up of 100-150 carpels.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests in Brazil up to 600 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia, Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

The large number of seeds limits the attractiveness of the fruit.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

The plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and store in a plastic bag to allow the fruit to rot to make it easier to remove the seed. Seeds can only be stored for a short time. The fresh seed are planted and germinate in 30-50 days.

Plants grow quickly. They can be 2.5 m in 2 years.

Its other names

Local names

Araticum-bola, Aratixu, Cortica, Curtica, Araticum-pecanine, Araticum, Cortica-ourica. Curticao, Pinha-da-mata

Synonyms

Rollinia dolabripetala var. sericea R. E. Fr.; Rollinia sericea (R. E. Fr.) R. E. Fr.; Rollinia sericea var. longisepala R. E. Fr.;