Annona tenuiflora explained

Annona tenuiflora is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana and Venezuela.^[1] Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, the German botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the slender (Latin: tenui- in Latin) sepals and petals of its flowers.^[2]

Description

It is a tree that reaches greater than 9.75 meters in height. Its leaves are 5.4-27 centimeters by 2.7-10.8 and have rounded tips. The leaves have a reddish underside and slightly wavy margins. Its peduncles are 2.7 - 4.1 centimeters long. Carl von Martius conjectured that it has male and female flowers. Its sepals are 2.25 millimeters long. Its flowers have 6 petals in two rows of three. Its pink, concave, oval petals are 1.8 centimeters long. It has numerous tightly packed stamens with hairs at their base, arranged on a conical receptacle. Its anthers are pink.^[3]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of A. tenuiflora is shed as permanent tetrads.^[4]

Habitat and distribution

It has been observed in woodland habitats.^[3]

Uses

It has been reported to be used to treat headache, dizziness and hypotension.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Annona tenuiflora Mart. . . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . January 5, 2019.
Book: Stearn, William . Botanical Latin . Timber Press David & Charles . Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot . 2004 . 9780881926279 .
Book: von Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp . 1841. Anonaceae . Flora Brasiliensis . Latin . 13 . 1 . Munich & Leipzig . R. Oldenbourg . 13.
Walker . James W. . 1971 . Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae . 41764703 . Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University . 202 . 202 . 1–130.
Book: Lorenzoni . Rodrigo Monte . Rosado . Carla Cristina Gonçalves . Soares . Taís Cristina Bastos . Ferreira . Adésio . Lopes . José Carlos . Ferreira . Marcia Flores da Silva . Soares . Taís Cristina Bastos . Tópicos Especiais em Produção Vegetal VI . Special Topics in Plant Production VI . Portuguese . CAUFES. 2016 . 151 . Chapter 6: Diversidade genética em espécies do gênero Annona L. (Annonaceae) . Genetic diversity in species of the genus Annona L. (Annonaceae). 978-85-61890-88-9.