Annonaceae

A family of some 120 genera and 2100 species of trees, shrubs or climbers, mainly from tropical regions, particularly Africa to Asia.  [FNSW].  A number of species are grown for their edible fruit.  Represented in the Hortus by 5 species of tree, including plants of some economic importance for their fruit.

Plants in this Family

  1. Annona cherimola Mill.
  2. Annona glabra L.
  3. Annona squamosa L.
  4. Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari
  5. Asimina triloba Dun.