Asimina longifolia
Asimina longifolia, the slimleaf pawpaw, is a shrub in the custard apple family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found on the coastal plain. Its preferred habitat is dry, sandy pinelands.[2]
Asimina longifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Asimina |
Species: | A. longifolia |
Binomial name | |
Asimina longifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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There are two named varieties:[1]
- A. longifolia var. longifolia - Only found in Florida and Georgia.
- A. longifolia var. spatulata - Found from southern Alabama to southern South Carolina.
It is unclear if the two varieties should be considered distinct species. This group is in need of further taxonomic study.
Description
It is a small bush 2 to 3 feet in height. Prominent features include long narrow leaves, 4 by 1⁄4 inches, and white flowers.[3][4] Its pollen is shed in permanent tetrads.[5]
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References
- "Asimina longifolia". Flora of North America. efloras.org. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
- Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel) (1840). Autikon botanikon (in English and Latin). Philadelphia. p. 77. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.232.
- Gray, Asa (1886). "The Genus Asimina". Botanical Gazette. 11 (7): 161–163. doi:10.1086/325964.
- Bailey, I.W.; Nast, Charlotte G. (1943). "The Comparative Morphology of the Winteraceae I. Pollen and Stamens". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 24 (3): 340–346.
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