Asimina parviflora

Asimina parviflora, the smallflower pawpaw or dwarf papaw, is a shrub or small tree in the custard apple family.

Asimina parviflora

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina
Species:
A. parviflora
Binomial name
Asimina parviflora
(Michaux) Dunal

Distribution

It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found from Texas to Virginia. It is found most often in sandy areas, alluvial areas, and dry woods.[2]

Description

Asimina parviflora has maroon, fleshy flowers in the spring. It produces an edible fruit, although the fruit is smaller than of its relative Asimina triloba, the Paw Paw tree.[3] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]

  • Leaf
  • Flower
  • Fruit
  • Bush
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References
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Asimina parviflora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 208. e.T143321751A143321753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143321751A143321753.en.
  2. Flora of North America
  3. Carolina Nature
  4. Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.
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