Annona cornifolia

Annona cornifolia is a slow-growing shrub native to savannas and fields of the Cerrado region of Brazil, reaching a height of 4–5 meters.^[1] It prefers a sunny position on acidic, sandy soils and needs good drainage to thrive. After 4–5 years, if grown in full sun, it produces a blood red fruit, which has an orange aromatic, sweet and highly appreciated flesh containing few seeds. The tree resists frosts to -3 °C. It is little known outside of its native range. Propagation is by seeds which have orthodox storage behavior and may take up to 18 months to germinate.^[2] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.^[3]

Annona cornifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Annona
Species:	A. cornifolia
Binomial name
Annona cornifolia L.

References

1. "Cherimoya". www.cherimoya.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
2. "Annona cornifolia". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.