Annona senegalensis information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Annona senegalensis Pers.

Genus: Annona
Family: Annonaceae.
Nomen number: 3501
Place of publication: Syn. pl. 2(1):95. 1806
Name verified on: 19-Jun-2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Jun-2008
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA). Alternate site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Hilo (HILO).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

the 18 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

wild custard-apple (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
pomme canelle du Sénégal (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French

Economic importance:

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

Native:

AFRICA
Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia; Sudan
East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania [incl. Zanzibar]; Uganda
West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon; Central African Republic; Rwanda; Zaire
West Tropical Africa: Benin; Cote D'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Mali; Nigeria; Senegal; Togo
South Tropical Africa: Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zimbabwe
Southern Africa: Botswana; South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga; Swaziland
Western Indian Ocean: Comoros; Madagascar

References:

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62.
Berhaut, J. 1971–. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:103–105.
Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
Cufodontis, G. 1953–1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Annona senegalensis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Annona senegalensis.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Annona senegalensis.

Check other web resources for Annona senegalensis Pers.:

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

Disseminule drawings: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3501 (23 May 2013)

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