Contains 18 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ASIMINA Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 365. 1763.
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TYPE: Asimina triloba (Linnaeus) Dunal (Annona triloba Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asimina angustifolia | SLIMLEAF PAWPAW | Native | ||
| Asimina incana | WOOLLY PAWPAW; POLECAT BUSH | Native | ||
| Asimina manasota | MANASOTA PAWPAW | Native | ||
| Asimina obovata | BIGFLOWER PAWPAW | Native | ||
| Asimina parviflora | SMALLFLOWER PAWPAW | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina pulchella | PRETTY FALSE PAWPAW; ROYAL FALSE PAWPAW; WHITE SQUIRREL-BANANA | Native Rare-State Endangered-US FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina pygmea | DWARF PAWPAW | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina reticulata | NETTED PAWPAW | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina rugelii | RUGEL'S FALSE PAWPAW; YELLOW SQUIRREL-BANANA | Native Rare-State Endangered-US FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina spatulata | Native | |||
| Asimina tetramera | FOURPETAL PAWPAW | Native Rare-State Endangered-US | ||
| Asimina triloba | COMMON PAWPAW | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Asimina x bethanyensis | Native | |||
| Asimina x colorata | Native | |||
| Asimina x kralii | Native | |||
| Asimina x nashii | Native | |||
| Asimina x oboreticulata | Native | |||
| Asimina x peninsularis | Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade chartaceous, often abruptly narrowed to an acuminate or acute tip, the larger blades 4-10 cm wide; inner and outer petals usually similar in shape, texture, and color, usually both uniformly maroon throughout; outer petals 1-2.5 cm long
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1. Leaf blade coriaceous, not abruptly narrowed, the tip rounded or acute, the larger blades 1-5 cm wide; inner and outer petals often dissimilar in shape, texture, or color, usually not both uniformly maroon, or if the petals similar then white, yellow, to pink; outer petals 1.5-7 cm long
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2. Plant 1.5-6 m tall with a trunk to 10 cm wide; larger leaf blades 4-6.5 cm wide; peduncle <1 cm long at anthesis; fruit 3-6(-7) cm long; seeds 1-1.5(-2) cm long
2. Plant 1.5-11(-14) m tall with a trunk to 30 cm wide; larger leaf blades 5-10 cm wide; peduncle >0.9 cm long at anthesis; fruit 5-15 cm long; seeds 1.5-2.5 cm long
3. Flowers usually from nodes of previous year's growth, emerging before or with the leaves
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3. Flowers usually from shoots of current year's growth, emerging after some leaves are full-sized or nearly so
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4. Stems and leaves with pale, blonde to tan pubescence, often dense, glabrate on older tissue; larger leaf blades mostly >2.2 cm wide, upperside generally not glaucous and the venation generally apparent, secondary veins of the underside often drying pale blonde to tan; inner petals yellow-white with deep yellow corrugate base
4. Stems and leaves with some reddish to orange-tan pubescence; leaf blades <2.2 cm wide, upperside often glaucous bluish green obscuring the venation, secondary veins of the underside often drying brown-red; inner petals white or yellowish white, rarely pink or cherry red, mostly with deep maroon to purple corrugate base
5. New shoots, petiole, lower surface of leaf blade along veins, and peduncle with dense, bright red hairs; flowers terminal, often on lateral branchlets
5. New shoots, petiole, lower surface of leaf blade, and peduncle glabrous to sparsely red-hairy; flowers axillary on primary stems, rarely terminal on lateral branchlets
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6. Mature plants less than 40 cm tall
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6. Mature plants 80-300 cm tall
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7. Larger leaf blades 6-10 cm long, secondary veins more pronounced than reticulate veins; peduncular bracts or bracteoles present; inner and outer petals usually with maroon colors, dissimilar in shape, size, or texture
7. Leaf blades 2-5(-7) cm long, reticulate veins as pronounced as secondary veins or nearly so; peduncular bracts absent; inner and outer petals white to yellow, similar in shape, color, and texture
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8. Petals 6–12(–15), ascending to apically recurved, white to pink, linear or narrowly oblong, 2–3 cm long, ca. 2 mm wide
8. Petals usually 6, erect or slightly spreading, canary yellow, broadly to narrowly elliptic to ovate, ca. 1.5 cm long, ca. 3–4 mm wide
9. Outer petals 1-3.5 cm long, cream-yellow to reddish or maroon; inner petals maroon, rarely green or white
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9. Outer petals 4-8 cm long, uniformly white (rarely pink), sometimes with a few purplish streaks near the base; inner petals usually white, rarely uniformly pink or red-purple
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10. Leaf blades 8-20 times longer than wide, often canaliculate
10. Leaf blades 2-8 times longer than wide, usually flat
11. Primary stems erect to ascendent; leaf blades 8-20 times longer than wide
11. Primary stems weakly to strongly arching; leaf blades 6-10 times longer than wide,
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deeringothamnus | DEERINGOTHAMNUS Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 389. 1924. | TYPE: Deeringothamnus pulchellus Small | |
| Orchidocarpum | Orchidocarpum Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 329. 1803. | TYPE: = Asimina Adanson 1763. | |
| Pityothamnus | Pityothamnus Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 530, 1504. 1933. | TYPE: Non designatus. |