''Annona cordifolia'' is a species of

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in the

Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...

family. It is native to

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, Columbia and

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Description

It is a tree reaching 15 meters in height. Its petioles are 10-13 millimeters long. Its leaves are 15-25 by 7-12 centimeters with round or gently pointed tips. The base of the leaves often form a small notch at the attachment to the petiole giving the leaf blade a heart shape. The mature leaves are hairless above except on the veins, and slightly hairy beneath. Its flowers are on

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that are 3-4 centimeters long. Its

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have long threadlike tips. Its flowers have 3 oval petals about 1.5 centimeters in length. Its fruit is ellipsoid, hairy, gray fruit is 4-5 by 2-3 centimeters.

Reproductive biology

The pollen of ''Annona cordifolia'' is shed as permanent tetrads.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q15399384 cordifolia Flora of Brazil Flora of Bolivia Flora of Colombia Flora of Peru Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig