Asimina obovata, the bigflower pawpaw, is a shrub or small tree in the custard apple family. It is an endemic native[1] to Florida, where it is found on open sandy hammocks and in dry woods.[2] Showy white flowers in late winter to early summer are followed by large green edible fruit. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3] Along with the other members of the genus, it serves as a host plant for zebra swallowtail butterfly and pawpaw sphinx moth[4]
Asimina obovata in fruit
^Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
^Flora of North America
^Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.
Asiminaobovata, the bigflower pawpaw, is a shrub or small tree in the custard apple family. It is an endemic native to Florida, where it is found on...
Clayton, David (1986). "Reproductive Biology of two Florida Pawpaws: Asiminaobovata and A. pygmaea (Annonaceae)". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club...
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