PLANTS Profile for Asimina (pawpaw)

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PLANTS Profile

Asimina Adans.
pawpaw

Symbol:

ASIMI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Annonaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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More Information:

Images:
Asimina Adans.

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Distribution:
Asimina Adans.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Asimina Adans.

View 13 genera in Annonaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Asimina angustifolia Raf.. . Image Available.

Asimina angustifolia
slimleaf pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina incana (Bartram) Exell. .

Asimina incana
woolly pawpaw

Asimina ×nashii

Distribution of Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash. .

Asimina obovata
bigflower pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal. . Image Available.

Asimina parviflora
smallflower pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina pygmea (Bartram) Dunal. .

Asimina pygmea
dwarf pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina reticulata Shuttlw. ex Chapm.. .

Asimina reticulata
netted pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina tetramera Small. . Image Available.

Asimina tetramera
fourpetal pawpaw

Distribution of Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. . Image Available.

Asimina triloba
pawpaw

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Asimina Adans.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Magnoliales
Family	Annonaceae – Custard-apple family
Genus	Asimina Adans. – pawpaw

More Accounts and Images:
Asimina Adans.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18108.

Time Generated: 11/22/2009 01:22 PM MST