Annona aurantiaca

It is a woody perennial bush-like tree 1–5 meters in height. Its stems are erect and covered in small hairs called trichomes. Its oblong, leathery, blueish-green leaves lack distinct petioles and are blunt or notched at their tips. The leaves are 3-15 long by 2-7 centimeters wide. Its flowers are solitary on 3 centimeter long peduncles. The outer petals of the flowers are orange. Its berry-fruit are golden yellow to orange with white flesh and black seeds.^[4][5] It has a medium to dark mauve fruit coat color with an uneven, rough outer surface.^[6] The simple green leaves are attached to the petiole. The single leaf has an oval shape, smooth margin and rounded blade tip. The leaf phyllotaxy is alternately attached along the stems of the plant. This is called alternate arrangement as the stems grow staggered at different heights from each other. The venation in the leaf blade is pinnate. It has a single midrib and secondary veins branching off the midvein.

The pollen of Annona aurantiaca is shed as permanent tetrads.^[7] Its flowers open over a two night period with a female phase on the first night, and a male phase on the second night. It is pollinated by the scarab beetle Cyclocephala atricapilla.^[8]

The pulp of the fruit has been reported to be edible ^[9] and stores well outside.^[6] Although the berry-like fruit pulp is sweet and edible, the seed is poisonous.^[6]

A. aurantiaca is native to South America and is widely distributed, particularly in the savanna (Cerrado) and forests of Brazil.^[6]  It grows ideally in shaded areas^[10] in sandy, clay soil.^[4] This plant is considered fast-growing and develops into a small shrub-like tree reaching approximately 4 meters at maturity.^[6]