Annona pittieri
Species of plant
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Annona pittieri is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and Panama.[3] John Donnell Smith, the American taxonomist who first formally described the species, named it after Henri François Pittier, the Swiss botanist who collected specimen he examined.
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| Photograph of Annona pittieri including leaves, flowers and fruit.[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. pittieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Annona pittieri | |
Description
Its long thin leaves are 16–18 cm by 4–5 cm. Its leaves have 12 secondary veins emanating from each side of their midribs. Its petioles are 6-8 millimeters long. Its flowers are on 3.3 centimeters long peduncles that occur in groups of 1-5. Its flowers have 3 millimeter long calyces with triangular lobes. Its flowers have 3 triangular petals with concave bases. The petals are 33 by 7 millimeters. Its flowers have receptacles that are 3 millimeters wide. Its stamens are 1 millimeter long. Its ovaries are covered in fine hairs and topped by 2 millimeter long styles.[4]
Reproductive biology
The pollen of Annona pittieri is shed as permanent tetrads.[5]