Annona calcarata
Species of flowering plant
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Annona calcarata is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree endemic to northern Brazil.[2] It is native to inundated forest (Igapó) and terre firme rain forest, where it grows up to 30 meters tall. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.[1]
| Annona calcarata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. calcarata |
| Binomial name | |
| Annona calcarata (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Rollinia calcarata R.E.Fr. | |
The species was first described as Rollinia calcarata by Robert Elias Fries in 1937. In 2007 Heimo Rainer merged the genus Rollinia into Annona and renamed the species A. calcarata.[2]