Xylopia acutiflora
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| Xylopia acutiflora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Xylopia |
| Species: | X. acutiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylopia acutiflora A. Richard | |
| Synonyms | |
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Unona acutiflora Dunal Coelocline acutiflora (Dunal) Xylopicrum acutiflorum (Dunal) K Unona oxypetala Candolle ex Dunal Coelocline? oxypetala (Candolle ex Dunal) Xylopia oxypetala (Candolle ex Dunal) | |
Xylopia acutiflora (Dunal.) A. Rich is a small tree that grows up to 15 m high, it belongs to the Annonaceae family.
Brown pubescent twigs mixed with erect and short hairs. Leaf blades chartaceous, concolorous - slightly discolorous, elliptic - elliptic-lanceolate, larger blades, 5.3 - 11.7 cm long and 2.3 - 4.3 cm wide; acute to acuminate at apex and cuneate at base. Flowers are solitary[1] Fruit green - reddish tinged exterior, scarlet endocarp, up to born on a pedicel. Seed, ovate- ellipsoid, monocarps have two rows of seed.[1]