Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
SYNONYMOUS WITH A New Hybrid of Asimina (Annonaceae) (Horn, 2017)
Asimina ×piedmontana [parviflora × triloba]
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 081-01-001 & 002:
Asimina parviflora FAMILY Annonaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Asimina triloba
COMMON NAME:
Hybrid Pawpaw
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JK Marlow jkm170408_499
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Peduncle rusty pubescent, 6-12mm long. Sepals densely rusty pilose, per A New Hybrid of Asimina (Annonaceae) Based on Morphological and Ecological Data (Horn, 2017).
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JK Marlow jkm170408_500
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170408_501
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Outer petal width (12)15-27mm [vs. A. triloba 7-14(16)mm], per A New Hybrid of Asimina (Annonaceae) Based on Morphological and Ecological Data (Horn, 2017).
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JK Marlow jkm170408_503
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170408_505
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Shrubs clonal, up to 3m tall, per A New Hybrid of Asimina (Annonaceae) Based on Morphological and Ecological Data (Horn, 2017).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A New Hybrid of Asimina (Annonaceae) (Horn, 2017)
Asimina ×piedmontana [parviflora × triloba]
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 081-01-001 & 002:
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Asimina triloba
4068
Shrub
Perennial
Native
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 3-8mm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Purplish-brown, burgundy
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals (usually)
Many stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in leaf axils, solitary
FRUIT:
Berry
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