. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . and souths North .\merica, the following typical. Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. North Amer- ican Papaw. False banana. Fig. 1851. Annona triloba L. Sp. P\. 537. I753- Asimina triloba Dunal, Mon. Anon. 83. 1817. A tall shrub or tree 10°-45° high, the trunk 5'-io' in diameter. Shoots and young leaves dark-pubescent, becoming glabrous at maturity; leaves obovate, acute, 6'-i2' lon
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . and souths North .\merica, the following typical. Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. North Amer- ican Papaw. False banana. Fig. 1851. Annona triloba L. Sp. P\. 537. I753- Asimina triloba Dunal, Mon. Anon. 83. 1817. A tall shrub or tree 10°-45° high, the trunk 5'-io' in diameter. Shoots and young leaves dark-pubescent, becoming glabrous at maturity; leaves obovate, acute, 6'-i2' long, cuneate or rounded at the base; petioles 4"- 6" long; flowers axillary, on shoots of the preceding year, appearing with the leaves, i'-i5' in diameter, dark purple; sepals ovate, 4"-6" long, densely dark- pubescent, as are the short peduncles; outer petals spreading, nearly orbicular, slightly exceeding the ovate inner ones; stamens numerous, short: fruit a fleshy berry, 3-7' long, i'-2' thick, sweet, edible and brown when ripe, pendulous, several on a thick peduncle. Along streams, southwestern Ontario and western New York, Pennsylvania and western New Jersey to Michigan, Florida, Kansas and Texas. March-April, the fruit mature in October. Wood light, soft, weak, greenish-yellow. Weight per cubic foot 24 lbs. Custard-apple. Fetid shrub.
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