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unusual facts about Annona



Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Tropical house - Collections include Ananas comosus, Annona muricata, bromeliads, Caryota mitis, Cocos nucifera, Coffea arabica, cycads (including a Dioon spinulosum given by Smith College in the 1920s), Heliconia vellerigera, Kigelia pinnata, Musa, orchids, Oryza sativa, Piper nigrum, Rhizophora mangle, and Theobroma cacao.

Rollinia deliciosa

The largest is 'biriba do Alto Solimoes', developed in Brazil, which can weigh up to 4 kg, making it probably the third largest Annona after the junglesop and the soursop.


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