Annona cacans, with the common names: araticum-cagão, araticum de paca, araticum-pacarí, is a fruit tree native to Atlantic Forest and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil and Paraguay.[1][2]

Annona cacans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. cacans
Binomial name
Annona cacans
Subspecies

A. c. subsp. cacans
A. c. subsp. glabriuscula

Description

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This tree is among the largest in the genus Annona. It usually grows 5–30 metres (16–98 ft).

The fruit's succulent clear or white flesh is edible with a sweet or bitter flavor. It cannot be eaten in large amounts due to the laxative properties. They are also a food source of the paca. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Useful Tropical Plants (2012): Annona cacans
  2. ^ Colecionadores de Frutas (2013): Annona cacans
  3. ^ Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.
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