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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Rollinia
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Magnoliales]]
| familia = [[Annonaceae]]
| genus = '''''Rollinia'''''
| genus_authority = St.-Hil.
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
Approx. 65 species
}}
'''Rollinia''' is a genus of the family ''[[Annonaceae]]'', which also contains [[custard apple]]s and [[soursop]]s. It is a tropical tree that bears round, yellow fruit. It needs a warm and humid climate to grow well.
Not all fruit is edible. Two species produce edible fruit: ''R. mucosa'' and ''R. pulchrinervris''. The flavour of the fruit is described as similar to that of a [[lemon meringue pie]]. Ripe fruit is very soft and easily bruised. The fruit cannot be stored for long periods of time. It is usually eaten fresh, but Brazilians use it to make wine.
== Sources ==
http://www.capetrib.com.au/rollinia.htm
http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/biriba.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9083791/
[[Category:Magnoliales]]
{{Magnoliales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = Rollinia
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Magnoliales]]
| familia = [[Annonaceae]]
| genus = '''''Rollinia'''''
| genus_authority = St.-Hil.
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
Approx. 65 species
}}
'''Rollinia''' is a genus of the family ''[[Annonaceae]]'', which also contains [[custard apple]]s and [[soursop]]s. It is a tropical tree that bears round, yellow fruit. It needs a warm and humid climate to grow well.
Not all fruit is edible. Two species produce edible fruit: ''R. mucosa'' and ''R. pulchrinervris''. The flavour of the fruit is described as similar to that of a [[lemon meringue pie]]. Ripe fruit is very soft and easily bruised. The fruit cannot be stored for long periods of time. It is usually eaten fresh, but Brazilians use it to make wine.
== Sources ==
http://www.capetrib.com.au/rollinia.htm
http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/biriba.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9083791/
[[Category:Magnoliales]]
{{Magnoliales-stub}}
