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Rollinia mucosa, Baill. (Annona mucosa, Jacq.). CachiMan Morveux. A
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Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit
small tree first described by Jacquin from specimens growing
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of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs.  
spontaneously in the forests of Martinique, and said by him to be
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oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs:
rarely cult. In habit it bears a close resemblance to the common
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calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and
custard-apple, Annona reticulata. Lvs. oblong, pointed at the apex and  
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incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle
base: corolla gamopetalous in the form of a roundish body from which 3
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from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near
oblong lobes spread outward in such a way that it not inaptly
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Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to  
represents a tricorn hat: areoles of fr. gibbous (convex) not  
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several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal
papillose nor aculeate; fleshy pulp very viscous and not very well
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Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit  
flavored.—R. Sieberi has been referred to this species, but Pere Duss,  
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of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs.  
in his Flora of the French Antilles has kept the two species distinct.
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oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs:
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calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and
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incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle
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from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near
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Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to  
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several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal
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speies, from an economic point of view,is R deliciosa describe above,  
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which is readely distinguished from R.orthopetala by its widely
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spreading decurved corollawings.
 
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Read about Annona mucosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs. oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs: calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs. oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs: calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal speies, from an economic point of view,is R deliciosa describe above, which is readely distinguished from R.orthopetala by its widely spreading decurved corollawings.


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