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Annona sericea
Michel Félix Dunal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Annona sericea

LC Least Concern

Names

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Scientific nameAnnona sericea Dunal

About this species

Annona sericea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela. Michel Félix Dunal, the French botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the silky hairs (sericeus in Latin) on its branches and leaves. In Brazil its common name is Aratincum do Para.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusAnnona

In Suriname

68Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini23
  • Para11
  • Brokopondo8
  • Marowijne6
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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