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Annona longiflora
Annona longiflora, the wild cherimoya of Jalisco, is a small shrub in the custard apple family (Annonaceae) that is endemic to Mexico. It is grown only occasionally, mostly by collectors, and is best given the warm, dry conditions of its native seasonally dry tropical climate.
Annona longiflora is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Sereno Watson, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its long (longus in Latin) flowers.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
