Annona cornifolia

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Annona cornifolia is a slow-growing shrub native to savannas and fields of the Cerrado region of Brazil, reaching a height of 4–5 meters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cherimoya.com/anonas/genus.php4|title=Cherimoya|website=www.cherimoya.com|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-date=30 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330214253/http://www.cherimoya.com/anonas/genus.php4|url-status=dead}} It prefers a sunny position on acidic, sandy soils and needs good drainage to thrive. After 4–5 years, if grown in full sun, it produces a blood red fruit, which has an orange aromatic, sweet and highly appreciated flesh containing few seeds. The tree resists frosts to -3 °C. It is little known outside of its native range. Propagation is by seeds which have orthodox storage behavior and may take up to 18 months to germinate.{{cite web|url=http://www.bananasraras.org/frutasrarasingles/annona2.htm |title=Annona cornifolia |accessdate=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913074602/http://www.bananasraras.org/frutasrarasingles/annona2.htm |archivedate=2011-09-13 }} Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.