Asimina obovata

Asimina obovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina
Species: A. obovata
Binomial name
Asimina obovata
(Willd.) Nash

Asimina obovata, the bigflower pawpaw, is a shrub or small tree in the custard apple family. It is an endemic native[1] to Florida, where it is found on open sandy hammocks and in dry woods.[2] Showy white flowers in late winter to early summer are followed by large green edible fruit. Along with the other members of the genus, it serves as a host plant for zebra swallowtail butterfly and pawpaw sphinx moth[3]

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