Annona
Meiogyne bidwillii, Fam. Annonaceae
Shrub with rather weak branches, densely hirsute with short rusty hairs. Previously Fitzalania bidwillii, which is still in use in Queensland.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Leaf: | Oblong or obovate-oblong or very shortly acuminate, 7.5-10cm long, rounded at the base, glabrous above, hairy beneath, very shortly stalked. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Blue, Purple |
| Flower description: | Lateral, solitary or two together, boat-shaped flowers, indigo to black inner petals, longitudinally grooved and/or verrucose adaxially at the base, the stamens of the inner stamen whorls have elongated apical shields. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Orange |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Carpels very hairy in the flower, when ripe orange and nearly sessile, oblong, thick, hard and covered with rusty hairs. Contains three to six flattened seed. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Bentham G. & von Mueller F. (1863) Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 1., Thomas DC. et al. (2012) Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the Meiogyne-Fitzalania clade (Annonaceae): Generic paraphyly and late Miocene-Pliocene diversification in Australasia and the Pacific. Taxon 61 (3) |
