Asimina triloba
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Asimina triloba, the American papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, or paw-paw, among many regional names, is a species of small deciduous tree. It has large leaves and produces a large, yellowish-green to brown fr
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Flower parts and stages (female at bottom, pollen-rich male at right)
Ripe fruit of Asimina triloba, cut open to reveal the large seeds
Pawpaw produces flowers before its leaves emerge.
Asimina
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Asimina is a genus of small trees or shrubs described as a genus in 1763. Asimina is the only temperate genus in the tropical and subtropical flowering plant family Annonaceae. Asimina have large, sim
Asimina triloba
…reflects, "pawpaw" was originally pronounced with stress on the second syllable, like "papaya". Initial-syllable stress became usual in the 20th century. Asimina is the only genus native to temperate regions within the otherwise tropical and subtropical flowering plant family Annonaceae. A. triloba has the…
Flower of a natural hybrid Asimina from Gainesville, FL
Flower of Asimina reticulata
Flower of A. triloba