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===Habitat===<!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat===<!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
''Asimina obovata'' is endemic to the well drained sand of sand ridges, coastal dunes, hammocks and pine-turkey oak sand ridges that occur in southeastern to north central Florida<ref name="Kral"></ref>. | ''Asimina obovata'' is endemic to the well drained sand of sand ridges, coastal dunes, hammocks and pine-turkey oak sand ridges that occur in southeastern to north central Florida<ref name="Kral"></ref>. | ||
| − | Associated species include ''Pinus clausa, Quercus gemiata, Quercus myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides, Ilex opaca var. arenicola, Garberia heterophylla'', and ''Persea humilus'' ( | + | Associated species include ''Pinus clausa, Quercus gemiata, Quercus myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides, Ilex opaca var. arenicola, Garberia heterophylla'', and ''Persea humilus''<ref name="Crummer">Crummer, Kathryn. Physiological Leaf Traits of Scrub Pawpaw, ''Asimina obovata'' (Willd.)Nash (Annonaceae). University of Florida, 2003.</ref>. |
===Phenology===<!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology===<!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
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===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
| − | Seedlings have been found in the shade of parent plants due to the importance of shade and seed burial to prevent seed desiccation after ripening | + | Seedlings have been found in the shade of parent plants due to the importance of shade and seed burial to prevent seed desiccation after ripening<ref name="Crummer"></ref>. |
===Fire ecology===<!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology===<!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
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===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
| − | Pollination occurs entomophily <ref name="EOL"/> with beetles such as ''Typocerus zebra, Trichotinus rufobruneus, T. lunulatus'' and ''Euphoria sepulchralis'' responsible for pollination<ref>Norman, Elaine M. and David Clayton. Reproductive Biology of Two Florida Pawpaws: ''Asimina obovata'' and ''A. pygmaea'' (Annonaceae). 1986. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 113: 16-22.</ref>. | + | Pollination occurs entomophily <ref name="EOL"/> with beetles such as ''Typocerus zebra, Trichotinus rufobruneus, T. lunulatus'' and ''Euphoria sepulchralis'' responsible for pollination<ref name="Norman">Norman, Elaine M. and David Clayton. Reproductive Biology of Two Florida Pawpaws: ''Asimina obovata'' and ''A. pygmaea'' (Annonaceae). 1986. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 113: 16-22.</ref>. |
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Asimina obovata'' at Archbold Biological Station<ref>Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>: | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Asimina obovata'' at Archbold Biological Station<ref>Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>: | ||
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In order to protect itself from herbivory, ''A. obovata'' contains a toxin called annonaceous acetogenins which inhibits mitochondrial respiration in preditors. <ref name="EOL">[[http://eol.org/pages/1054822/overview Encyclopedia of Life]]Accessed November 24, 2015</ref> | In order to protect itself from herbivory, ''A. obovata'' contains a toxin called annonaceous acetogenins which inhibits mitochondrial respiration in preditors. <ref name="EOL">[[http://eol.org/pages/1054822/overview Encyclopedia of Life]]Accessed November 24, 2015</ref> | ||
| − | Gopher tortoises have been observed to eat the ripe fruit and spit out the seeds | + | Gopher tortoises have been observed to eat the ripe fruit and spit out the seeds<ref name="Norman"></ref>. |
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
Global conservation status: G3-Vulnerable <ref name="NatureServe">[[http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Asimina+obovata]] Nature Serve Explorer. Accessed November 24, 2015.]]</ref>. | Global conservation status: G3-Vulnerable <ref name="NatureServe">[[http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Asimina+obovata]] Nature Serve Explorer. Accessed November 24, 2015.]]</ref>. | ||
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==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
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| Photo by Betty Wargo, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Asimina |
| Species: | A. obovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash | |
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| Natural range of Asimina obovata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Bigflower Pawpaw
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Pityothamnus obovatus (Willdenow) Small
Description
A description of Asimina obovata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Asimina obovata is a long-lived perennial.[1] Such as other species in the Genus Asimina, it has a deep taproot and resprouts from a lignotuber after fire or disturbance[2] (Kral 1993). Leaves are alternate and simple with pinnate venation[3]. It can be a shrub or a small tree growing three meters or more[4].
Ecology
Habitat
Asimina obovata is endemic to the well drained sand of sand ridges, coastal dunes, hammocks and pine-turkey oak sand ridges that occur in southeastern to north central Florida[2]. Associated species include Pinus clausa, Quercus gemiata, Quercus myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides, Ilex opaca var. arenicola, Garberia heterophylla, and Persea humilus[5].
Phenology
Flowers March to June[2] with white flowers and green fruit [1].
Asimina obovata is the only species in the genus Asimina to have flower buds that terminate the new shoot growth[2]. This species can be identified by a bright red-hairy peduncle and a reddish pubescence on the shoots and lower leaf surface[2]. The stamens are pale green to beige at anthesis [6].
Seed bank and germination
Seedlings have been found in the shade of parent plants due to the importance of shade and seed burial to prevent seed desiccation after ripening[5].
Fire ecology
In the year following a fire, A. obovata resprouts with more stems than were present pre-fire, however these stems are smaller and less woody with a higher chance of herbivory. The amount of flowers blooming is the greatest in the second flowering season post-fire with flower numbers decreasing as the fire interval becomes longer. [6].
The species responds to a disturbance such as fire or cutting vegetatively, sending up several leafy shoots which are forming flower buds that do not open until the following growing season[2].
Pollination
Pollination occurs entomophily [7] with beetles such as Typocerus zebra, Trichotinus rufobruneus, T. lunulatus and Euphoria sepulchralis responsible for pollination[8]. The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Asimina obovata at Archbold Biological Station[9]:
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Vespidae: Polistes dorsalis hunteri
Use by animals
In order to protect itself from herbivory, A. obovata contains a toxin called annonaceous acetogenins which inhibits mitochondrial respiration in preditors. [7]
Gopher tortoises have been observed to eat the ripe fruit and spit out the seeds[8].
Conservation and Management
Global conservation status: G3-Vulnerable [10]. State status: S3-Vulnerable [10].
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [Florida Native Plant Society. Accessed: November 24, 2015]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Kral, Robert. 1960. A Revision of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae). Brittonia 12:233-278.
- ↑ [Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: November 23, 2015.]
- ↑ [[1]]Accessed: November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Crummer, Kathryn. Physiological Leaf Traits of Scrub Pawpaw, Asimina obovata (Willd.)Nash (Annonaceae). University of Florida, 2003.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [[2]] Archbold Biological Station. Accessed: November 24, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 [Encyclopedia of Life]Accessed November 24, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Norman, Elaine M. and David Clayton. Reproductive Biology of Two Florida Pawpaws: Asimina obovata and A. pygmaea (Annonaceae). 1986. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 113: 16-22.
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 [[3]] Nature Serve Explorer. Accessed November 24, 2015.]]
