Genus: Asimina
By Katherine Gould, Angela Steward, & Steven D. Glenn
Not peer reviewed
Last Modified 04/03/2013
Nomenclature
Asimina Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 365, 521. 1763, (also spelled “Asimia”). Orchidocarpum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Am. 1: 329. 1803, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). Porcelia Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 95. 1807, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). Uvaria Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 45. 1838, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). TYPE: Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal.Key to the species of Asimina
List of Asimina Species
References to Asimina
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