Mamoncillo
CR

Mamoncillo

Annona cascarilloides

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_cascarilloides

Overview

Annona cascarilloides is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Cuba. According to William Edwin Safford, the species was named it after the pattern of its leaf veins which resemble species of a different genus, that at the time Safford was writing was called Cascarilla, but is now synonymous with the genera Croton and Ladenbergia.

Despite this assertion by Safford, August Grisebach, the German botanist who first formally described the species, makes no mention of Cascarilla in his 1866 entry.

Mamoncillo (Annona cascarilloides) is critically endangered primarily due to severe habitat loss and fragmentation from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range in Colombia. The species has an extremely restricted distribution and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to any environmental changes or human activities in its remaining habitat.

Threat summary

Habitat

Grows on the western side of the island and flowers in June.

Other threatened species in Annonaceae

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Oxandra oblongifolia

Unknown
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Stenanona flagelliflora

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Xylopia aromaticaVU

Xylopia aromatica

Unknown
VU

haya minga

Guatteria blainii

Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is Mamoncillo classified as Critically Endangered?
Mamoncillo is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Mamoncillo (Annona cascarilloides) is critically endangered primarily due to severe habitat loss and fragmentation from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range in Colombia. The species has an extremely restricted distribution and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to any environmental changes or human activities in its remaining habitat.
Where does Mamoncillo live?
Mamoncillo occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Mamoncillo?
The main threats to Mamoncillo are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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