Asimina triloba
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
| Ordre | Magnoliales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Annonaceae |
| Genre | Asimina |
2n =
Origine : est de l'amérique du Nord
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | asiminier |
|---|---|
| Anglais | pawpaw |
- fruit comestible
- ornemental
- fibres : cordes
- graines insecticides
Description
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arbre -
écorce -
fleurs -
fleur -
fruit ouvert -
graines -
répartition
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Noms populaires
| français | asiminier |
| anglais | papaw, pawpaw |
| illinois (algonquien) | assimin, rassimin |
Classification
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal (1817).
basionyme :
- Annona triloba L. (1753).
Cultivars
Histoire
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Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum icones, 1792
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illustration de Redouté.
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Millspaugh, 1887, American medicinal plants.
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Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1891, Fruits series (N12).
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Usages
Asimina triloba Dun. Annonaceae. PAPAW. Middle and southern United States. All parts of the tree have a rank smell, and the fruit is relished by few except negroes [1]. Vasey says the fruit, about four inches long, when ripe has a rich, luscious taste. "The pulp of the fruit," says Flint [2], "resembles egg-custard in consistence and appearance. It has the same creamy feeling in the mouth and unites the taste of eggs, cream, sugar and spice. It is a natural custard, too lucious for the relish of most people. The fruit is nutritious and a great resource to the savages."
Cultivated in the USA, in Brazil, W Europe and in the Caucasus and Crimean region as fruit and ornamental tree. The fruits are eaten; seeds and leaves have medicinal properties, pulverized seeds can be used also as insecticide. The bark contains fibres, which are used by cordmarkers. Wild distribution: Eastern North America, from S Canada to Texas, Georgia and Florida.