Introductory
SPECIES: Asimina triloba | Pawpaw 



ABBREVIATION : 
ASITRI

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ASTR


COMMON NAMES : 
   pawpaw
   custard apple
   dog banana
   Indian banana
   false-banana
   pawpaw-apple
   fetid-shrub


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for pawpaw is Asimina triloba
(L.) Dunal [15,21,31].  There are no accepted subspecies, varieties or
forms.

Pawpaw forms hybrids with dwarf pawpaw (A. parviflora) [21].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Pawpaw is considered rare and endangered in New York [4].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, August 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Asimina triloba. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Asimina triloba | Pawpaw