Asimina longifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliales/Annonaceae/Asimina

At a glance

Occurrence records31

Data sources11

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections7

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Asimina longifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility31 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources13 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS38 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF31 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries7 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Asimina longifolia, the slimleaf pawpaw, is a shrub in the custard apple family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found on the coastal plain. Its preferred habitat is dry, sandy pinelands.Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States There are two named varieties: A. longifolia var. longifolia - Only found in Florida and Georgia. A. longifolia var. spatulata - Found from southern Alabama to southern South Carolina. It is unclear if the two varieties should be considered distinct species. This group is in need of further taxonomic study.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesTRYGIFT

Size & morphology2

Plant height0.423 m

Seed length15 mm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Leaf c441 mg/g

Leaf n20.9 mg/g

Specific leaf area (SLA)18.94 mm²/mg

03Chemical composition38 compounds

Compounds documented for Asimina longifolia across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Acetogenins29

Colensane and Clerodane diterpenoids5

Wax monoesters2

Kaurane and Phyllocladane diterpenoids1

Anthracyclines1

Documented compounds38 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-Annonacin	present	LOTUS
(1R,4S,9S,10R,13S,14S)-14-hydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,5,9-trimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-6-one	present	NPASS
(2S)-4-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-9-[5-[(1S,4S,5S)-1,4,5-trihydroxyheptadecyl]oxolan-2-yl]nonyl]-2-methyl-2H-furan-5-one	present	LOTUS
(2S)-4-[(2R,7R)-2,7-dihydroxy-7-[(2R,5R)-5-[(2R,5R)-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxypentadecyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxolan-2-yl]heptyl]-2-methyl-2H-furan-5-one	present	LOTUS
(2S)-4-[(2R,9R)-2,9-dihydroxy-9-[(2R,5R)-5-[(2R,5R)-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxytridecyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxolan-2-yl]nonyl]-2-methyl-2H-furan-5-one	present	LOTUS
(4aS,7R,8S,8aR)-4,7,8-trimethyl-8-[2-(5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)ethyl]-1,2,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-4a-carboxylic acid	present	NPASS
(4aS,7R,8S,8aR)-8-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-4,7,8-trimethyl-1,2,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-4a-carboxylic acid	present	NPASS
(4aS,7R,8S,8aR)-8-[2-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl]ethyl]-4,7,8-trimethyl-1,2,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-4a-carboxylic acid	present	NPASS
(4aS,7R,8S,8aR)-8-[2-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl]ethyl]-4,7,8-trimethyl-1,2,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-4a-carboxylic acid	present	NPASS
2-methyl-4-[(8R,11Z,19Z)-2,8,15,16-tetrahydroxytriaconta-11,19-dienyl]-2H-furan-5-one	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding7 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Asimina longifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections7

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Asimina longifolia carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 181×CCDB · eflora

CCDB · eflora

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type31 records

Museum / vouchered31

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO120 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy29% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 3≤10 km 12

17 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence31

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 10 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record	10
Knoxville, US	9
Jackson, US	2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	2
Mississippi State, US	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Tuscaloosa, US	1
Williamsburg, US	1
Bangkok, TH	1
Brookings, US	1

10 institutions · 29 of 31 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA7 detections

Where the DNA of Asimina longifolia was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found7

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 7 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median12.5 °C 12.5–12.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter27.0 °C

Max temp (day)18.4 °C

Min temp (night)8.20 °C

Precipitation79.6 mm/mo

Air humidity57.3 %

Moisture balance-38.4 mm/mo

Vapour deficit733 Pa

Wind speed5.80 m/s

Cloud cover36.7 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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