Custard Apple family: ANNONACEAE (MAGNOLIIDAE) in Australia

including Hornschuchiaceae and Monodoraceae

Flower
Families 		Flowers in Australia
  
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe
  
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Annona atemoya
Atemoya
Wyee, December 2006

Annona muricata
Soursop
Townsville, January 2008
Photos: courtesy of
Peter Abraham

Annona reticulata
Custard Apple
Townsville, January 2008
Photo: courtesy of
Peter Abraham

Some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies favour species in ANNONACEAE for their foodplant, including:


Chaetocneme beata

Chaetocneme critomedia

Graphium agamemnon

Graphium aristeus

Graphium eurypylus

Protographium leosthenes

Graphium macfarlanei

and some caterpillars of Australian Moths favour species in ANNONACEAE for their foodplant, including:


Orgyia athlophora

Cerberonoton severina

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Australian
Australian Butterflies
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(updated 3 January 2013, 23 May 2020)