Asimina obovata, the bigflower pawpaw, is a shrub or small tree in the custard apple family. It is an endemic nativeAtlas of Florida Vascular Plants to Florida, where it is found on open sandy hammocks and in dry woods.Flora of North America Showy white flowers in late winter to early summer are followed by large green edible fruit. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130. Along with the other members of the genus, it serves as a host plant for the zebra swallowtail butterfly and pawpaw sphinx moth.Florida Native Plant Society
Description The leaves of A. obovata are alternately arranged and have pinnate venation. It may occur as a shrub or tree, with the potential to grow up to 3.5 meters (approximately 12 feet) in height. The flowers it produces may get up to 10 centimeters (approximately 4 inches) across, and fruit may reach a length of over 7 centimeters (approximately 3 inches).
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