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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Venezuelan Annona sp. ID
« on: May 03, 2022, 12:00:39 PM »
This species was identified by a botanist as "Annona punicifolia" and seeds were sold the last time by forum member "Lilith-vzla" in 2018. It took her family a few weeks to get this species as the only way to get it was through depths of swampland and thick rainforest. I think it would be best to contact her and ask if her seedlings already bear fruits. Either way, good luck for finding and growing this species.

This is the sellers post from 2018: https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=29397.msg331991#msg331991

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Rare Annonaceae seeds sales!!!
« on: February 04, 2022, 06:50:06 AM »
I am not sure which seeds you bought, but in my experience the tinier the seeds of an Annona species, the harder they are to germinate. On the other hand, if you put many tiny seeds in a small pot, they seem to stimulate each other.

Since not all of the species have super tiny seeds, you should also be aware of the biology of the offered species as they are very specialized rain forest species.

Annona hypoglauca for example is said to have an only 5% germination rate and is spread by fishs. Their germination might profit from a chemical compound, that is found within the gastro intestinal system of the fishs.
Annona nitida on the other hand has a special seed coat/parenchyma, that allows the seeds to float over very long distances during the rain season, without soaking with water risking early germination. I received the hint to really grind the seed coat with sand paper and let them soak, maybe even in GA3, until you can see the seeds inflated.

However these are just my two cents on this subject. But what I can tell for sure is, that from the many conversations I had with him, I can tell, that he is very concerned about the future of the Annonaceae rainforest species. He really wants to spread them as far as possible. So there would be no interest on his side to sell old seeds in my opinion.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: YARA YARA SEEDS for SALE/TRADE
« on: July 31, 2019, 07:58:50 AM »
The scientific name is "Duguetia lepidota" :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duguetia Uniflora
« on: March 12, 2019, 07:15:22 PM »
Hi Carlos, regarding to Duguetia uniflora, here is a link to an image of it. Although it shows a black/white drawn image, you can see its major features, like the flower and fruit. It has very short petioles and a more roundish leaf base compared to your species. 

Drawn image: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/Research/ven-guayana/annonaceae/365.gif

Specimen with flower: http://mediaphoto.mnhn.fr/media/1443716452186h6uX59V3gYc1rk1N

I also agree with Vernmented, that Rollinia deliciosa/Annona mucosa is a very variable species. Specially if you received a wild type, it will be hard to find a simlar type among the great number of varieties. You can find all kinds of form and colour variations regarding to the fruit. Although it not being Duguetia uniflora, I would enjoy, if you could keep us updated on it. Once it fruits we will see, if it is a Biriba variety or a rare Annona (ex rollinia) species from Ecuador.

Besides that, I hope you will still enjoy growing it and harvest some wonderful tasting fruits !

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duguetia Uniflora
« on: March 11, 2019, 03:47:51 PM »
Hi Carlos, I am sorry, but in my opinion the images are not showing Duguetia uniflora, not even a Duguetia species.  I was able to find confirmed specimen of Duguetia uniflora in the past and the flower buds are completely different to the ones from your plant....The flower looks like a "rollinia" type flower to me, which could explain its graft compatibilty with your Annona reticulata.
So I would consider it being a Annona (ex Rollinia) species, but that are just my 2 cents, I am not an expert...

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The last time I have heard from Vitor was in May/2018, where we talked about the situation in Brazil and his expeditions. As many of you know, his trips are related to high costs, that he covers only with selling the seeds. With only a handful of people interested in these rare species, it got more and more difficult to cover the costs, so he thought of new ways covering the costs, but did not mentioned anything specific. Since then, I (and some more people) did not received a message, answer or any sign from him in general . First, I was thinking he is just taking a break from his seed sales. But the point, that Guanabanus is refering to makes me curious, because I know Vitor as a very reliable man, who would definetly tell us when suspending his sales for whatever reason (I know him for almost 3 years now).
So I really hope he is doing well and just taking a break from his expeditions...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruits ID
« on: February 14, 2019, 10:18:17 AM »
The second fruit belongs to the genus Fusaea (Annonaceae). It could be Fusaea longifolia.

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106440-2

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Guidelazeri
« on: March 03, 2018, 12:55:04 PM »
Hi everyone,

I just want to share my experience with Guilherme to you (I recently bought some seeds from him).
The package was shipped on 15th february and arrived here on the 26th february (only 11 days from Brazil to Germany/Europe !!!)

The seeds arrived in the best condition and were packed very well. Unfortunatly I already planted the seeds before taking a picture of the package.

But I can refer to the other pictures, that show the very good condition of the seeds and how they were packed up.

Thank you again for offering the great amount of rare species to me and this forum and for the excellent packing too !!

All the best

Tobias :)

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Unfortunatly that institute has to be in the most dangerous region of mexico. The region got hit by earthquakes too, but you still manage to go there, just to get some seeds of those rare ilamas. Stay safe and thank you !

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