Annonaceae

Four-petal pawpaw

Asimina tetramera Small

Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina

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Four-petal pawpaw: This beautiful pawpaw species, endemic only to Palm Beach, Martin & St. Lucie Counties, is critically imperiled. Habitat loss, fire suppression, human disturban — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Four-petal pawpaw, Fourpetal pawpaw

Synonyms

Pityothamnus tetramerus (Small) Small

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.