Annonaceae
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Asimina
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- أزيمينة مفصصة, باباو
- arz
- ازيمينه مفصصه
- Azerbaijani
- Üçpər azimina
- Catalan
- Pawpaw
- Chinese
- 泡泡树, 波波樹, 巴婆果, 巴婆树
- Croatian
- Indijanska banana
- Czech
- Muďoul trojlaločný, Moďoul trojlaločný, Papau
- dag
- Gonda
- dga
- American bɔfɔrɔ, Baa-kodu, Bɔ-fɔrɔ, Bɔfɔrɔ, Indian-kodu
- English
- Pawpaw, Dog-banana, Indian-banana, American papaw, Paw paw
- Esperanto
- Triloba asimino
- Finnish
- Papavi
- French
- Asiminier trilobé, Aciminier, Asiminier, Asiminier trilobe
- Ganda
- Amayute
- German
- Dreilappige Papau, Indianerbanane
- Hebrew
- פאו פאו
- Hungarian
- Pawpaw, Annónacserje, Indián banán, Papau
- Irish
- Pápá
- Italian
- Paw paw
- Japanese
- ポーポー
- koi
- Азимина
- Korean
- 뽀뽀나무
- kv
- Азимина
- lbe
- Азимина
- Malayalam
- അസിമിന ത്രിലോബ
- mrj
- Азимина
- Persian
- پاپاو
- Polish
- Asymina trójklapowa
- Romanian
- Pawpaw
- Russian
- Азимина трёхлопастная, Азимина трехлопастная
- Slovak
- Ásimina trojlaločná, Asimína trojlaločná, Banán severu, Indiánsky banán, Paw-paw
- Slovenian
- Asimina
- Turkish
- Bayağı papav
- udm
- Азимина
- Ukrainian
- Азиміна трилопатева, Азіміна трилопатева
Synonyms
- Annona pendula Salisb.
- Annona triloba L.
- Asimina campaniflora Spach
- Asimina conoidea Spach
- Asimina glabra K.Koch
- Asimina virginiana Poit. & Turpin
- Asimina virginiana Adans. ex P.N.Jacq.
- Orchidocarpum arietinum Michx.
- Porcelia triloba (L.) Pers.
- Uvaria conoidea (Spach) Lem.
- Uvaria triloba (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Asimina
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- Small-flower pawpawAsimina parvifloraAnnonaceae
- Four-petal pawpawAsimina tetrameraAnnonaceae
- Slimleaf pawpawAsimina angustifoliaAnnonaceae
- Dwarf pawpawAsimina pygmaeaAnnonaceae
- Netted pawpawAsimina reticulataAnnonaceae
- Asimina manasotaAnnonaceae
- Rugel's false pawpawAsimina rugeliiAnnonaceae
- Woolly pawpawAsimina incanaAnnonaceae
- Royal false pawpawAsimina pulchellaAnnonaceae
- PawpawAsimina × nashiiAnnonaceae
- Asimina × bethanyensisAnnonaceae
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.