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Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Pawpaw · American paw paw · Banano del nord · Dog-banana · Dreilappige Papau · Indian-banana · Indiana banana · Indianerbanane · Papau · Papav · Papavi · Pawpawtree · Triskiautė azimina · Umbi · Yukula · aciminier
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Vermifuge, Pediculicide
Science studied: ANOLOBINE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, ASIMILOBINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Annonaceae
Scientific name: Asimina triloba
Common names: Pawpaw, American paw paw, Banano del nord, Dog-banana, Dreilappige Papau, Indian-banana, Indiana banana, Indianerbanane, Papau, Papav, Papavi, Pawpawtree, Triskiautė azimina, Umbi, Yukula, aciminier
POWO: 72521-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Vermifuge
- Pediculicide
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Vermifuge
- Pediculicide
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Vermifuge · US · "
- Pediculicide · US · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- First genome and transcription factor profile for Asimina triloba, a native North American fruit tree. · 2026 source ↗
- Late-acting self-incompatibility in Asimina triloba: implications for the evolution of self-incompatibility in angiosperms. · 2025 source ↗
- A review of the postharvest biochemical, biophysical and biological properties of 61 cultivars of North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANOLOBINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- ASIMILOBINE
- ASIMINE
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOBUTANOATE-2
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOHEXANOATE-2
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOOCTANOATE-1
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOOCTANOATE-2
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CITRONELLOL
- COREXIMINE
- DECANOIC-ACID
- DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE
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- ETHYL-ACETATE
- ETHYL-BUTANOATE
- ETHYL-(E)-BUT-2-ENOATE
- ETHYL-DECANOATE
- ETHYL-HEXADECANOATE
- ETHYL-HEXANOATE
- ETHYL-(E)(E)-HEXA-2,4-DIENOATE
- ETHYL-(Z)-HEX-4-ENOATE
- ETHYL-3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE
- ETHYL-NICOTINATE
- ETHYL-(Z)-OCT-4-ENOATE
- (E)(E)-FARNESOL
- (E)(E)-FARNESYL-ACETATE
- (E)(E)-FARNESYL-HEXANOATE
- (E)(E)-FARNESYL-OCTANOATE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GERANIOL
- GERANYL-HEXANOATE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- 3-({HEPTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE
- HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- HEXANOIC-ACID
- (Z)-HEX-3-EN-1-OL
- HEXYL-OCTANOATE
- HISTIDINE
- HYDROXYPROLINE
- IRON
- ISOCORYDINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- KCALS
- LEUCOCYANIDIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LIRIODENINE
- MAGNESIUM
- METHIONINE
- METHYL-BUTANOATE
- METHYL-CYCLOHEXANE
- METHYL-DODECANOATE
- METHYL-(E)(E)-FARNESATE
- METHYL-GERANATE
- METHYL-HEXANOATE
- METHYL-(Z)-OCT-2-ENOATE
- METHYL-TETRADECANOATE
- MICHELALBINE
- 4-OCTANOLIDE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROPYL-BUTANOATE
- 3-({PROPYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE
- PROPYL-HEXANOATE
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- SERINE
- SUCROSE
- TETRADECANOIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- WATER
- ZINC
- BUTYL-(E)-BUT-2-ENOATE
- METHYL-(E)-OCTANOATE
- ARGININE
- ASIMICIN
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOHEXANOATE-1
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CYANIDIN
- DODECANOIC-ACID
- ETHYL-DODECANOATE
- 2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL
- ETHYL-OCTANOATE
- (E)(E)-FARNESYL-BUTANOATE
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- HALF-CYSTINE
- 4-HEXANOLIDE
- 3-HYDROXYBUTAN-2-ONE
- LEUCINE
- MANGANESE
- METHYL-DECANOATE
- METHYL-OCTANOATE
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- VALINE
- 3-ACETOXYBUTAN-2-ONE
- ETHYL-TETRADECANOATE
- GERANYL-OCTANOATE
- 3-({PENTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE
- TOLUENE
- TETRADECEN-1-OL
- ALANINE
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL-MONOBUTANOATE-1
- BUTYL-OCTANOATE
- ETHYL-HEXA-2,4-DIENOATE
- GLYCINE
- LYSINE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- SULFUR
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LIMONENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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