Perfect Pawpaw Flowering Bud - Asimina Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Asimina is a genus of small trees or shrubs described as a genus in 1763. The flowers of pawpaws are produced singly or in clusters of up to eight together; they are large, 4–6 cm across, perfect, with six sepals and petals three large outer petals, three smaller inner petals. The petal color varies from white to purple or red-brown.The fruit of the common pawpaw is a large edible berry. It has a flavor somewhat similar to both banana and mango, varying significantly by cultivar, and has more protein than most fruits. Asimina triloba is often called prairie banana because of its banana-like creamy texture and flavor. Larvae of the zebra swallowtail butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants.