Editing Asimina (section)

==Description==
[[File:Asimina reticulata flower.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=A red-purple, green, and white flower|Flower of ''Asimina reticulata'']]
[[File:Paw Paw blossom.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Flower of ''A. triloba'']]

Pawpaws are shrubs or small trees to {{convert|2|-|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall. The northern, cold-tolerant common pawpaw (''A. triloba'') is [[deciduous]], while the southern species are often [[evergreen]].

The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, obovate, entire, {{convert|20|-|35|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|10|-|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} broad.

The flowers of pawpaws are produced singly or in clusters of up to eight together; they are large, 4&ndash;6&nbsp;cm across, perfect, with three sepals and six petals (three large outer petals, three smaller inner petals). The petal color varies from white to purple or red-brown. Pawpaw flowers are noted to smell like fermenting grapes, or rotting food.

The fruit of the common pawpaw is a large, edible [[berry (botany)|berry]], {{convert|5|-|16|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3|-|7|cm|in|abbr=on}} broad, weighing from {{convert|20|-|500|g|oz|abbr=on}}, with numerous [[seed]]s; it is green when unripe, maturing to yellow or brown. It has a flavor somewhat similar to both [[banana]] and [[mango]], varying significantly by cultivar, and has more [[protein]] than most fruits.<ref name="KSU" />{{clear left}}