Annona reticulata
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Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae[4]. It is best known for its fruit, called Custard-apple, a name it shares with fruits of other species from the same family: Annona cherimola[5] and Annona squamosa[6] or sometimes it is called Wild-sweetsop.
Common names
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- Chinese: 牛心番荔枝[9]
Description
It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree reaching 8 metres (26 ft) to 10 metres (33 ft) tall with an open, irregular crown.[10]
- Stems and leaves
- The slender leaves are not hairy, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties wrinkled), 10 centimetres (3.9 in) to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) wide.[10]
- Flowers
- The yellow-green flowers are generally in clusters of three or four 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) diameter, with three long outer petals and three very small inner ones. [10]
- Fruits and reproduction
- The fruit is variable in shape: heart-shaped or spherical. The size ranges from 7 centimetres (2.8 in) to 1 centimetre (0.39 in), depending on the cultivar. When ripe, the fruit is brown or yellowish, with red highlights and a varying degree of reticulation, depending again on the variety. The flesh varies from juicy and very aromatic to hard with a repulsive taste.[10]
Distribution and habitat
Possibly a native of the Caribbean[7] and Central America[1], Annona reticulata is now pan-tropical[7] and can be found growing between altitudes of 0 metres (0 ft) to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in areas of Central America that have alternating seasons.[10]
Cultivated and naturalized[7] in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India, Australia, and West Africa.
- Native
- Nearctic:
- Central Mexico: Veracruz
- Neotropic:
- Central America: Belize, Chiapas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
- Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad
- Northern South America: Guyana, Venezuela
- Brazil: Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Para, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
- Western South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay[11][3]
Uses
Annona reticulata is best known for its fruit, the custard-apple. The flavor is sweet and pleasant, but inferior to that of the Annona cherimola
- For other uses, see Custard-apple.
References
- ^ a b c Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1997-07-11). "Taxon: Annona reticulata L." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden (1753). "Annona reticulata L." (HTML). Tropicos. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ a b c Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2000-12-15). "Taxon: Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill" (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Annona reticulata L." (HTML). The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1997-07-11). "Taxon: Annona cherimola Mill" (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1997-07-11). "Taxon: Annona squamosa L." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b c d Aluka. "Entry for Annona reticulata Linn. [family ANNONACEAE]" (HTML). African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Porcher, Michel H.; et al. "Annona reticulata L." (HTML). Sorting Annona Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources, University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first=(help) - ^ Flora of North America. "Annona reticulata Linn" (HTML). Chinese Plant Names. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ a b c d e Mahdeem, H. (1998-07-05). "Annona reticulata" (HTML). Neglected Crops. Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Bioversity International. "Result set for: Annonaceae Annona reticulata" (HTML). New World Fruits Database. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
External links
Media related to Annona reticulata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Annona reticulata at Wikispecies
- "Annona reticulata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 16 March.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - "Species Annona reticulata" (HTML). UniProt Consortium. Retrieved 2008-04-16.