Annona reticulata

taxobox
image_caption = Custard Apple or Wild Sweetsop
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Magnoliales
familia = Annonaceae
genus = "Annona"
species = "A. reticulata"
binomial = "Annona reticulata"
binomial_authority = L.
range_

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range_map_caption = Native range of "A. reticulata"
range_map_caption = Native range of "A. reticulata"
synonyms = "Annona humboldtiana" Kunth "Annona humboldtii" Dunalcite web
url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3498
title = Taxon: "Annona reticulata" L.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network
date = 1997-07-11
format = HTML
work = Taxonomy for Plants
publisher = USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ] "Annona excelsa" Kunth "Annona laevis" Kunth "Annona longifolia" Sessé & Moc. "Annona riparia" Kunth "Rollinia mucosa" (Jacq.) Baill.cite web
url = http://www.tropicos.org/NameSynonyms.aspx?nameid=1600671
title = "Annona reticulata" L.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Missouri Botanical Garden
authorlink = Missouri Botanical Garden
date = 1753
format = HTML
publisher = Tropicos] "Rollinia deliciosa" Saff. "Annona mucosa" Jacq. "Rollinia orthopetala" A. DC. "Rollinia pulchrinervia" A. DC. "Rollinia sieberi" A. DC. cite web
url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?32035
title = Taxon: "Rollinia mucosa" (Jacq.) Baill.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network
date = 2000-12-15
format = HTML
work = Taxonomy for Plants
publisher = USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ] |

"Annona reticulata" is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceaecite web
url = http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANRE
title = PLANTS Profile, "Annona reticulata" L.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
authorlink = Natural Resources Conservation Service
format = HTML
work = The PLANTS Database
publisher = United States Department of Agriculture] . 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"cite web
url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3479
title = Taxon: "Annona cherimola" Mill.
accessdate = 2008-04-17
author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network
date = 1997-07-11
format = HTML
work = Taxonomy for Plants
publisher = USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ] and "Annona squamosa"cite web
url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3503
title = Taxon: "Annona squamosa" L.
accessdate = 2008-04-17
author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network
date = 1997-07-11
format = HTML
work = Taxonomy for Plants
publisher = USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ] or sometimes it is called Wild-sweetsop.

Common names

* _en. bullock's-heart, custard-apple, ox-heart, wild sweetsop
* _fr. annone réticulée, coeur de boeuf, cachiman, cachimantier, coeur de boeuf, corossolier sauvage, cachiman créme
* _de. Netzannone, Ochsenherz, Schleimapfel
* _pt. biribá, fruta-de-condessa, fruta-do-conde, biribarana
* _es. anona corazón, corazón de buey, mamán, cachimán, candón, cherimoyacite web
url = http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.UPWTA.1_232&pgs=&cookieSet=1
title = Entry for "Annona reticulata" Linn. [family ANNONACEAE]
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Aluka
authorlink = Aluka
format = HTML
work = African Plants
publisher = Ithaka Harbors, Inc]
* _ja. ギュウシンリ
* _ms. Buah nona, Lonang, Nona kapri
* _ru. Аннона сетчатая
* _th. น้อยโหน่ง
* _tl. Anonascite web
url = http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Annona.html#reticulata
title = "Annona reticulata" L.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
last = Porcher
first = Michel H. et al.
authorlink = University of Melbourne
format = HTML
work = Sorting Annona Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress
publisher = Institute of Land & Food Resources, University of Melbourne ]
* _zh. 牛心番荔枝cite web
url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200008508
title = "Annona reticulata" Linn.
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Flora of North America
authorlink = Flora of North America
format = HTML
work = Chinese Plant Names ]

Description

It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree reaching convert|8|m|ft|lk=on to convert|10|m|ft tall with an open, irregular crown.cite web
url = http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/1492/annonas.html#Annona%20reticulata
title = "Annona reticulata"
accessdate = 2008-04-16
last = Mahdeem
first = H.
authorlink = Purdue University
date = 1998-07-05
format = HTML
work = Neglected Crops
publisher = Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University ]

;Stems and leaves:The slender leaves are not hairy, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties wrinkled), convert|10|cm|in|lk=on to convert|20|cm|in long and convert|2|cm|in to convert|7|cm|in wide. ;Flowers: The yellow-green flowers are generally in clusters of three or four convert|2|cm|in to convert|3|cm|in diameter, with three long outer petals and three very small inner ones. ;Fruits and reproduction:The fruit is variable in shape: heart-shaped or spherical. The size ranges from convert|7|cm|in to convert|1|cm|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.

Distribution and habitat

Possibly a native of the Caribbean and Central America, "Annona reticulata" is now pan-tropical and can be found growing between altitudes of convert|0|m|ft|lk=on to convert|15000|m|ft|lk=on in areas of Central America that have alternating seasons.

Cultivated and naturalized 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, Paraguaycite web
url = http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Information_Sources/Species_Databases/New_World_Fruits_Database/qryall3.asp?intIDSpecies=101
title = Result set for: Annonaceae "Annona reticulata"
accessdate = 2008-04-16
author = Bioversity International
authorlink = Bioversity International
format = HTML
work = New World Fruits Database ]

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

External links

*ITIS|ID=18099|taxon=Annona reticulata|year=2008|date=16 March
*cite web
url = http://beta.uniprot.org/taxonomy/301862
title = Species "Annona reticulata"
accessdate = 2008-04-16
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publisher = UniProt Consortium