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Annona reticulata
Custard Apple or Wild Sweetsop
Custard Apple or Wild Sweetsop
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Annonaceae
Genus:Annona
Species:A. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Magnoliales is an order of Flowering plants Classification The Magloliales includes six families Annonaceae (custard apple family Annonaceae family also called custard apple family is a family of Flowering plants consisting of Trees Shrubs or rarely woody Lianas For other meanings see Annona (disambiguation. Annona is the second largest Genus, after Guatteria reticulata
Binomial name
Annona reticulata
L.
Native range of A. reticulata
Native range of A. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for reticulata
Synonyms

Annona humboldtiana Kunth
Annona humboldtii Dunal[1]
Annona excelsa Kunth
Annona laevis Kunth
Annona longifolia Sessé & Moc. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon.
Annona riparia Kunth
Rollinia mucosa (Jacq. ) Baill. [2]
Rollinia deliciosa Saff.
Annona mucosa Jacq.
Rollinia orthopetala A. DC.
Rollinia pulchrinervia A. DC.
Rollinia sieberi A. DC. [3]

Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae[4]. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Annonaceae family also called custard apple family is a family of Flowering plants consisting of Trees Shrubs or rarely woody Lianas 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. The custard-apple, also called bullock's heart or bull's heart, is the Fruit of the tree Annona reticulata. Originally called Chirimuya by the people who lived where it was growing in the Andes of South America Annona cherimola is an edible fruit ( Annona squamosa a small well-branched Tree or Shrub that bears edible fruits called Sugar-apple, species of the genus

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Common names

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. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit [10]

Stems and leaves
The slender leaves are not hairy, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties wrinkled), 10 centimetres (3. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth 9 in) to 20 centimetres (7. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 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 term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. 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 15,000 metres (49,000 ft) in areas of Central America that have alternating seasons. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit [10]

Cultivated and naturalized[7] in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India, Australia, and West Africa. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent.

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 Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial Ecozones dividing the Earth's land surface Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the republic of Mexico. In Biogeography, Neotropic or Neotropical refers to one of the world's eight terrestrial Ecozones This ecozone includes South and Central America the Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The custard-apple, also called bullock's heart or bull's heart, is the Fruit of the tree Annona reticulata. The flavor is sweet and pleasant, but inferior to that of the Annona cherimola

For other uses, see Custard-apple. Originally called Chirimuya by the people who lived where it was growing in the Andes of South America Annona cherimola is an edible fruit ( For other meanings see Annona (disambiguation. Annona is the second largest Genus, after Guatteria


References

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