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Annona Squamosal
''Annona'' (from Taíno language, Taíno ''annon'') is a genus of flowering plants in the Asimina, pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after ''Guatteria'', containing approximately 166Species of Annona on The Plant List. Retrieved 2013-05-28. species of mostly Neotropical realm, Neotropical and Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical trees and shrubs. The generic name derives from ''anón'', a Hispaniolan Taíno language, Taíno word for the fruit. Paleoethnobotany, Paleoethnobotanical studies have dated ''Annona'' Exploitation of natural resources, exploitation and Agriculture in Mesoamerica, cultivation in the Yautepec de Zaragoza, Yautepec River region of Medicoto to approximately 1000 BC. Plants of the genus hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annona Squamosa
''Annona squamosa'' is a small, well-branched tree or shrub from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar-apples or . It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives ''Annona reticulata'' and ''Annona cherimola'' (whose fruits often share the same name) helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species. ''Annona squamosa'' is a small, semi-(or late) deciduous, much-branched shrub or small tree tall similar to soursop ('' Annona muricata''). Description The fruit of ''A. squamosa'' (sugar-apple) has sweet whitish pulp, and is popular in tropical markets. Stems and leaves Branches with light brown bark and visible leaf scars; inner bark light yellow and slightly bitter; twigs become brown with light brown dots (lenticels – small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue). Thin, simple, alternate leaves occur singly, long and wide; rounded at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
