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', the mountain soursop, is an

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in the

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family native to

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, the

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, and islands in the

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. It has fibrous fruits. ' may be used as a

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for cultivated

Annona ''Annona'' (from Taíno ''annon'') is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after ''Guatteria'', containing approximately 166

Etymology and common names

The Latin

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''montana'' refers to mountains or "coming from mountains". Archibald William Smith * en, mountain soursop, mountain sop, wild soursop * cs, mountain soursop *german: Schleimapfel * es, guanábana cimarrona, guanábana, guanábana de loma, guanábana de monte, guanábana de perro, taragus, turagua *french: corossolier bâtard * gn, araticu * hu, hegyi annóna * pt, araticum, araticum açú, araticum apé * sk, anona

Description

The tree is similar to ''

Annona muricata Soursop (also called ''graviola, guyabano'', and in Hispanic America, ''guanábana'') is the fruit of ''Annona muricata'', a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is wid ...

'', but has a more spreading crown and glossy leaves. It is slightly hardier and bears fruit throughout the year. It tolerates brief temperature drops down to when full grown. Its pollen is shed as permanent

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. The fruits are nearly round, with dark green skin covered with many short fleshy spines, and are about long. Yellow, fibrous pulp – which is

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– is

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and bitter, containing many light-brown, plump seeds. There is history of its use as a

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Distribution

''A. montana'' grows wild at altitudes from to . Its natural distribution is: :Caribbean:

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:Central America:

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:South America:

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:United States:

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References

montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

Trees of the Amazon Trees of Costa Rica Trees of Panama Trees of Bolivia Trees of Colombia Trees of Ecuador Trees of Peru Tropical fruit Plants described in 1837 {{tree-stub

Etymology and common names

Description

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