Annona montana
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A. montana
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Annona montana |
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Annona marcgravii Mart.[1] |
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Annona montana or Mountain soursop is an edible fruit and medicinal plant in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits.[3] A. montana might find its greatest impact as rootstock for cultivated Annonas.[4]
Common names
- English: Mountain soursop, wild soursop
- Czech: mountain soursop
- German: Schleimapfel
- Spanish: guanábana cimarrona, guanábana, guanábana de loma, guanábana de monte, guanábana de perro, taragus, turagua
- Persian: ساپاديل كوهي
- French: corossolier bâtard
- Japanese: ヤマトゲバンレイシ
- Hindi: पहाड़ी जार साप
- Hungarian: hegyi annóna
- Portuguese: araticum, araticum açú, araticum apé
- Chinese: 山刺果番荔枝
- Slovak: anona[5][6]
Description
The tree somewhat resembles that of Annona muricata but has a more spreading crown and very glossy leaves. It is slightly hardier and bears more or less continuously.[7] It tolerates brief temperature drops down to 24F when full grown.[8]
- Fruits
- Nearly round, dark green skin that is covered with many short fleshy spines and about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long. Yellow, fiberous pulp which is aromatic, sour to subacid and bitter and contains many light-brown, plump seeds.[7] The fibrous fruits are considered inedible by the Jamaicans.
On the other hand,there are some varieties which has a better quality; are used much like the soursop.[8]
Distribution
Found growing at altitudes from 0 metres (0 ft) to 650 metres (2,130 ft).[7]
- Native
- Neotropic:
- Caribbean: West Indies
- Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
- Western South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 [tradewindsfruit internet site http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/mountain_soursop.htm]
External links
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