Annona montana
Species of tree
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Annona montana, the mountain soursop, is a tree and its edible fruit in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits.[3] A. montana may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. montana |
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Etymology and common names
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or "coming from mountains".[5]
- English: mountain soursop, mountain sop, wild soursop
- Czech: mountain soursop
- German: Schleimapfel
- Spanish: guanábana cimarrona, guanábana, guanábana de loma, guanábana de monte, guanábana de perro, taragus, turagua
- French: corossolier bâtard
- Guarani: araticu
- Hungarian: hegyi annóna
- Portuguese: araticum, araticum açú, araticum apé
- Slovak: anona[6][7]
Description
The tree is similar to Annona muricata, but has a more spreading crown and glossy leaves. It is slightly hardier and bears fruit throughout the year.[8] It tolerates brief temperature drops down to 24 °F (−4 °C) when full grown.[9] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[10] The fruits are nearly round, with dark green skin covered with many short fleshy spines, and are about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long. Yellow, fibrous pulp – which is aromatic – is sour and bitter, containing many light-brown, plump seeds.[8] There is history of its use as a traditional medicine.[8]
Distribution
A. montana grows wild at altitudes from 0 metres (0 ft) to 650 metres (2,130 ft).[8] Its natural distribution is:
- Caribbean: West Indies
- Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
- South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil[11][12]
- United States: Southern Florida[8]
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