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Mountain soursop
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Mountain soursop

Annona montana Macfad.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMountain soursop
DutchBergzuurzak
SpanishGuanábano de loma
Chinese山刺番荔枝
Scientific nameAnnona montana Macfad.

About this species

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. A. montana may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusAnnona

In Suriname

38Records in Suriname
1834First record
2013Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Saramacca7
  • Paramaribo6
  • Brokopondo2
  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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