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Wild Sweetsop
Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Custard-apple family: soursop

Wild Sweetsop

Annona reticulata L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWild Sweetsop
DutchCustardappel
SpanishChirimoya
Chinese牛心番荔枝
Scientific nameAnnona reticulata L.

About this species

Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae. It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name shared with fruits of several other species in the same genus: A. cherimola and A. squamosa. Other English common names include ox heart and bullock's heart. The fruit is sweet and useful in preparation of desserts, but is generally less popular for eating than that of A. cherimola.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusAnnona

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