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Annona squamosa

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Annonaceae Genus: Annona

custard apple, sugar apple, sweet sop

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 537 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Annona squamosa Relict garden plant at site of Mana Sugar Camp, junction of Hwy. 50 and Mana Rd Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Branches and branchlets pale brown with large white lenticels, branch tips green. Leaves medium green with prominent yellow-green veining. Flowers 1 or 2 together. Inflorescence: pedicael pale green with white lenticels; calyx pale green; outer petals green Hume, L. 433 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
2 Annona squamosa Relict garden plant at site of Mana Sugar Camp, junction of Hwy. 50 and Mana Rd Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Branches and branchlets purple-brown with large white lenticels, branch tips green. Leaves medium green with prominent yellow-green veining. Fruit immature, with strong odor when cut; pegs yellow-green with blue-green glaucous cast. Hume, L. 434 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
3 Annona squamosa Waimanalo, Waimanalo Research Station Preserved_Specimen A multi-trunked tree 3 m tall with an open irregular scraggly crown. In full sun. Lau, J. 1794 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
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