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Annona muricata

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

soursop

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees to 10 m tall, evergreen. Bark rugose.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades obovate–oblong to ovate–elliptic, 5–18 × 2–7 cm. Apex acute to obtuse. Base broadly cuneate to rounded. Upper surfaces green and shiny lower surface greenish and glabrous; blade papery. Margins entire. Veins pinnate. Secondary veins 6–13 on each side of midvein and slightly prominent on both surfaces. Petioles short. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescences axillary, 1– or 2–flowered. pedicel 0.5–2.5 cm, pubescent. Flowers bisexual (perfect), ca. 3.8 cm in diam. Calyx of 3 sepals, ovate–elliptic to ovate–triangular, 3–5 mm, valvate. Corolla of 6 petals, green, later yellowish, inside basally without a red spot; in 2 whorls; outer petals thick, broadly triangular, 2.5–5 × 2–4 cm, inside finely pubescent, apex acute to obtuse, margin thick; inner petals ovate–elliptic, 2–4 × 1.5–3.5 cm, slightly thin, imbricate, pubescent, base clawed, apex obtuse. Stamens numerous, 4–5 mm long; filaments fleshy, short; connectives apically dilated. Ovary superior; carpels many, ca. 5 mm, pubescent; ovule 1 per carpel, basal; styles clavate; stigmas muriculate.

Fruit: Syncarps green; ovoid and often oblique or curved; 10–35 × 7–15 cm; covered with soft prickles; base impressed; apex rounded; pulp white. Seeds brownish yellow; reniform; ca. 2 × 1 cm; embedded in edible pulp.

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range: 100–400 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 536 (1753)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:108 (KEY), 109 (DESCR); Wysong et al. 2007:2 (NEWNAT/Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Annona muricata L. tantalus, u.s. experiment station PRESERVED_SPECIMEN macdaniels, l.h. collector number: 374 Oahu BISH 1/24/1927
2 Annona muricata L. Puna distr., Mountain View, Shaffer Family Farm, Hapuunani St. Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3146 Hawaii HAPI 11/20/1996
3 Annona muricata L. kalaheo, ola pua gardens; former mcbryde sugar co. manager's residence Found sparsely scattered above the dry stream bed inder a Leucaena leucocephala. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN weissich, p. collector number: 131 Kauai BISH 10/7/1994
4 Annona muricata L. Kalaupapa; Waihanau PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 446 Molokai BISH 11/17/2004
5 Annona muricata L. Honolulu, Hillebrand Botanical Gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Grant, M.L. 7558 Oahu BISH 11/26/1934
6 Annona muricata L. hillebrand bot. gardens honolulu, hawaii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN grant, m.l. collector number: 7558 Oahu BISH 11/26/1934
7 Annona muricata L. Kalaheo, Ola Pua Gardens; former McBryde Sugar Co. manager's residence Cultivated tree #131; 40' tall. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Weissich, P. 131 Kauai BISH 10/7/1994
8 Annona muricata L. University of Hawaii Manoa Campus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 633 Oahu BISH 10/6/1967
9 Annona muricata L. honolulu, hillebrand botanical gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN grant, m.l. collector number: 7558 Oahu BISH 11/26/1934
10 Annona muricata L. Tantalus, U.S. Experiment Station PRESERVED_SPECIMEN MacDaniels, L.H. 374 Oahu BISH 1/24/1927
11 Annona muricata L. honolulu, bingham tract area, adjacent to the lunalilo freeway at the mccully st. overpass PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1559 Oahu BISH 10/28/1985
12 Annona muricata L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Upper Valley fruit orchard (Food for Thought area), west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10424 Kauai PTBG 10/7/2013
13 Annona muricata L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college from yard of abandoned homesite. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1639 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
14 Annona muricata L. 1337 ala aolani (private land holding) Moderately dry region PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3146 NY 11/20/1996
15 Annona muricata L. 1337 Ala Aolani (Private land holding) Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3146 NY 11/20/1996
16 Annona muricata L. Lawai Valley, Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Lawai Kai, by Heliconia section just South of Pump 6, at north end of Allerton gardens, alt. ca 50 m. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5767 Kauai PTBG 2/1/1988
17 Annona muricata L. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Orchard area west of gardener's shed in Bamboo Bridge. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7278 Kauai PTBG 10/28/2005
18 Annona muricata L. Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Krajina, V.J. 6299 Oahu BISH 2/9/1962
19 Annona muricata L. Honolulu, Bingham Tract area, adjacent to the Lunalilo Freeway at the McCully St. overpass PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1559 Oahu BISH 10/28/1985
20 Annona muricata L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College from yard of abandoned homesite. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1639 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
21 Annona muricata L. Hillebrand Bot. Gardens Honolulu, Hawaii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Grant, M.L. 7558 Oahu BISH 11/26/1934
22 Annona muricata L. Koloa District, Lawai Valley Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Lawai Kai, by Heliconia section just south of Pump 6, at North end of Allerton gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5767 Kauai BISH 2/1/1988
23 Annona muricata L. Honolulu, Queens Hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/7/1953
24 Annona muricata L. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN krajina, v.j. collector number: 62252 Oahu BISH 2/14/1962
25 Annona muricata L. Honolulu, Nuuanu Moist region. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Inafuku, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/6/1930
26 Annona muricata L. kalaupapa; waihanau PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 446 Molokai BISH 11/17/2004
27 Annona muricata L. honolulu, queens hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 9/7/1953
28 Annona muricata L. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Krajina, V.J. 62252 Oahu BISH 2/14/1962
29 Annona muricata L. honolulu, nuuanu by stream bed; with kukui, guava, Hibiscus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN inafuku, r. Oahu BISH 10/6/1930
30 Annona muricata L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Upper Valley fruit orchard (Food for Thought area), west side of Lawai Stream PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 10424 Kauai BISH 10/7/2013
31 Annona muricata L. koloa district, lawai valley Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Lawai Kai, by Heliconia section just south of Pump 6, at North end of Allerton gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. wood, k.r. collector number: 5767 Kauai BISH 2/1/1988
32 Annona muricata L. honolulu, foster botanic garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN krajina, v.j. collector number: 6299 Oahu BISH 2/9/1962
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