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Annona cherimola

Mill. (1768)

This name is accepted

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

cherimoya, custard apple

Description

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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
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.ยบ 5 (1768)

Other References

Staples et al. 2002:4 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:109 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2016:23 (WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Annona cherimola Kapua, Kona Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 865 Hawaii BISH 1911-07-26
2 Annona cherimola Honolulu, Kalihi-uka Preserved_Specimen Shrub 10ft; never flowers Harada, T. Oahu BISH 1963-06-20
3 Annona cherimola Kailua, 313 Kuukama St Preserved_Specimen Cultivated fruit tree, ca. 6 yrs. Old; 8' tall, bushy; flws green, ca. 1.25 long, faintly seet-scented; fruit edible Oahu BISH
4 Annona cherimola Puuwaawaa, N Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1917-08-01
5 Annona cherimola Lanai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 127 Lanai BISH 1913-06-01
6 Annona cherimola Kula Experimental Station, Field 9.,Cherimoya Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 670 Maui BISH 1990-08-11
7 Annona cherimola Puuwaawaa, N Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12961 Hawaii BISH 1917-08-01
8 Annona cherimola Waianae Mts., Palehua Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. Oahu BISH 1947-04-13
9 Annona cherimola Lanai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 127 Lanai BISH 1913-06-01
10 Annona cherimola Kula Experimental Station, Field 9, Cherimoya Arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 670 Maui BISH 1990-08-11
11 Annona cherimola Puu Huluhulu, near escarpment transect (T16) Pasture. Preserved_Specimen 10ft treelet. Takeuchi, W.N. 5777 Hawaii BISH 1989-12-26
12 Annona cherimola Manuka Loop Trail, Manuka State Park, Kau District growing along the trail accompanied by serveral other small trees and saplings of the same species. Associates: Metrosideros polymorphya, Pipturus albidus, Diospyros sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Green, fleshy flowers and small, green fruits. Parker, J. 181 Hawaii BISH 2013-04-30
13 Annona cherimola On Kona side of Waiohinu, on makai side of the rd Moderately dry region. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7276 Hawaii BISH 1926-07-25
14 Annona cherimola west Maui, Lahaina District, West Maui Natural Area Reserve- Pana`ewa Section, Halona Gulch,. Aleurites, Psidium, Persea, Psychotria, Pisonia, Diospyros, Charpentiera, Claoxylon, Cordyline, Chrysodracon, Musa, Carex, Pipturus, Urera, Selaginella, Microlepia, Pteris, Cibotium, Diplazium, Elaphoglossum, Oplismenus, Cyclosorus, Peperomia Preserved_Specimen naturalized trees, common in gulch bottom. Flowers mildly fragrant. No mature fruit seen this date, only small immature fruit, dull green, smooth Oppenheimer, H.L. 91501 Maui BISH 2015-09-01
15 Annona cherimola Puuwaawaa, N Kona On hill. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 13060 Hawaii BISH 1916-08-30
16 Annona cherimola Waimea Canyon State Park, 550, just past 1st lookout degraded Acacia koa forest with avocado, Lantana, Dodonaea, Plantago Preserved_Specimen 15-20' shrub; leaves dull medium green above, paler veins; below gray green with raised pale green veins; new leaves whitish below; flower with fruity odor, 3 pm; petals 3, pale green; fruit brown, fissured surface Flynn, T.W. 7112 Kauai BISH 2002-05-22
17 Annona cherimola East Maui, Makawao District, Puu Mahoe. Cultivated nearby at bottom of cinder cone, with many seedlings observed beneath mature trees. Specimen collected from plant on outer rim, with other seedlings observed. Possibly human-dispersed from discarded seeds, or from feral pigs formerly common. Preserved_Specimen Small trees; fruit smooth, pale green, with reticulated pattern typical of this genus; pulp white. Oppenheimer, H.L. 31503 Maui BISH 2015-03-06
18 Annona cherimola East Maui, Aapueo, Kula, Puu Pane Hill Preserved_Specimen trees to 15 ft. tall. Hobdy, R.W. 4286 Maui BISH 2007-12-16
19 Annona cherimola Kawaihau District. Kauai Branch Station. Hwy 58 in Wailua Homesteads Cultivated plants of the Hi. Agriculture Experiment Station, Preserved_Specimen Small, multi-trunked trees of seven ft. Leaves dark green above, below grey-green with glossy yellow-green mid and lateral veins. Stems dark brwon with straw coloured lenticels. Flowers fragrant, petal pale whitish-green withink green with brown tomentum without. Flynn, T.W. 3368 Kauai BISH 1989-05-05
20 Annona cherimola East Maui, Makawao District, Kula, Kaonoulu, mauka of Rice Park. Preserved_Specimen Manny branched small trees to 4 meters tall, possibly cultivated at one time; many seedlings below but not elsewhere. Oppenheimer, H.L. 81404 Maui BISH 2014-08-12
21 Annona cherimola N Kona District, W slope pf Puuwaawaa, near the summit Preserved_Specimen Fragrant yellow green flowers. Herbst, D.R. 5474 Hawaii BISH 1975-09-23
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