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Annona squamosa

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Magnoliidae:Magnoliales:Annonaceae Synonyms Common names anon, anon de azucar, anona de castilla, ata, atis, attier, bnah nona, cherimoya, custard apple, fan-li-chi, fruta do conde, kaneelappel, lanang, luna, mak khbieb, makkhiap, mang cau ta, mang caua ta, manonah, meba, na, noinah, nona sri kaya, pomme cannelle, poreroe cannelle, qu a na, sarifa, sarikaja, scaly custard apple, scopappel, seri kaya, sharifa, sirkaja, sita pandu, sitaphal, stachelanone, sugar apple, sweetsop, tiep, tiep baay, zuckerapfel Editor Ecocrop code 414

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen or deciduous shrub or tree reaching 3-7 m in height, with a shallow root system. The fruit is yellowish-green, heart-shaped, weighs 1.5-3 kg, and is covered with sharp pyramidal spines. The tree bears up to 25 fruits. USES The fruit contains about 16-18% sugar, it is used mainly for desserts, and can be mixed with wine, ice cream, or milk. It is mentioned as a useful agroforestry species. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. The tree is slow growing and fruiting starts 3-4 years after planting. It bear ripe fruit 6 months a year. In India leaves and flowers appear in April-May, fruits ripen in July-August and the leaves fall in January-February. COMMON NAMES Sugar apple, Sweetsop, Custard apple, Anona, Ata, Attier, Pinha, Pomme cannelle, Anon, Sitaphal, Sharifa, Sirkaja, Sarikaja, Atis, Nona sri kaya, Buah nona, Sri kaya, Tiep baay, Tiep srok, Khieb, Noina, Makkhiap, Lanang, Na, Mang cau ta. FURTHER INF Sugar apple originated in tropical South America. It can in the tropics be grown at elevations up to about 1000 m. Young trees need partial shade. They do not like hot, dry winds at the time of flowering. The tree can be found on rocky soils. Yields may be about 60-70 fruits per tree, or about 10-15 t/ha.
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SOURCES (A. squamosa L.) Samson J 1986 pp 275-278 [KTMP, RAIN, PH, TEMP, LIG, TEXT] Popenoe W 1974 pp 177-182 [TEMP, RAIN, KTMP, DEP, TEXT, DRA, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 240 [USE] Duke J 1979 pp 99 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 7 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Williams C 1979 pp 139 Rashid M 1975 pp 113-114 [USE] Purseglove J 1974 pp 625 [USE] Rice R 1990 pp 111-113 [USE] Nair P 1984 pp 19 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, DEP, DRA, PH, USE] Singh R 1969 pp 109-112 [RAIN, KTMP, DEP, DRA, TEXT, PH] Martin F 1984 pp 241-242 [TEMP, RAIN, PHO, TEXT, DRA, USE] Verheij E 1991 pp 71-75 [USE, TEXT, FER, DRA, DEP]