Annona nitida
Mart.
Anonilla, Glossy annona
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten fresh and used to make drinks. The fruit is enjoyed and sold in local markets.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon in the flood plain forests along blackwater rivers.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
An evergreen tree. It grows 5 m tall. The fruit are large and shiny green with projections over the surface. The pulp is creamy white. It is similar to soursop.
How to Grow
Plants are grown by seeds.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Annona nitida is a species of tree in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Peru, Brazil and Venezuela.
Other Information
Fruit are enjoyed and sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Guanabana de espinho, Guanabana rebalsera
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 39
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 28
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
