Annona amazonica

R. E. Fr.

Amazon custard apple

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Caution

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest and up to 500 m above sea level.

Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil, Central America, Costa Rica, Panama, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk is 35-60 cm across. The bark is dark and rough.

Names & Synonyms

Annona amazonica var. lancifolia R. E. Fr.

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology p 35
Kew Plants of the World onLine
Pinheiro, M. L. et al, 2009, Acanthoic Acid and other Constituents from the Stem of Annona amazonica (Annonaceae). J. Braz. Chem. Soc., Vol. 20, No. 6, 1095-1102, 2009.