Annona muricata L.

  • Filed As

    Annonaceae
    Annona muricata L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. T. Wakuk 3 with Jason Jack, Junior Saimon, 11 Jun 2007

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae. Utwe (Mun.). finmusrak.

  • Habitat

    grows in shady areas.

  • Description

    a tree with an edible fruit; height can reach 12ft.; the fruit has spikes, which are rugged when young but softer when ripe; the flower is yellow and thick or crunchy in appearance. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02136756

    Occurrence ID: 15313d98-320a-4a3a-9a9a-98b68323e68b

  • Local Name

    sosap

  • Language
    Kosraean
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Annonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Annona muricata L. det W. Law, 2010

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Kosrae

  • County/Municipio

    Utwe (Mun.)

  • Locality

    finmusrak

  • Elevation

    Alt. 58 m. (190 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.28785, 162.955

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5603

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Georeferenced to the center of Utwe Municipality.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Annonaceae
Annona muricata L.
det. W. Law, 2010
Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae State. Utwe
Municipality, finmusrak.
5°55'49"N, 171°58'47"E
58.90 m.
grows in shady areas.
a tree with an edible fruit; height can reach 12ft.; the
fruit has spikes, which are rugged when young but
softer when ripe; the flower is yellow and thick or
crunchy in appearance.
Use: fruit is edible
N.V. sosap [Kosraean]
11/06/2007
S. T. Wakuk, Jason Jack, Junior Saimon 3
Marisla Foundation and V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
02136756