Annona squamosa L.

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Annona squamosa Linnaeus, Spec. Plant., 537, 1753.
Small tree. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, entire, alternate, two-ranked, up to about 12 or
more cm. long and 4-5 cm. wide, acute, petioles up to 1 cm. long. Flowers greenish yellow,
about 2.5 cm. long. Fruit about 8 cm. thick, somewhat heart-shaped, tuberculate, sweet,
edible.
Introduced and cultivated for its fruit (9694). English names, sugar apple,
sweetsop; native name, talapo.
Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
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Annona squamosa L
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