Annona squamosa
Scopapel, Sugar Apple
Other regional names: Sweetsop
- Sweetsop
Also known as: Annona asiatica L. +9 more
- Annona asiatica L.
- Annona asiatica Vahl
- Annona cinerea Dunal
- Annona distincta Raeusch.
- Annona forskahlii DC.
- Annona forsskalii DC.
- Annona squamosa Delile
- Guanabanus squamosus (L.) M.Gómez
- Xylopia glabra L.
- Xylopicron glabrum (L.) Crantz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Annonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Annona squamosa (commonly known as Scopapel or Sugar Apple) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Annonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Yemen