Annona muricata
Soursop, Soursop (fruit)
Also known as: Annona bonplandiana Kunth +10 more
- Annona bonplandiana Kunth
- Annona cearaensis Barb.Rodr.
- Annona macrocarpa Wercklé
- Annona mexicana Lodd. ex G.Don, 1830
- Annona muricata f. mirabilis R.E.Fr.
- Annona muricata subsp. borinquensis Morales ex Urb.
- Annona muricata subsp. mirabilis R.E.Fr.
- Annona muricata var. borinquensis Morales
- Annona muricata var. borinquensis Morales ex Urb.
- Annona portoricensis M.Gómez
- Guanabanus muricatus (L.) M.Gómez
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Annonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Annona muricata (commonly known as Soursop or Soursop (fruit)) is a tree belonging to the Annonaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
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., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Nicobar Is., Niue, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.