Annona scleroderma
Saff.
Annonaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Annona scleroderma is a medium sized, semi-deciduous tree usually growing around 12 - 20 metres tall, occasionally to 25 metres. The trunk can be 30cm in diameter[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2116- Title
- Elsevier’s Dictionary of Trees, Volume 1 North America: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and other lang
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M.
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 0-444-51784-7
- Description
-
]
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, southern Mexico
Habitat
Moist or wet, mixed forests; most commonly near sea level but also ascending to 1,800 metres[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Semi-deciduous Tree |
| Height | 12.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or used in desserts[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. Pleasantly aromatic, with a mango-like flavour[
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The texture of the pulp is perfect, the flavour aromatic and delicious with no unpleasant aftertaste[
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. It is much richer than the soursop, with a suggestion of the flavour of the zapote bianco, or matasano (Casimiroa edulis), but not in the least objectionable. It can be eaten most conveniently with a spoon. The most fragrant pulp is close to the rind. The seeds separate from the surrounding pulp more readily than in most annona fruits[
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The depressed-globose, or oblate fruit is around 8 - 10cm in diameter[
2119- Title
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 3. 1913
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burgess G.K.; Ransome F.L. & Scofield C.S. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
The plant is used medicinally[
2116- Title
- Elsevier’s Dictionary of Trees, Volume 1 North America: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and other lang
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M.
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 0-444-51784-7
- Description
-
]. No more information
Other Uses
The fibrous bark is used as a rope[
2116- Title
- Elsevier’s Dictionary of Trees, Volume 1 North America: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and other lang
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M.
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 0-444-51784-7
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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