Annona purpurea

Annona purpurea

taxobox
name = "Annona purpurea"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Magnoliales
familia = Annonaceae
genus = "Annona"
species = "A. purpurea"
binomial = "Annona purpurea"
binomial_authority = Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal|

"Annona purpurea" is an edible fruit and medicinal plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. Its common names include soncoya, ilama, and cabeza de negro. It is a tree reaching 6 to 10 meters in maximum height. It has hairy leaves and large, strong-scented flowers. The fruit is rounded and 15 to 20 centimeters wide, and is covered with a felt-textured brown skin. The surface of the fruit has hooklike projections. The pulp is similar in scent, appearance, and taste to that of the mango. It has many seeds.

External links

* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/soncoya.html Purdue New Crops Profile]
* [http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/199900585.html UConn Plants: "Annona purpurea"]


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