L., Annonaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Risk assessment results: Low risk, score: -2 (Go to the risk assessment)
Other Latin names: Annona asiatica L.
Common name(s): [more details]
Chamorro: ates, atis |
Chinese: fan li zhi |
English: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop |
Fijian: apeli |
French: annone écailleuse, cachiman cannelle, grand corossolier, pomme canelle, pomme-canelle, pommier-cannelle, zatte |
Japanese: banreishi |
Maori (Cook Islands): kātaraapa Māori, kataraāpa Māori, naponapo, tapotapo, tapotapo Māori |
Marquesan: noni haoe, nonihaoé |
Nauruan: dawatsip |
Niuean: talapo |
Palauan: ngel ra ngebard |
Pohnpeian: chai, tai |
Pukapukan: kātalāpa |
Spanish: anón, anona blanca, chirimoyo, fruta de condesa, fruta del conde |
Tahitian: tapo tapo, tapotapo |
Tongan: apele tonga |
Tuvaluan: nameana |
Habit: tree
Description: "Trees, deciduous, to 8 m tall. Bark thin. Branchlets pubescent, glabrescent. Petiole 4-15 mm; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate, narrowly elliptic, or oblong, 5-17.5 x 2-7.5 cm, thinly papery to membranous, abaxially pale green and puberulent when young but glabrate in age, base obtuse to rounded and slightly decurrent, apex acute to obtuse, lateral veins 8-15 on each side of midvein, adaxially flat. Inflorescences 1-flowered or 2-4-fasciculate. Flowers 2-3 cm, puberulent. Sepals triangular. Outer petals basally green to purple, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5-3 x 0.5-0.8 cm, fleshy, thick, inside concave, keeled on apical half; inner petals absent or reduced to scales, as long as stamens. Stamens oblong, ca. 1 mm; connective broad, apex subtruncate. Carpels oblong, distinct at anthesis; stigmas ovate-lanceolate. Syncarp greenish yellow, slightly pruinose, spherical to ovoid, 5-10 cm in diameter, areoles rounded, convex, separated by deep grooves; pulp white. Seeds black-brown, ca. 14 mm" (Flora of China online).
"A small tree very similar to the soursop; petioles to 1 cm long; leaves thin, glaucous, oblong-ovate, 7-14 cm long, 4-5 cm wide, sparsely puberulent on both surfaces at least when young, glabrescent; flowers solitary, axillary, about 2.5 cm long, pendent, pubescent, trigonal, petals lanceolate, blunt, somewhat concave at base, greenish-yellow, 2.5 cm long; fruit subglobose, about 8-10 cm broad, each carpel apex protuberant; outer surface glaucous, pulp creamy-yellow, soft, sweet; seeds blackish" (Stone, 1970; p. 279).
Habitat/ecology: Dry areas at lower elevations. "Sweetsop trees are perhaps the most adaptable of any annona, and they do well on a poor, sandy, or limestone soil as long as it is well drained; they also tolerate more dryness and wind than other annonas" (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 110).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Probable origin West Indies; widely naturalized in the tropics (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Aguijan (Agiguan, Aguihan) Island |
introduced
|
Raulerson, L. (2006) (p. 31) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Alamagan Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Alamagan Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Fosberg, F. R./Falanruw, M. V. C./Sachet, M.-H. (1975) (p. 25)
Voucher cited: Falanruw 1873 (US) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Rota Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Tinian Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Saipan |
Saipan Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Cook Islands
Northern Cook Islands |
Manihiki Atoll |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Probably cultivated |
Cook Islands
Northern Cook Islands |
Pukapuka Atoll |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Probably cultivated |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Atiu Island |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Atiu Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 78) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mangaia Island |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Probably cultivated |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mauke Island |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mauke Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 90) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mitiaro Island |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mitiaro Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 96) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Rarotonga Island |
cultivated
|
McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Probably cultivated |
Federated States of Micronesia
Kosrae Island |
Kosrae Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara/Denslow, Julie S./Nelson, Duane/Waguk, Erick E. (2000) (p. 27) |
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands |
Pohnpei Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands |
Pohnpei Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 68) |
Federated States of Micronesia
Yap Islands |
Yap (Waqab) Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Fulanga Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 39-40)
Voucher cited: Smith 1193 |
French Polynesia
Gambier Islands |
Mangareva (Gambier) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Gambier Islands |
Mangareva (Gambier) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Eiao Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Eiao Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Eiao Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Vouchers cited: J.-C. Thibault 1071 (PAP), J. Florence & M. Teikiteetini 9385 (PAP) Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Fatu Hiva Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Fatu Hiva Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J. Florence 7245 (PAP) Naturalisé en forêt riveraine. |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Bora Bora Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 31)
Voucher cited: Grant 4879 |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Bora Bora Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Bora Bora Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Huahine Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Huahine Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Mehetia (Mahetia, Meetia) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Mehetia (Mahetia, Meetia) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Moorea Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Moorea Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Raiatea (Havai) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Raiatea (Havai) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahaa Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahaa Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 31)
Vouchers cited: St. John & Fosberg 14153, Florence 2273 |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J. Florence 2273 (PAP) Naturalisée. |
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago |
Makatea (Maatea) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago |
Makatea (Maatea) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J. Florence 4057 (PAP) Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Raivavae (Raevavae) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Raivavae (Raevavae) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Rimatara (Rimitara) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Rimatara (Rimitara) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Rurutu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Tubuai Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Florence, J. (2004) (pp. 77-78) |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Tubuai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 279) |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1966) (voucher ID: PTBG 43310)
Taxon name on voucher: Annona squamosa |
|
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kauai Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2013) (p. Voucher specimen)
Voucher cited: Hume 433 (BISH 571977), Hume 434 (BISH 571978) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2013) (p. Voucher specimens)
Voucher cited: Lau 1794 (BISH 498413) |
Kiribati
Line Islands |
Tabuaeran (Fanning) Atoll |
introduced
cultivated |
Wester, Lyndon (1985) (p. 23) |
Kiribati
Line Islands |
Teraina (Washington) Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Christophersen, Erling (1927) (pp. 56, 77)
At the settlement. Voucher cited: Bergman 96 |
Kiribati
Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands |
Tarawa Atoll |
Thaman, R. R. (1987)
Presence not verified |
|
Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain |
Jaluit (Jãlwõj) Atoll |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain |
Majuro (Mãjro) Atoll |
introduced
cultivated |
Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 63) |
Nauru
Nauru Island |
Nauru Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Nauru
Nauru Island |
Nauru Island |
introduced
invasive |
Meyer, Jean-Yves (2000) (p. 99) |
Nauru
Nauru Island |
Nauru Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 89)
Vouchers cited: Fosberg 58589 (US), Thaman & Manner 37 (SUVA) |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
cultivated |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 15)
Vouchers cited: Baumann 5250, MacKee 40225 |
Niue
Niue |
Niue Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 43)
Voucher cited: CHR 170288 |
Niue
Niue |
Niue Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2000) (p. 22) |
Niue
Niue |
Niue Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 55)
Voucher cited: Yuncker 9694 (BISH) |
Niue
Niue |
Niue Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara M./Newfield, Melanie/Bull, Cate (2004) (p. 38) |
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Koror (Oreor) Island |
Beleu National Museum (Republic of Palau. Koror.) (1968) (voucher ID: BNM 152)
Taxon name on voucher: Annona squamosa L. |
|
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Ngedbus (Ngedebus) Island | Wagner, W. L./ Herbst, D. R./Weitzman, A./Lorence, D.H. (2013) | |
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Palau Islands (main island group) |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 78) |
Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago |
Bismarck Archipelago |
introduced
cultivated |
Peekel, P. G. [translated by E. E. Henty] (1984) (p. 181) |
Philippines
Philippine Islands |
Philippine Islands |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Merrill, Elmer D. (1923) (p. 177)
Cultivated, occasionally spontaneous. |
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands |
Pitcairn Island |
introduced
|
St. John, H. (1987) (p. 34)
Voucher cited: Ross 4 |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands |
introduced
cultivated |
Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 46) |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands |
introduced
cultivated |
Shine, C./Reaser, J. K./Gutierrez, A. T., eds. (2003) (p. 166)
Potential invader. |
Tonga
Haapai Group |
Lifuka and Foa Islands |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (p. 70) |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (p. 50) |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 116)
Cited: U.S. Expl. Exped. |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (p. 64) |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 116)
Cited: Crosby. |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
introduced
|
Burkill, I. H. (1900) (p. 26) |
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands |
Wallis (Uvea) Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Meyer, Jean-Yves (2007) (p. 30) |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
China
China |
China (People's Republic of) |
introduced
cultivated |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Widely cultivated; near sea level to 200 m. |
China
China |
Hong Kong |
introduced
cultivated |
Wu, Te-lin (2001) (p. 39) |
Singapore
Singapore |
Singapore (Republic of) |
introduced
cultivated |
Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 13)
Cultivated only |
Taiwan
Taiwan Island |
Taiwan Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Widely cultivated; near sea level to 200 m. |
Indian Ocean | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
La Réunion (France)
La Réunion Island |
La Réunion Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
"Cultivé/naturalisé" |
Maldives
Maldive Islands |
Malè Atoll | Fosberg, F. R. (1957) (p. 18) | |
French Territory of Mayotte
Mayotte Islands |
Mayotte Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Comité français de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature en France (2013) |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Agalega Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Stoddart, D. R. (1983) (p. 112) |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Coetivy Island | Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 146) | |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Cousin Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 25)
Voucher cited: Fosberg 52123 (US) |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Frégate Island | Robertson, S. A./Todd, D. M. (1983) (p. 45) | |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Poivre Island | Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 167) | |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Seychelles Islands |
introduced
|
Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017) |
Comments: Reported to be moderately invasive on Nauru (Meyer, 2000). Not noted as a problem in Micronesia.
Control: If you know of control methods for Annona squamosa, please let us know.