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Annona muricata
(Annonaceae)

prickly custard apple, soursop

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Species description or overview

Annona muricata information from PIER
Information on Annona muricata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Annona muricata information from NTBG
Information about Annona muricata is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Annona muricata
Nomenclatural information about Annona muricata is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Annona muricata information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Annona muricata, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Annona muricata
Nomenclatural information about Annona muricata is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Annona muricata (Annonaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Annona muricata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Annona muricata weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Annona muricata for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Annona muricata images from PIER
Images of Annona muricata provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.


Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.


Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.


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