Anonilla
Annona hypoglauca

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A thick woody creeper or vine. It can be a tree. The fruit are 8-9 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are yellow when ripe. The fruit have nobbly skin with slightly pointed protrusions. The fruit have about 100 black seeds. They are in a creamy white pulp. The seeds are 1.5 cm long by 0.5 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. They grow in flooded lowlands along the Amazon. In Colombia it grows between 100-300 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Argentina, Bolivia (country/location of origin), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (country/location of origin), Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

The fruit appear through the rainy season.

Its other names

Local names

Ahuatacatoco, Anona, Anon de pescado, Anonilla huasca, Bejuco, Birib, Graviola, Guanabana, Guanabana sacha, Majagua de aparo, Roho nesebi, Rononopa, Sacha-anona, Tortuga blanca, Yakebedewe, Yaku anona

Synonyms

Annona tessmannii Diels;