Slimy annona
Annona mucosa

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A tree. It can be 15-20 m tall. Often it is only 3-4 m tall.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Asia, Bahamas, Bolivia (country/location of origin), Brazil, Central America, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guianas, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit - drink

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abriba, Ananas panga, Anon amazonico, Biriba, Lumarisu muyu, Waututo

Synonyms

Annona biflora Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don; Annona biflora Sessé & Moc.; Annona muscosa Jacq.; Annona obtusiflora Tussac; Annona obtusifolia DC.; Annona parviflora Ruiz & Pav.; Annona parviflora Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don; Annona parviflora Ruiz & Pav. ex R.E.Fr.; Annona pterocarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don; Annona pteropetala Ruiz & Pav. ex R.E.Fr.; Annona pteropetala Ruiz & Pav. ex E.A.López; Annona reticulata Sieber ex A.DC.; Annona reticulata var. mucosa (Jacq.) Willd.; Rollinia biflora Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don; Rollinia curvipetala R.E.Fr.; Rollinia deliciosa Saff.; Rollinia jimenezii Saff.; Rollinia jimenezii var. nelsonii R.E.Fr.; Rollinia micrantha G.Don; Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill.; Rollinia mucosa subsp. aequatorialis R.E.Fr.; Rollinia mucosa subsp. portoricensis R.E.Fr.; Rollinia mucosa var. macropoda R.E.Fr.; Rollinia mucosa var. neglecta (R.E.Fr.) R.E.Fr.; Rollinia neglecta R.E.Fr.; Rollinia orthopetala A.DC.; Rollinia permensis Standl.; Rollinia pterocarpa G.Don; Rollinia pulchrinervia A.DC.; Rollinia sieberi A.DC.;