Taxon:  Annona muricata L.



Summary
Genus:
Annona
Family:
Annonaceae
Nomen number:
3492
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:536.  1753
Verified:
07/11/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
60 (7  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Annona macrocarpa auct.
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
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  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Bonavia, D. et al. 2004. Archaeological evidence of cherimoya (Annona cherimolia Mill.) and guanabana (Annoma muricata L.) in ancient Peru. Econ. Bot. 58:509-522.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
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  21. Maas, P. J. M. et al. 1994. Studies in Annonaceae. XXI. Index to species and infraspecific taxa of neotropical Annonaceae. Candollea 49:404.
  22. Maas, P. J. M. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
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  24. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  25. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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  35. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsoursop  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Dutchzuurzak  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Frenchanone  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Frenchcachiman épineux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchcorossol épineux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgrand corossol  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
GermanSauersack  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
GermanStachelannone  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesegraviola  2Maas, P. J. M. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Portuguese (Brazil)araticum-grande  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)araticum-manso  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)coração-de-rainha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)jaca-de-pobre  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)jaca-do-Pará  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishanona  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanishguanábana  2Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:129-136.
Spanishguanábano  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishtaggannona  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia n.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in tropics 
6Other    probable origin West Indies 
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (n.)
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • REGION: South America
Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropics)
Other (probable origin West Indies)

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:75-78.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage base Agustín, J. A. & S. D. Segura Ledesma. 2014. Conservación y uso de los recursos genéticos de Annonaceae en México. Revista Brasil. Frutic. 36:118-124. Note: Annona muricata is grown in Mexico mostly for beverage use; its use as a fruit is limited
Human foodfruit Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3492. Accessed 13 May 2026.