Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. The exact origin is unknown; it is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is widely propagated. It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family.
The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Its type genus is Annona. The family is concentrated in the tropics, with few species found in temperate regions. About 900 species are Neotropical, 450 are Afrotropical, and the remaining are Indomalayan.
The cherimoya, also spelled chirimoya and called chirimuya by the Inca people, is a species of edible fruit-bearing plant in the genus Annona, from the family Annonaceae, which includes the closely related sweetsop and soursop. The plant has long been believed to be native to Ecuador and Peru, with cultivation practiced in the Andes and Central America, although a recent hypothesis postulates Central America as the origin instead, because many of the plant's wild relatives occur in this area.
Annona is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, containing approximately 166 species of mostly Neotropical and Afrotropical trees and shrubs.
Cananga odorata, known as the cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to India, through parts of Indochina, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, to Queensland, Australia. It is valued for the perfume extracted from its flowers, called ylang-ylangEE-lang-EE-lang, which is an essential oil used in aromatherapy. The tree is also called the fragrant cananga, Macassar-oil plant, or perfume tree. Its traditional Polynesian names include Mataʻoi, Mohokoi (Tonga), Mosoʻoi (Samoa), Motoʻoi (Hawaii), and Mokosoi, Mokasoi or Mokohoi (Fiji).
Custard apple is a common name for a fruit, and the tree which bears it, Annona reticulata.
Alphonsea curtisii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Alphonsea is a genus of plant in the family Annonaceae. As of April 2014 The Plant List recognises 38 accepted species:
Alphonsea hainanensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It has been recorded from Vietnam and China.
Alphonsea kingii is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Alphonsea lucida is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Malaysia and possibly Singapore.
Alphonsea monogyna is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to China.
Miliusa is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. Species have been recorded from tropical & subtropical Asia to N. Australia.
Pseudoxandra is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains the following species:
Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. The generic name uvaria is derived from the Latin uva meaning grape, likely because the edible fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes.
Alphonsea zeylanica is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Alphonsea hortensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The plant is extinct in wild, where it can be only found in Peradeniya royal botanical garden.
Alphonsea philastreana is a tree species first described by Pierre, named by Finet and Gagnepain and included in the family Annonaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. Its Vietnamese name is an phong nhiều trái.
The Malmeoideae are a subfamily of trees and other plants of the family Annonaceae.
