Annona quartet eat the weeds and other things, too. Annona cherimola cherimoya annona diversifolia ilama annona glabra pond apple annona montana mountain soursop annona muricata soursop annona purpurea annona annona reticulata. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. A semideciduous tree with thick green leaves, it produces large, leathery, attractive, pale yellow or creamy coloured flowers. Although not as tasty as its tropical relatives usually eaten raw, but sometimes made into jellies and wine, it is very useful as a rootstock for other annona species. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Very similar looking to a green apple, yellow green to yellow, 3 to 5 inches long, broadest at.
Common names include pond apple, alligator apple so called because american alligators often eat the fruit, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkey apple. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Pond apple herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Seeds, bark and leaves contain many chemicals including acetogenins, apomorphnes alkaloids, cyclopepties, diterpenoids. Request pdf chemical constituents from annona glabra abstracta new kaurane diterpenoid, annoglabasin g 16hydro. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in pond apple. Axillary leaf buds ovoid, fulvous pubescent, apex obtuse. Study on the volatile oil contents of annona glabra l. Pdf study on the volatile oil contents of annona glabra l. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about pond apple, alligator apple annona glabra supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden.
Pond apple, annona glabra, is one of those iconic south florida natives. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite. Large image for annona glabra pond apple usda plants. Tree 2 38 12 m high, the trunk narrowly buttressed at the base. Sugar apple growing in the florida home landscape 2 2.
The aqueous extract of annona reticulata showed only 41% inhibition against. If you are new to editing wikipedia visit the welcome page to become familiar with the. It is also similar to the cultivated custard apple or atemoya annona cherimola x annona squamosa. Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, monkeyapple plant world seeds. Pond apple, annona glabra, is an invasive weed, with the potential to have disastrous impact in australia. However, caution should be used when dealing with common names, and many are liberally or. Institute for systematic botany, university of south florida, tampa. Ian holloway, qld npws treated pond apple in a drain near liverpool creek, south of innisfail, qld. How pond apple is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Very attractive, creamy white to light yellow, rose color at the base of each sepal, 1 inch across, solitary. Pond apple is a semideciduous woody tree, usually about 36 m tall, although it can grow up to 15 m. Pdf nutrients in leaves of pond apples annona glabra and. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not be.
This page was last edited on 22 september 2019, at 22. Annona glabra is a wild species related to several commercially grown annona species, including annona cheromola cherimoya, annona muricata soursop, annona reticulata custard apple or bullocks heart and annona squamosa sugar apple. I have just modified 2 external links on annona glabra. Annona humboldtiana kunth annona humboldtii dunal annona klainii pierre annona klainii pierre ex engl. Unlike pond apple, the fruits from these three trees are highly. Pdf study on the volatile oil contents of annona glabra. Pond apple is also called bobwood, corkwood, monkey apple, swamp apple, or. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Pond apple annona glabra is very similar to some other closelyrelated species that have also become naturalised in northern australia, including bullocks heart annona reticulata, sugar apple annona squamosa and soursop annona muricata. Biological activities of annona glabra sciencedirect.
Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same genus as the. Pond apple annona glabra how itspreads some of the characteristics that make pond apple a successful invader include its ability to form dense thickets, tolerance to salt and inundation, effective seed dispersal by water and animals, and a germination period spread over several. Jul 10, 2015 annona muricata is a member of the annonaceae family and is a fruit tree with a long history of traditional use. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Forms with smaller leaves and fruit have been considered a species. Phelloxylon safford has edible although scarcely desirable, yellowfleshed fruits. Pond apple annona glabra weed management guide pdf 518 kb. Media in category annona glabrathe following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. Annona glabra grows as a short tree to 8 m in height. The leaves are arranged alternately, in one plane, to 20 cm in length with an entire margin and acute leaf apex. Pond apple annona glabra stem injection can be conducted on foot using a 5 l backpack, injector gun and small axe. Squamosa means scaly, muricata is roughened, reticulata means netted, and glabra smooth or hairless.
Chemical constituents from annona glabra request pdf. The sectional name greek phellos, cork and xylon, wood is descriptive because small sections of the very light wood have been used as floats by fishermen. This article is within the scope of wikiproject caribbean, an attempt to build a comprehensive guide to the countries of the caribbean on wikipedia. The plants database includes the following 9 species of annona. Annona muricata is a member of the annonaceae family and is a fruit tree with a long history of traditional use. A large image of annona glabra pond apple from the usda plants database. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Fruit the aggregate fruit is heartshaped, round, ovate, or. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings annona glabra. Pond apple is also called bobwood, corkwood, monkey. Names of pond apple in various languages of the world are also given. It is also native to many other places in the world, thanks to its dispersion methods. Only a few reports are present regarding antifungal activities of the three species of annona under study.
Chromatographic fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of kaur16en19oic acid in a large amount as the main constituent, which was found to be largely responsible for the. The plants have alternate leaves, 70120 mm long with a. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants. Pond apple annona glabra department of agriculture and. It can establish as a dense understorey that suppresses other growth leading to monocultures. Alternate, simple, entire, ovate to elliptical, 3 to 5 inches, leathery, aromatic. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. Pond apple annona glabra weed management guide pdf 518 kbabout the guide. Annona glabra, pond apple, alligator apple, monkey apple. The flowers are composed of 3 green, fleshy petals, 3 small, inconspicuous sepals, and numerous pistils on a common receptacle.
Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Hs1281 pond applea tree species adapted to salt stress1 guodong liu, yuncong li, kimberly moore, and kim gabel2 1. It is the weed of greatest concern in the wet tropics bioregion. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Pond apple annona glabra weeds of national significance. Pdf pond apple annona glabra is an important species within the everglades ecosystem.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Pond apple annonaceae custardapple family synonyms. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings annona. This document is hs1281, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. The fruit are large and greenish and resemble smooth skinned custard apples, and unlike other annona species the pulp of the fruit when ripe is yellow. Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp.
Annona glabra is a highly invasive woody weed that threatens wetland and riparian ecosystems of wet tropics, world heritage areas and beyond. Its important as food for wildlife and as habitat for birds and other animals. Annona glabra alligator apple, swamp apple, kaattatha. Annona glabras claim to fame is not culinary but medicinal. It is a semideciduous woody tree that forms dense thickets capable of replacing whole ecosystems. L48 n, pr n, vi a tree with a a rounded, spreading crown and a short, buttressed trunk the pond apple is a member of the annona or custard apple family annonaceae, which includes small to mediumsized trees and shrubs. Ian holloway, qld npws weed management guide pond apple annona glabra weed controlcontacts state. Relatives of annona glabra several species of the genus annona have been successfully introduced to the warmest areas of south florida.
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