Английская Википедия:Annona montana

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Ripening fruit, in Pernambuco, Brazil

Шаблон:Lang, the mountain soursop, is a tree and its edible fruit in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits.[1] Шаблон:Lang may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas.[2]

Etymology and common names

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or "coming from mountains".[3]

Description

The tree is similar to Annona muricata, but has a more spreading crown and glossy leaves. It is slightly hardier and bears fruit throughout the year.[6] It tolerates brief temperature drops down to Шаблон:Convert when full grown.[7] Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[8] The fruits are nearly round, with dark green skin covered with many short fleshy spines, and are about Шаблон:Convert long. Yellow, fibrous pulp – which is aromatic – is sour and bitter, containing many light-brown, plump seeds.[6] There is history of its use as a traditional medicine.[6]

Distribution

A. montana grows wild at altitudes from Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert.[6] Its natural distribution is:

Caribbean: West Indies
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil[9][10]
United States: Southern Florida[6]

See also

References

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