Annona squamosa L.

Description:

Bukit Gantang, Perak, Malaysia.Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae. CN: [Malay - Nona serikaya], Sugar-apple, Custard-apple, Sweetsop. Probable native to West Indies; widely cultivated in the tropics as food; fruit has delicious white pulp. A small, much branched shrub or small tree 3-8 m tall with a broad, open crown or irregularly spreading branches, and a short trunk short. Read botanical details in Wiki.Synonym(s):Annona asiatica L.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3503en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_squamosa