Annona
Sign in to saveAnnona or Anona (from Taíno annon) 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.
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Annona is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw and sugar apple family, containing around 166 species of trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical regions of the Americas and Africa. It is the second-largest genus in its family and includes plants that are economically and culturally important in many parts of the world.
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Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
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Research
1,432 papers- Pharmacological Activities of Soursop (Annona muricata Lin.).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Annona Genus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities.Current pharmaceutical design · 2020
- Araticum (Annona crassiflora Mart.): A critical review for the food industry.Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2024
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Annona or Anona (from Taíno annon) 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.
The generic name derives from anón, a Hispaniolan Taíno word for the fruit. Paleoethnobotanical studies have dated Annona exploitation and cultivation in the Yautepec River region of Mexico to approximately 1000 BC. Plants of the genus have several common names, including sugar-apple, soursop, anona, cherimoya and guanábana.