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[[File:Ramphal.jpg|thumb|left|<center>Custard apple for sale at a fruit vendor near [[Sangareddi]], [[Telangana]], India</center>]]
[[File:Ramphal.jpg|thumb|left|<center>Custard apple for sale at a fruit vendor near [[Sangareddi]], [[Telangana]], India</center>]]


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;'''Fruits and reproduction''':The [[fruit]]s varies in shape, heart-shaped, spherical, oblong or irregular. The size ranges from {{convert|7|cm|in}} to {{convert|12|cm|in}}, depending on the cultivar. When ripe, the fruit is brown or yellowish, with red highlights and a varying degree of reticulation, depending again on the variety. The flesh varies from juicy and very aromatic to hard with a repulsive taste.<ref name="purdue"/> The flavor is sweet and pleasant, akin to the taste of 'traditional' custard.


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==

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Annona reticulata
Custard Apple or Wild Sweetsop
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species:
A. reticulata
Binomial name
Annona reticulata
Native range of A. reticulata
Synonyms

Annona lutescens Saff.[1]
Annona excelsa Kunth
Annona laevis Kunth
Annona longifolia Sessé & Moc.
Annona riparia Kunth

Custard-apple, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy423 kJ (101 kcal)
25.2 g
Dietary fiber2.4 g
0.6 g
1.7 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Thiamine (B1)
7%
0.08 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
8%
0.1 mg
Niacin (B3)
3%
0.5 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
3%
0.135 mg
Vitamin B6
13%
0.221 mg
Vitamin C
21%
19.2 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Calcium
2%
30 mg
Iron
4%
0.71 mg
Magnesium
4%
18 mg
Phosphorus
2%
21 mg
Potassium
13%
382 mg
Sodium
0%
4 mg
Link to USDA Database entry
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[3]

Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae.[4] It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name it shares with fruits of several other species in the same genus: A. cherimola[5] and A. squamosa[6] or sometimes it is called wild-sweetsop, bull's heart, bullock's-heart, or ox-heart. The flavor of the fruit is sweet and pleasant, but less popular than that of A. cherimola.

Description

It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree reaching 8 metres (26 ft) to 10 metres (33 ft) tall with an open, irregular crown.[7]

Custard apple for sale at a fruit vendor near Sangareddi, Telangana, India
Stems and leaves
The slender leaves are hairless, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties wrinkled), 10 centimetres (3.9 in) to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) wide.[7]
Flowers
The yellow-green flowers are generally in clusters of three or four 2 centimetres (0.79 in) to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) diameter, with three long outer petals and three very small inner ones.[7]
Fruits and reproduction
The fruits varies in shape, heart-shaped, spherical, oblong or irregular. The size ranges from 7 centimetres (2.8 in) to 12 centimetres (4.7 in), depending on the cultivar. When ripe, the fruit is brown or yellowish, with red highlights and a varying degree of reticulation, depending again on the variety. The flesh varies from juicy and very aromatic to hard with a repulsive taste.[7] The flavor is sweet and pleasant, akin to the taste of 'traditional' custard.

Distribution and habitat

Possibly a native of the Caribbean[8] and Central America,[1] Annona reticulata is now pantropical[8] and can be found growing between altitudes of 0 metres (0 ft) to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in areas of Central America that have alternating seasons.[7] It is cultivated in many tropical countries, and also occurs as feral populations in many parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, and Africa.

Cultivated and naturalized[8] in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India (Hindi - Ramphal), Australia, and West Africa.

Native
Nearctic:
Central Mexico: Veracruz
Neotropic:
Central America: Belize, Chiapas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Jamaica, Cuba
Northern South America: Guyana, Venezuela
Brazil: Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Para, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
Western South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (11 July 1997). "Taxon: Annona reticulata L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  2. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Annona reticulata L." The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  5. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (11 July 1997). "Taxon: Annona cherimola Mill". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  6. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (11 July 1997). "Taxon: Annona squamosa L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d e Mahdeem, H. (5 July 1998). "Annona reticulata". Neglected Crops. Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c Aluka. "Entry for Annona reticulata Linn. [family ANNONACEAE]". African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  9. ^ Bioversity International. "Result set for: Annonaceae Annona reticulata". New World Fruits Database. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
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