ANONACE. I. Anona. 
vated throughout both Indies, but it is very likely originally from 
South America, where it is also cultivated. Jacq. obs. 1. p. 13.. 
t. 6. f. 1. Dun. mon. anon. p. 69. Mill. dict. no. 3. St. Hil. pl. 
usu. bras. t. 30. Atamaram, Rheed. mal. 3. p. 21. t. 29. A. 
tuberosa, Rumph. amb. 1. p. 138. t. 46. A. muricata, Vand. 
scrip. lus. p. 118. A tree or rather a large shrub. Flowers 
greenish-yellow. Fruit fleshy, covered with tubercular scales, 
containing a sweet-tasted pulp, which is eaten by the inhabitants 
of tropical countries. It is commonly called Pinha in Brasil. 
Sweetsop or Scaly-fruited Custard-apple. Clt. 1739. Shrub 
12 to 20 feet. 
20 A. Forsxa‘utu (D. C. syst. 1. p. 472.) leaves oblong, 
somewhat elliptical, smooth, dotted, under surface glaucous ; 
outer petals oblong, nearly closed. h. S. Native of Egypt. 
A. glabra, Forsk. zegyp. descr. 102. icon. t. 15. A. Asiática, var. 
B, Dun. mon. anon. p. 71. A. Asiática, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 78. 
A, squamosa, Delile. ill. fl. egypt. p. 17. Very like 4. squa- 
mosa, but differing in the leaves being more elliptical-oblong 
than lanceolate, less pointed, more papyraceous, and distinctly 
dotted, with the under surface glaucous. 
Forskal’s, or Egyptian Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 
21 A. cinerea (Dun. mon. anon. p. 71. t. 8.) leaves oblong- 
elliptical, somewhat lanceolate, full of pullucid dots, under sur- 
face pubescent; outer petals nearly closed; fruit ovate-globose, 
scaly. k. S. Cultivated in the West Indian Islands, St. 
Thomas, and Cumana. Fruit fleshy, eatable, in shape like a 
young fruit of 4. squamosa. . 
Cinereous Custard-apple. FI.? Clt. 1823. Shrub 20 feet. 
i 22 A. cHERIMo'L1A (Mill. dict. no. 5.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
ate, not dotted, under surface silky-tomentose; outer petals 
nearly closed, rusty-tomentose on the outside; fruit somewhat 
globose and scaly. h.S. Native of Peru and New Granada. 
Si pon. anon. p. 72. A. tripétala, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 252. 
st S, Dot. mag. t. 2011. A tree, or rather a large shrub. Leaves 
rong scented. Peduncles opposite the leaves solitary. Outer 
Peral clothed with rusty-down on the outside, each marked 
we adark spot at the base. Fruit, when ripe, of a dark-purple 
our; the flesh is soft and sweet. This fruit is esteemed by 
` es as one of their most delicate sorts, and is consi- 
Cl by them not inferior to any fruit in the world. 
ul *rimoyer, Cherimolid, or Soft-fruited Custard-apple. 
Y, Aug. Clt. 1739. Tree 20 feet. 
acute. o RETICULATA (Lin. spec. 757.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
acut » Smooth, somewhat dotted ; outer petals oblong-lanceolate, 
e, nearly closed ; fruit ovate-globose, reticulately-areolate. 
i, Mant? of the Caribbee Islands and Brasil, also cultivated 
jam, $ ar. Dun. mon. anon. p. 72. Mill. dict. no. 1.—Brown. 
fruit of E 256. ‘A. squamòsa, Vand. script. lus. p. 118. The 
this tree is called Fruto de Conde, or Condissa in Brasil. 
Fl. 
996 TE areolæ scaly, roundish.—Sloane, hist. 2. p. 167. t. 
mal 9 atesb. carol. 2, p. 84. t. 86.—Anòna-màram, Rheed. 
A y 23. t. 30 and 31. 
few: areola angular, somewhat 5-sided, Dun. mon. l. c. 
eticulata, Jacq. obs. 
A tufted tree like 4. 
nauseous odour. 
yellow on the insi 
1l. p.14. t. 6. f. 2. 
squamòsa, but much higher with a more 
Flowers brownish on the outside, and whitish- 
tk purp] de, excavated at the base, and marked with 
reddish. Me qo Fruit, when ripe, yellowish, sometimes 
esh, of t e rut is as large as a tennis-ball with yellowish soft 
e€ genus Ite ence of a custard, whence the English name of 
aps man, ; 's eatable and much esteemed by many people. Per- 
Reticulated fragen confused under the name of 4. reticulata. 
Tee 16 to 25 feet. or Common Custard-apple. Clt. 1690. 
late, smooth (Jacq. obs. 1. p- 16.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 
> Outer petals spreading at the top; fruit areo- 
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late ; 'areolæ gibbous. h.S. Native of Martinico and Guiana 
in woods, and also cultivated in the Moluccas. Dun. mon. anon. 
p.74. Aubl. guian. 1. p.618. Manoa, Rumph. amb. 1. p. 136. 
t. 45. This tree is very like 4. reticulàta in habit and character. 
The flesh of the fruit is very soft, but possessing an unpleasant 
taste, whence its name in French Guiana Cachiman morveux or 
Cachiman sauvage. 
Mucous Custard-apple. Fl. ? 
Clt. 1819. Tree 20 feet. 
§ 4. Outer petals ovate, or oblong-elliptical, obtuse, inner 
ones smaller, lanceolate, bluntish. alyx coriaceous, trifid, 
large, somewhat campanulate. Fruit conical, smooth. 
25 A. GLA`BRA (Lin. spec. 758.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
smooth ; peduncles opposite the leaves, 2-flowered ; fruit conoid, 
blunt, smooth. h. H. Native of Carolina, and perhaps also 
cultivated in the West Indies.—Cat. carol. 2. p. 64. t. 64. Dun. 
mon. anon. 1. p.74. A tree, or rather a large shrub, with leaves . 
like those of Citrus médica. Calyx brown on the outside. 
Fruit of a greenish-yellow colour, containing a pulp of the con- 
sistence of a ripe pear. This is an eatable fruit, very sweet but 
somewhat insipid: it is the food of the guanas and many other 
wild animals, 
Smooth Custard-apple. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. 16 ft. 
26 A. GRANDIFLORA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 126.) leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, smooth, leathery, upper. surface shining ; peduncles 
axillary, solitary; fruit egg-shaped, smooth, a little dotted. 
hk. S. Native of the Mauritius. Dun. mon. anon. p. 75. t. 6. 
Var. B, Madagascariénsis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 95.). kh. S. 
Native of Madagascar. Calyx somewhat velvety on the outside. 
Great-flowered Custard-apple. Shrub 12 feet. 
27 A. amprexicav’Lis (Lam. dict. 2. p. 127.) leaves heart- 
shaped, oblong, clasping the stem, acute, smooth ; peduncles 
axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. kh. S. Native of Madagascar 
and the Mauritius. Dun. mon. anon. p. 76. t. 7. The flowers 
are an inch long and more, with the petals thickened towards the 
base, each marked on the inside with a dark purple hollow, 
whitish-velvety on the outside. 
Stem-clasping-leaved Custard-apple. 
§5. Petals all obtuse. 
928 A. piorca (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 34.) stem almost simple, 
downy ; leaves broad, obovate, obtuse, rather cuneated at the 
base, downy beneath; peduncles extra-axillary, 1-flowered, pe- 
tals all ovate, obtuse. h .S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of St. Paul. Leaves 3-6 inches long, and 23-4 broad. Peduncles | 
1-3-together. Flowers yellowish-green ; inner petals smallest. 
Dioecious Custard-apple. Shrub 2 feet. 
29 A. rurrura'cea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 34. t. 6.) branches 
scurfy ; leaves oblong-elliptical, rather acute at both ends, coria- 
' ceous, furfuraceous, and brownish-silvery beneath; peduncles, 
usually 2-flowered, opposite the leaves ; petals ovate, truncate 
at the base, bluntish, scurfy beneath and downy above. R. 
S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes and 
in the northern part of the province of St. Paul. Leaves 3-5 
inches long, and 11-24 lines broad. Peduncles few together. 
Calyx scurfy, of a yellowish-green colour; sepals ovate, quite 
entire ; petals reddish, inner ones hardly smaller than the outer 
ones. Fruit rather globose, broadly tubercled, clothed with pale 
brown scurf. 
Scurfy Custard-apple. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
30 A. Pavo nu; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, very smooth ; 
eduncles usually aggregate ; petals all obtuse. k. S. Native 
of Peru about Guayaquil. An. spe. nov. Ruiz et Pav. herb. in 
herb. Lamb. (v. s.) 
Pavon’s Custard-apple. 
N 
Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
