16 III. ANONACEiE (oliver). [Anona. 



Almost quite naturalized in Golungo Alto, Angola, Br. Weltoitsch. 

 An introduced W. Indian species. The Custard-apple. 



*2. A. squamosa, L'mn. ; DC. Trod. i. 85. Extremities minutely pu- 

 bescent or glabrous. Leaves oval-oblong. Flowers very similar to those of 

 A. reticulata. Fruit greenish-yellow or rather glaucous. — Bot. Mag. 3095. 



An introduced W. Indian species. The Sweet-sop. 



*3. A. Cherimolia, Mill. ; DC. Prod. i. 85. Extremities pubescent. 

 Leaves membranous, elliptical or ovate-oblong. Petals lanceolate, acute, 

 about fin. long. — A. tripetala, Bot. Mag. 2011. 



A native of Peru, cultivated for the sake of its fruit. 



*4. A. muricata, Linn. ; DC. Prod. i. 84. Extremities minutely pu- 

 bescent or glabrous. Leaves rather coriaceous, 4-5 in. long, l|-2 in. broad 

 above the middle. Sepals triangular, rather acute, 2-3 lines long. Petals 

 greenish-yellow, thick and coriaceous, three outer broadly subcordate-ovate, 

 obtusely pointed, about l^lf in. broad, 3 inner slightly shorter, imbricate 

 towards their obtuse apices, shortly clawed. 



An introduced W. Indian species. The Sour-sop. 



5. A. palustris, Linn.; DC. Prod. i. 84. Extremities glabrous or 

 very nearly so. Leaves rather coriaceous, 3-5 in. long, 1^-2 in. broad ; petiole 

 4-6 lines. Peduncles solitary, rather short. Three outer petals broadly 

 ovate, rather obtuse, 3 inner rather smaller. — Bot. Mag. 4226. A. chryso- 

 carpa, Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. 6. The Alligator- or Monkey-apple of the 

 West Indies, occurring also in Brazil. 



Upper Guinea. Swamps, Grand Bassa Cove, T. Vogell Senegambia, Leprieur. 



6. A. seuegalensis, Pers. ; DC. Prod. i. 86. Varying much in size, 

 sometimes a low shrub, from a few inches to 2 or 3 ft., sometimes a tree, at- 

 taining 20 ft. Extremities shortly rusty- or tawny-tomentose, pubescent or 

 rarely glabrate. Leaves coriaceous ; apex rounded or even retuse, sometimes 

 rather pointed ; base broadly rounded, obtuse or more rarely cuneate, glabres- 

 cent above, usually pale and more or less pubescent or tomentose beneath ; 

 veins connecting the lateral nerves subparallel ; lamina from 2-5 in. in length, 

 1-2 1 in. broad, sometimes 6-9 in. long on barren shoots ; petiole 3-6 lines 

 (sometimes 1 in.). Flowers usually solitary, pedunculate; peduncles \-\\ 

 in., spreading or decurved. Sepals broadly ovate, cuneate at the base, 1-2 

 lines long. Outer petals coriaceous, ovate (often broadly), rather obtuse, 

 inner thick, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, triquetrous. Fruit erect or pendent, 

 yellow or orange when ripe, \\ in. or more in diam., edible. — Deless.Ic. i. 

 t. 86. A. arenaria, Schum. et Thonn. PL Guin. 257. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Bon ! Barter ! Niger, Barter ! 

 North Central. Bornu, E. Vogel ! 



Nile Land. Sennar and Upper Nile {Schweinf. et Asch. Enum). 

 Iiower Guinea. Hliilla, Benguella, Br. Welwitsch ! Congo, Smith 1 

 lyiozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Br. Kirk ! Rovuma river, Br. Metier ! 



Var. cuneata. Base of the leaves more or less cuneate. — Golungo Alto, Angola, Br. 

 Welwitsch ! 



