Annona ANNONACE^E 195 



§ 1. Petals 6, the 3 inner conspicuous. 



1. A. muricata L. Sp. PL 536 (1753) ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 shortly acuminate ; fruit very large, ovoid, oblong-ovoid or 

 cordate-oblong, green, areolated, the areoles produced into a 

 large, fleshy, curved spine. — Jacq. Sel. Stirp. Ed. pict. t. 161; 

 Ttissac FL Ant. ii. t. 24 ; Dun. Anon. 62 ; Griseh. Fl. Br. W. Ind. 4 ; 

 Urh. Symh. Ant. iv. 241. A. maxima foliis latis &c. Sloane Cat. 

 203 & Hist. ii. 166, t. 225. A. foliis oblongo-ovatis nitidis &c. 

 Browne Hist. Jam. 255. A. foliis ovatis &c. Plum. PI. Amer. 

 (Burm.) t. 143,/. 1. 



Sour Sop. 



Sloane Herb. vii. 90, 94 1 Thompson I Fl. Jam. 7256. Hope, Harris !— 

 W. Indies, cultivated in continental tropical America and West Africa. 



A small tree 15-25 ft. high. Leaves 10-15(-25) cm. 1., 3-5-4-5(-8) 

 cm. br. Petals yellow, outer cordate-ovate, sometimes shortly acuminate, 

 3-3*5 cm. 1., 2-3 cm. br., 2 mm. thick, inner ovate, obtuse, shortly clawed, 

 appearing in the flower only slightly shorter than the outer. Fruit 15-20 

 cm. 1., 8-10 cm. br. ; pulp white. Seeds black or brown, 1 • 5 cm. 1., 1 cm. br. 



The fruit is slightly acid, with a flavour of black currants ; the pulp 

 squeezed out is a favourite dish, it may be mixed with sugar and water as 

 a drink, or made into an ice. It is considered an antiscorbutic and 

 febrifuge. The unripe fruit is sometimes cooked as a vegetable, and a 

 powder prepared from the dried unripe fruit has been used in the treat- 

 ment of dysentery. 



2. A. montana Mac/. Jam. i. 7 (1837) ; leaves oblong-elliptical, 

 very shortly and abruptly acuminate, shining on upper surface ; 

 fruit small, globose, covered with small, fleshy, straight spinules. 

 — Griseh. loc. cit. ; Urh. lac. cit. 



Mountain or Wild Sour Sop. 



Orchard, Port Royal Mts., Macfadyen; Claverty Cottage, Blue Mts., 

 J. P. 1457 ; Hart 1 Green Valley, Johnson ! Yallahs Valley, 1700 ft. ; Troy, 

 1600 ft.; Hope River Valley, Harris I Fl. Jam. 6862, 9446, 9979.— Cuba, 

 Hispaniola, Porto Rico, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Guiana. 



A low tree 15 ft. high. Leaves 7-13-5 cm. 1., 3-5 '5 cm. br. Petals 

 olive-green, outer roundish-ovate, subacuminate, 3-3*5 cm. 1., 2-2*5 

 cm. br., inner roundish-elliptical, of nearly the same size as the outer, but 

 thinner ; claw 4-6 mm. 1. Fruit about 5 cm. in diam., dry, not edible. 

 Seeds brown, nearly 2 cm. 1., 1 cm. br. 



3. A', glabra L. Sp. PI. 537 (1753) ; leaves oblong or oblong- 

 elliptical, acute ; inner petals only slightly shorter than the 

 outer ; fruit broadly ovate, apex rounded, faintly areolated, 

 smooth. — Sarg. Silv. i. 29, tt. 17, 18 ; Dun. Anon. 74. A. lauri- 

 iolia. Dun. Anon. 65 (1817); Griseh. loc. cit. A. maxima foliis 

 latis &c. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carol. 64, t. 64. 



Pond Apple. 



St. Ann, McNab. — Florida, Bahamas, Hispaniola, St. Thomas, 

 St. Cruz. 



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