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Sour Sop or Custard Apple {Anona muricata, L.). 

 — Small tree. The pulp of the fruit is edible, and 

 has an agreeable acid flavour. — ' Treasury of Botany.' 



Distribution : Native of West Indies. Introduced. 



Anona senegalensis, Pers. — Shrub or small tree, 

 affording one of the best native fruits, resembling an 

 apricot in flavour: the petals are used to flavour 

 country dishes. — Kew Museum. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land, Lower Guinea, Mozambique District, Cape de 

 •Verd Islands. 



Alligator Apple {Anona palustris, L.). — Small tree. 

 The wood is used in Jamaica as a substitute for cork, 

 being soft and compressible. The fruit is said to be 

 narcotic and poisonous, and to be eaten by alligators. 

 Introduced. — ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and 

 Moore. 



Custard Apple or Bullock's Heart {Anona reticu- 

 lata, L.). — The tree is cultivated for its fruit, and is 

 almost naturalized in Golungo Alto, Angola. Intro- 

 duced. — ' Flora of Trop. Africa,' Oliver, vol. i., p. i6. 



Cherimoyer {Anona Ckerimolia, Mill.). — This tree 

 is cultivated for its delicious fruit in Tropical Africa. 

 Introduced. ' Flora of Trop. Africa,' Oliver, vol. i., 

 p. 1 6. 



Sweet Sop {Anona squamosa, L.). — A tree culti- 



