Native to South America, specifically Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, the Annona cherimola is a tropical plant that has spread to many other parts of the world.The fruit's roundish shape, tapered at the end, is distinguished by a surface articulated by many small sections in a pattern, almost like scales.
DetailsAnnona cherimola Mill. is a native shrub, widely distributed in the Andean, Coastal, Amazon and Insular regions of Ecuador, between 0–3000 m a.s.l [ 2]. Currently, this species is cultivated in the subtropical and tropical regions worldwide, especially for its fruit, which is considered exotic. The A. cherimola species is commonly known as ...
DetailsPolyploidy in the Interspecific Cross A. cherimola × A. squamosa. Annona cherimola and A. squamosa can be intercrossed to produce the cultivated A. squamosa × A. cherimola hybrid, atemoya. We analyzed DNA content in five accessions of atemoya and the results showed a ploidy of 2× ().To further examine ploidy in atemoya, we also studied the ploidy …
DetailsAnnona cherimola Mill., commonly known as cherimoya, is a tropical fruit well known due to its tasty flavour. In the present study the antioxidant activity of pulp, peel and seeds of four cultivars from A. cherimola Mill. from Madeira Island (Madeira, Funchal, Perry Vidal and Mateus II) was analysed. Moreover, nutritional composition ...
DetailsLe chérimole est le fruit du chérimolier ou cherimoya (Annona cherimola), un arbuste de la famille des Annonacées.De port buissonnant, il peut atteindre jusqu'à 7 m de haut au bout d'une trentaine d'années. Originaire des hautes terres d'Amérique du Sud (où il pousse jusqu'à 2 600 m d'altitude), il s'est facilement implanté dans les Antilles et …
DetailsBotany. Cherimoya is a small deciduous tree that grows to a height of 10 meters, low branched, shrubby, spreading 5 to 9 meters. Leaves are alternate, two-ranked, with minute hairy petioles, ovate to elliptic, short and pointed at the apex, slightly hairy at the upper surface, velvety on the lower surface. Flowers are fragrant and solitary, on ...
DetailsGrown in USDA Zone 9-11, Annona cherimola (Cherimoya) is a small tree, reaching 10-20 ft in height and width. It is native to Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, but is commercially grown in Australia, South America, Asia, Spain, Italy, and California. This fruit tree prefers much sun, though it can tolerate some semi-shade.
DetailsAnnona cherimola or cherimoya is believed to have originated in the highland Andes valley between Peru and Ecuador and is considered as the best of the Annonaceae fruits. Annona cherimola is known as cherimoya (Spanish), cherimolier (French), anona (Mexico), and noina ostrelia (Thailand). This species is commercially grown in Spain, Bolivia ...
DetailsAnnona cherimola Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, Annona no. 5. 1768.. Arbustos a árboles pequeños; ramas jóvenes tomentosas. Hojas elípticas, raramente lanceolado-elípticas u obovado-elípticas, 7.8 20.5 cm de largo y 3.2 11 cm de ancho, ápice obtuso a redondeado, base cuneada a obtusa y ligeramente decurrente, membranáceas, glabrescentes en la …
DetailsAnnona cherimola Mill., or the custard apple, is one of the species belonging to the Annonaceae family, is widely used in traditional medicine, and has been reported to be a valuable source of bioactive compounds. A unique class of secondary metabolites derived from this family are Annonaceous acetogenins, lipophilic polyketides …
DetailsBoth cherimoya (Annona cherimola) and custard apple (Annona reticulata) belong to the Annonaceae family and Annona genus.There are approximately 200 species in the Annona genus and more than 2000 species in the Annonaceae family.. While cherimoya and custard apple come from the same family and share the same nickname, …
DetailsAnnona is a genus of tropical fruit trees belonging to the family Annonaceae, of which there are approximately 119 species.Seven species and one hybrid are grown for domestic/commercial use [1]. Annona muricata L. is known as soursop in English-speaking countries and is referred to by numerous common names (Table 39.1) [2–6].After the …
DetailsThe agronomic and qualitative responses of the cherimoya ( Annona cherimola Mill.) fruit grown in Mediterranean climate are not properly studied. Fruits of Fino de Jete, the most diffused worldwide cultivar of cherimoya, and Torre 1 a new genotype obtained by breeding program in Sicily, Italy, were collected at commercial ripening and …
DetailsCherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) is a perennial fruit tree crop native to the Neotropics valued since pre-Columbian times by different native American civilizations.It belongs to the Annonaceae, the largest family of the Magnoliid clade, sister to the eudicot and monocot clades of angiosperms. Despite its excellent organoleptic and nutritive …
DetailsAnnona atemoya also known as the custard apple is a hybrid between two Annonaceae species: Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) and the sugar apple (Annona squamosa).It is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical continents including north and south America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Despite becoming an increasingly important …
DetailsThe cherimoya (Annona cherimola), also named chirimoya, is an edible fruit tree of the genus Annona belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is mostly present in tropical and subtropical world regions. This plant species has a long history of use in folk traditional medicine against degenerative and chronic diseases. Fruit and leaf tissues are ...
DetailsAnnona atemoya is a deciduous Tree growing to 8 m (26ft) by 8 m (26ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Beetles. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly …
DetailsAnnona cherimola is a woody perennial species in the Annonaceae family that produces edible fruits and has economic importance in several regions of the world with subtropical climates. Together with other 10-12 species, A. cherimola belongs to the section Atta of the Annona genus with a center of origin in Central America and the Caribbean. …
DetailsAnnona cherimola (Cherimoya) and Annona atemoya (Atemoya) are tropical plants known for their edible fruit. Scientific data suggest that their leaves, used in traditional medicine in the form of teas or infusions without evidence of toxicity, contain several bioactive compounds.
Details