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Taxon:  Annona glabra L.



Summary
Genus:
Annona
Family:
Annonaceae
Nomen number:
3484
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:537. 1753
Verified:
06/18/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Annona humboldtiana Kunth
Annona humboldtii Dunal
Annona palustris L.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
alligator-apple –
corkwood –
cow-apple –
mangrove anona –
monkey-apple –
pond-apple –
French
annone des marais –
cachiman cochon –
corossol de la mer –
corossolier des marais –
German
Alligatorapfel –
Mangroven-Annone –
Wasserapfel –
Spanish
anón liso –
bagá –
cayuda –
corcho –
palo bobo –
Swedish
alligatoräpple –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador s.
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (s.)]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador (s.)
Cultivated
Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruitAnnona glabra has limited commercial value as fruit-speciesSchaffer, B. et al. 2006. Responses of subtropical and tropical fruit trees to flooding in calcareous soil. HortScience 41:549-555. Note: recognized as of limited commercial value fruit-species
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3484. Accessed 22 May 2025.