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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 Australian Pastures Genebank. 
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 AfricaCote 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 StatesFlorida 
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 AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
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  
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 TROPICAL AFRICA: Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador
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 foodfruit Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weed  Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
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://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3484. Accessed 6 August 2025.


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