Annona squamosa L., 1753 20% complete

Custard-apple

Sp. Pl.: 537 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Annona squamosa, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced6 Source not recorded9 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 537 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Custard-apple No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Mexico to Colombia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 540 cm
  • 540 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 214, 668, 873, 882
Sourced
Biological type empty Not on the record
Edible part fruits No source recorded
Source not recorded
Flower color yellow, green Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape berry Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Maximum height empty Not on the record
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Fruit months empty Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 245 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • berries_nuts_seeds, fuelwood, nursery_stock · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record