The plants have alternate leaves, 70120 mm long with a. Relatives of annona glabra several species of the genus annona have been successfully introduced to the warmest areas of south florida. Annona muricata is a member of the annonaceae family and is a fruit tree with a long history of traditional use. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple. The sectional name greek phellos, cork and xylon, wood is descriptive because small. Chemical constituents of the annona glabra fruit and their. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Its important as food for wildlife and as habitat for birds and other animals. Pdf annona glabra pond apple, a tropical tree growing wild in the. On a preliminary screening, substantial antimicrobial, antifungal and moderate insecticidal, sporicidal and cytotoxic activities were observed for the hexane extract of the stem bark of annona glabra l.
It is also native to many other places in the world, thanks to its dispersion methods. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the bark and the leaves. Institute for systematic botany, university of south florida, tampa. Pond apple is a semideciduous woody tree, usually about 36 m tall, although it can grow up to 15 m. The leaves are arranged alternately, in one plane, to 20 cm in length with an. Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Study on the volatile oil contents of annona glabra l. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Phytochemical analysis of the fruits of annona glabra yielded two new kaurane diterpenoids, annoglabasin a methyl16.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Pond apple, annona glabra, is one of those iconic south florida natives. Common names include pondapple, alligatorapple swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood. Axillary leaf buds ovoid, fulvous pubescent, apex obtuse. Annona glabra grows as a short tree to 8 m in height. Biological activities of annona glabra sciencedirect. Pond apple annona glabra department of the environment and. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium.
Pond apple annonaceae custardapple family synonyms. The plants database includes the following 9 species of annona. Annona humboldtiana kunth annona humboldtii dunal annona. How pond apple is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. With an accompanying extension manual, this will provide. Squamosa means scaly, muricata is roughened, reticulata means netted, and glabra smooth or hairless. Pond apple herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients.
I have just modified 2 external links on annona glabra. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Alternate, simple, entire, ovate to elliptical, 3 to 5 inches, leathery, aromatic. The editors have tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible. Pdf nutrients in leaves of pond apples annona glabra and. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in pond apple. Pdf anticancer effects of annona glabra plant extracts in human. Acetogenins from annona glabra seeds sciencedirect. Media in category annona glabrathe following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. Annonaceae, the custard apple, or annona, family, the largest family of the magnolia order magnoliales with 129 genera and about 2,120 species. General information about annona glabra anugl west africa, usa southeast, caribbean, coastal mexico to brazil.
Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp. The editor apologizes for publishing pond apple photos upside. Pdf effect of cytokinins on in vitro development of. Pond apple annona glabra is very similar to some other closelyrelated species that have also become naturalised in northern australia, including bullocks heart annona reticulata, sugar apple annona. Phelloxylon safford has edible although scarcely desirable, yellowfleshed fruits. L48 n, pr n, vi a tree with a a rounded, spreading crown and a. Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, monkeyapple plant world seeds. The family consists of trees, shrubs, and woody climbers. Pond apple, annona glabra, is an invasive weed, with the. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in australia because. Annona glabra, pond apple, alligator apple, monkey apple.
Pond apple annona glabra weed management guide pdf 518 kbabout the guide. Cite journal uses unlike the other annona species, the pulp of the fruit when ripe. The species is widely grown as a commercial fruit tree both within its native range and in tropical regions. From the cytotoxic ethanol extract of annona glabra seeds, a new monotetrahydrofuranic monothf acetogenin, glabranin, as well as pair of 22epimer bisthf acetogenins, were isolated by. A semideciduous tree with thick green leaves, it produces large, leathery. Pond apple annona glabra how itspreads some of the characteristics that make pond apple a successful invader include its ability to form dense thickets, tolerance to salt and inundation, effective. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings annona. Pdf pond apple annona glabra is an important species within the everglades ecosystem. Although not as tasty as its tropical relatives usually eaten raw, but sometimes made into jellies and wine, it is very useful as a. Pdf study on the volatile oil contents of annona glabra. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any. Annona glabra is a wild species related to several commercially grown annona species, including annona cheromola cherimoya, annona muricata soursop, annona reticulata custard apple or bullocks.