Annona facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Annona
Scientific classification

Annona is a genus of plants in the Annonaceae family. It contains species like the custard apple and sugar apple. It is the second-largest genus in its family after Guatteria. It has about 166 species of shrubs and trees. Its name comes from from anón, a Hispaniolan Taíno word for it.

Images for kids

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  Annonacin is a neurotoxin found in Annona muricata seeds.

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  Halved annona fruit

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  Anonna fruit

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  Atemoya (A. cherimola × A. squamosa)

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  Cherimoya (A. cherimola) plantation

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  Soursop (A. muricata)

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  Sugar apples (A. squamosa)

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  Sugar Apple (A. squamosa) interior

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  Sugar apple interior

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  Sugar apple exterior

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  Annona muricata

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  A.crassiflora fruit

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  The fruit of A. salzmannii

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  Annona squamosa flower and leaves in Hyderabad, India

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  Annona glabra fruit.

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  Annona cherimola fruit, Pedra Bela, Brazil