Annona squamosa

Annona squamosa is a tropical fruit tree native to the Americas and cultivated for its sweet, segmented fruit, commonly called sugar apple.

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Annonaceae: Annonaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes custard apples, cherimoyas, and soursops. This family places Annona squamosa among related tropical fruit trees.
Sugar apple cultivation: Sugar apple cultivation is the growing and management of Annona squamosa for fruit production. Warm-climate growers raise the tree for its edible fruit.
Annona cherimola: Annona cherimola is a tropical American tree cultivated for cherimoya, a sweet, creamy fruit. Cherimoya is a related custard apple with a smoother, less distinctively segmented fruit.
Tropical America: Tropical America is the warm region of the Americas extending from southern Mexico through Central America and northern South America. The species originated in the tropical Americas before cultivation spread it elsewhere.
Annonacin: Annonacin is a neurotoxic acetogenin found in some plants of the Annonaceae family. Related Annona species contain annonacin, prompting investigation of acetogenins in this family.
Sugar apple: Sugar apple is the sweet, segmented fruit of Annona squamosa. The common fruit name is also used for the species in cultivation.
Hand pollination: Hand pollination is the deliberate transfer of pollen between flowers by people. Growers use it where natural pollination produces irregular fruit set.
Annona reticulata: Annona reticulata is a tropical tree cultivated for the fruit known as bullock's heart or custard apple. Its heart-shaped fruit contrasts with the knobbly exterior of sugar apple.
Portuguese maritime expansion: Portuguese maritime expansion was the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century growth of Portugal’s overseas trade and settlements. Portuguese routes helped carry American crops, including sugar apple, across tropical regions.
Annonaceous acetogenins: Annonaceous acetogenins are compounds in Annonaceae plants that inhibit mitochondrial complex I. These compounds help explain both insecticidal research and toxicological concern around Annona seeds.