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Annona muricata

Soursop, Graviola

Annonaceae (Custard Apple family)

Native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela

Oʻahu (Cultivated), Hawaii, USA

 

Polynesian Names:

Sarifa or Seremaia (Fiji)

Kātara‘apa, Kātara‘apa papa‘ā, or Naponapo taratara (Māori)

Sanalapa, Sasalapa, or Sasalapa (Samoa)

Tapotapo papa‘a or Tapotapo urupe (Tahiti)

 

Pictured are the flowers and fruit which often grow directly on the branches or limbs of the tree.

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Taken on January 11, 2013