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Soursop
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Soursop

Annona muricata

Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. The exact origin is unknown; it is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and is widely propagated. It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family.

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Soursop in Maria Sibylla Merian — Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian — Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian · 1719 · p.59

Soursop in On the Simple Medicines from the West Indies

On the Simple Medicines from the West Indies

Nicolas Monardes · 1574 · p.210

Soursop in A voyage to the islands Madera Barbados Jamaica Vol. 1

A voyage to the islands Madera Barbados Jamaica Vol. 1

Hans Sloane · 1707 · p.24

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 284503.