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Mountain Soursop

Annona jamaicensis

Also called Wild Soursop

Mountain soursop (Annona jamaicensis) is a small tree in the custard apple family, native to Jamaica. It is rarely grown outside its native range and is best suited to warm, humid, frost-free conditions.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a rich loam-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Annona jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.

Other Annona plants

Annona acuminata · Annona acutiflora · Annona ambotay · Annona andicola · Annona angustifolia · Annona asplundiana · Annona atabapensis · Annona aurantiaca · Annona bahiensis · Annona boliviana · Annona bullata · Annona cacans

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Annona jamaicensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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