Called “custard apple” in GBIF
The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Its type genus is Annona. The family is concentrated in the tropics, with the only temperate genus being Asimina. Other than Asimina, 900 species are Neotropical, 450 are Afrotropical, and the remaining are Indomalayan.
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Asimina reticulata
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Annona muricata
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Asimina triloba
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Asimina pygmaea
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Also here, with one plant each: Goniothalamus (Goniothalamus).
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