Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same. Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, monkeyapple plant world seeds. The pond apple is very useful as a rootstock for other annona species. Has there any studies conducted on the same positive. Very attractive, creamy white to light yellow, rose color at the base of each sepal, 1 inch across, solitary. Ohsawa k, atsuzawa s, mitsui t, yamamoto i 1991 isolation and insecticidal activity of three acetogenins from seeds of pond apple, annona glabra l. The plants have alternate leaves, 70120 mm long with a.
In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite. The tree is native to florida in the united states, the caribbean, central and south america, and west africa. Its important as food for wildlife and as habitat for birds and other animals. Although not as tasty as its tropical relatives usually eaten raw, but sometimes made into jellies and wine, it is very useful as a rootstock for other annona species. Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya.
Unlike pond apple, the fruits from these three trees are highly. Pond apple annona glabra native to swamplands of the southeastern united. Relatives of annona glabra several species of the genus annona have been successfully introduced to the warmest areas of south florida. Pond apple herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Pond apple annona glabra how itspreads some of the characteristics that make pond apple a successful invader include its ability to form dense thickets, tolerance to salt and inundation, effective seed dispersal by water and animals, and a germination period spread over several. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants. If you are new to editing wikipedia visit the welcome page to become familiar with the. Annona glabra, pond apple, alligator apple, monkey apple. Pond apple annona glabra department of agriculture and. Annona muricata is a member of the annonaceae family and is a fruit tree with a long history of traditional use. The complete, perfect, actinomorphic flowers are solitary in leaf axils. Chemical constituents from annona glabra request pdf. Annona glabra grows as a short tree to 8 m in height.
Annona cherimola cherimoya annona diversifolia ilama annona glabra pond apple annona montana mountain soursop annona muricata soursop annona purpurea annona annona reticulata. Pond apple, annona glabra, is one of those iconic south florida natives. The leaves are arranged alternately, in one plane, to 20 cm in length with an entire margin and acute leaf apex. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in pond apple. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings annona. Forms with smaller leaves and fruit have been considered a species. Annona quartet eat the weeds and other things, too. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Seeds, bark and leaves contain many chemicals including acetogenins, apomorphnes alkaloids, cyclopepties, diterpenoids. Media in category annona glabrathe following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total.
On jul 22, 2007, junglebob from palm bay, fl zone 9b wrote. Ian holloway, qld npws treated pond apple in a drain near liverpool creek, south of innisfail, qld. The genus annona is thought to contain over 100 species, all shrubs or small trees, most native to the american tropics, and a few native to tropical africa. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not be. On a preliminary screening, substantial antimicrobial, antifungal and moderate insecticidal, sporicidal and cytotoxic activities were observed for the hexane extract of the stem bark of annona glabra l. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the bark and the leaves, combined with the bark and leaves of annona squamosa, are used as a sedative and cardiotonic infusion. Annona glabra is a wild species related to several commercially grown annona species, including annona cheromola cherimoya, annona muricata soursop, annona reticulata custard apple or. However, caution should be used when dealing with common names, and many are liberally or. Victorian weed risk assessment wra method pdf 630 kb. Common names include pondapple, alligatorapple swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkeyapple. Annona glabra is a highly invasive woody weed that threatens wetland and riparian ecosystems of wet tropics, world heritage areas and beyond.
Pond apple annona glabra is a weed of national significance wons, and is regarded as one of the worst weeds in australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. Alternate, simple, entire, ovate to elliptical, 3 to 5 inches, leathery, aromatic. Phelloxylon safford has edible although scarcely desirable, yellowfleshed fruits. The editor apologizes for publishing pond apple photos upside. A semideciduous tree with thick green leaves, it produces large, leathery, attractive, pale yellow or creamy coloured flowers. It is also native to many other places in the world, thanks to its dispersion methods. General information about annona glabra anugl west africa, usa southeast, caribbean, coastal mexico to brazil. Pond apple annona glabra is very similar to some other closelyrelated species that have also become naturalised in northern australia, including bullocks heart annona reticulata, sugar apple annona squamosa and soursop annona muricata. Request pdf chemical constituents from annona glabra abstracta new kaurane diterpenoid, annoglabasin g 16hydro. How pond apple is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It is a semideciduous woody tree that forms dense thickets capable of replacing whole ecosystems. It is also similar to the cultivated custard apple or atemoya annona cherimola x annona squamosa. It is a very hardy and aggressive tree that forms dense thickets and has the ability to grow in flooded areas and tolerate salt water. Annona glabra is a wild species related to several commercially grown annona species, including annona cheromola cherimoya, annona muricata soursop, annona reticulata custard apple or bullocks heart and annona squamosa sugar apple.
Pond apple annona glabra weed management guide pdf 518 kbabout the guide. Annona glabras claim to fame is not culinary but medicinal. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. It is the weed of greatest concern in the wet tropics bioregion. Pdf nutrients in leaves of pond apples annona glabra and. It grows in fresh, brackish and salt water and so is able to impact on. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Chromatographic fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of kaur16en19oic acid in a large amount as the main constituent, which was found to be largely responsible for the. It can establish as a dense understorey that suppresses other growth leading to monocultures. Institute for systematic botany, university of south florida, tampa. Biological activities of annona glabra sciencedirect.
Large image for annona glabra pond apple usda plants. Ian holloway, qld npws weed management guide pond apple annona glabra weed controlcontacts state. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Annona glabra seeds pondapple, alligatorapple, swamp. Pdf pond apple annona glabra is an important species within the everglades ecosystem. Annona humboldtiana kunth annona humboldtii dunal annona klainii pierre annona klainii pierre ex engl. Names of pond apple in various languages of the world are also given. This article is within the scope of wikiproject caribbean, an attempt to build a comprehensive guide to the countries of the caribbean on wikipedia. Annona squamosa is a small, wellbranched tree or shrub from the family annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugarapples or sweetsops. Common names pond apple class 2, wons flower colour. Pdf effect of cytokinins on in vitro development of autotrophism. Pdf the role of cytokinins in the differentiation of the photosynthetic apparatus in. Nsw noxious weeds local control authorities 20072008. Can somebody tell me the usage of annona glabra in treatment of breast cancer.
Cite journal uses unlike the other annona species, the pulp of the fruit when ripe is yellow through orange instead of whitish. A large image of annona glabra pond apple from the usda plants database. The seeds need to be scarified, so soak them in hot water and let the water cool for 24 hours. Squamosa means scaly, muricata is roughened, reticulata means netted, and glabra smooth or hairless. Pond apple goes by a variety of names, including alligator apple and monkey apple. Pond apple is a semideciduous woody tree, usually about 36 m tall, although it can grow up to 15 m. Guyabanoannona muricata which belongs to the family of annonaceae is an evergreen tree species used as traditional medicines. The plants database includes the following 9 species of annona. Pond apple annona glabra stem injection can be conducted on foot using a 5 l backpack, injector gun and small axe. It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives annona reticulata and annona cherimola whose fruits often share the same name helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species. The sectional name greek phellos, cork and xylon, wood is descriptive because small sections of the very light wood have been used as floats by fishermen. Axillary leaf buds ovoid, fulvous pubescent, apex obtuse. The fruit are large and greenish and resemble smooth skinned custard apples, and unlike other annona species the pulp of the fruit when ripe is yellow.
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