Annona squamosa
(Annonaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p><i>Annona squamosa</i> is slow growing plant, grows at elevations up to 2,000 metres. Prefers a moist but well-drained, sandy loam with a pH around 6 and could succeed on rocky, alkaline soils with a pH up to 8. Trees start to bear fruit when 3 - 4 years old. A mature tree of 5 m high may produce several dozen fruits in a season. Tree is most commonly propagated by seed but also propagated by grafting or budding. </p> <p><i>Annona squamosa</i> is susceptible to seed borers namely <i>Bephratelloides cubensis</i>, <i>Bephratelloides maculicollis</i>, <i>Bephratelloides ruficollis</i>, <i>Bephratelloides paraguayensis</i>; scale insects - <i>Philephedra</i> sp., beetles, mealybugs and fungal diseases of <i>Colletotrichum annonicola</i> and <i>Glomerella cingulata</i>.</p>
Annona squamosa (Annonaceae) Annona squamosa (Annonaceae)