Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Annona glabra

pond-apple, custard-apple
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
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Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

pond-apple, custard-apple

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Annona glabra

Familia:

Annonaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

15-30 (48) ft tall by 15-20 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,yellow

Color de la fruta:

green

Fenología:

Deciduous to semi-deciduous. Blooms mid- to late spring.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or mass planting in wet soils.

Consideraciones:

Fruit litter may be a problem in in small landscapes.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Friends

Propagación:

Seed, grafting.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Neutral to somewhat calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

10A, 10B, 11

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Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval food source for Giant sphinx ( Cocytius antaeus ).


Pollinated by beetles.

Bird nesting area and food source. 





Fruit used by mammals such as raccoons.

Hábitats nativos:

Swamps and sloughs

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

The Seminole Indians used this plant to make a cleaning product and as a food source (fruits). Seeds are said to be toxic. The fruits have been used to make jelly and custard.



Major pond apple forests along the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee were destroyed for agriculture early in the 20th century.

Comentarios generales:

In Australia, pond apple is a Weed of National Significance. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Pond-apple. Natives For Your Neighborhood. 9 https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Annoglab ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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