Annona scleroderma (also known as cawesh or poshe-te) is a species of tree in the Annonaceae family, with an edible fruit the size of an orange.[2] The cream-colored flesh of the fruit has a creamy banana-pineapple flavor and a soft texture. The fruit's tough skin makes it easy to handle. The fruit is little known outside its native region.[3] The tree reaches 15 to 20 meters tall. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. scleroderma
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| Annona scleroderma | |
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Annona liebmanniana[1] | |
Its native range is the Atlantic coast of Central America, from Mexico and Guatemala to Honduras. It is not widely cultivated (except in certain parts of Guatemala). A tree grown from seed takes about four years until it begins producing fruit.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Annona scleroderma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Cawesh". Informed Farmers. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Annona scleroderma". TopTropicals plant catalog. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.
- ^ "Annona scleroderma, Ecocrop". Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
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