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    Facts about Mountain Soursop

    By SylviaJanuary 8, 2020Updated:January 8, 2020No Comments7 Mins Read
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    Mountain Soursop Quick Facts
    Name: Mountain Soursop
    Scientific Name: Annona montana
    Origin South America, Central America and West Indi
    Colors Green turning yellow when ripe
    Shapes Nearly round or broad-ovoid, about 15 cm (5.9 inches) long and 7–13 cm wide
    Flesh colors Yellow
    Taste Bitter or sour
    Health benefits Beneficial for intestinal parasites, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, inflammation, diabetes, hypertension, fever, headache
    Annona Montana, mountain soursop or wild custard apple, is a tropical fruit tree in the Annonaceae family which includes cherimoya (A. cherimola), soursop (A. muricata) and paw paw (Asimina triloba). Mountain soursop is native to South America, Central America and West Indies – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. In its native range, it grows at altitudes from sea level to 650 meters (2,130 ft.). Popular common names of the plant are Mountain Soursop, Wild Custard Apple, Wild Soursop, mountain sop and Fairchild’s Annona.

    The name of the genus comes from the Latin word Annona which means aliment, foodstuff, with reference to the alimentary utilization of the fruits, after others, from the local name. The name of the species comes from the Latin word montanus related to mountains, mountain, with obvious signification, even if, actually, the plant grows up mostly at low altitudes (0-600 m).

    Mountain soursop has several traditional medicinal uses in South American and the Caribbean. Fruit, seeds, bark, leaves, and roots have all been used to treat intestinal parasites, coughs (including asthma and bronchitis), inflammation, diabetes, and hypertension. Research on extracts has recognized antiviral, anti-parasitic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hyperglycemic properties. It has also been used as an anti-depressant and at least one study has found it effective against multi-drug resistant cancer cells.

    Mountain Soursop Facts

    Name Mountain Soursop
    Scientific Name Annona montana
    Native South America, Central America and West Indies – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean
    Common Names Mountain Soursop, Wild Custard Apple, Wild Soursop, mountain sop, Fairchild’s annona
    Name in Other Languages Brazil: Araticú, Araticunzeiro
    Cashinahua: Araxiku’y
    Chinese: Shan Ci Fan Li Zhi (山刺番荔枝)
    Cuba: Guanábana Cimarrona, Guanábana De Lama
    Czech: Láhevník Horský
    Dominican Republic: Guanábana Cimarrona
    Dutch: Boszuurzak, Bosch-zuurzak
    English: Mountain soursop, Wild soursop, mountain sop, Fairchild’s annona
    French: Corossolier Bâtard, Cachiman Morveux, Cachiman Montage, Corossol Zombie, Corossolier Bâtard, Kachiman Montan
    French Guiana: Busi Atuku, Corossolier Sauvage, Manigl
    German: Schleimapfel, Schleim-Apfelbaum
    Guarani: Araticu
    Guayana: Busi Atuku, Corossolier Sauvage, Manigl
    Haiti: Corossol Zombie, Kowosol Zombie
    Honduras: Anona, Anona Cimarrona, Anone
    Hungarian: Hegyi annóna
    Japanese: Yama Toge Banreishi (ヤマトゲバンレイシ)
    Martinique: Kachiman Montan
    Persian: Anuna mawntana  (آنونا مونتانا)
    Peru: Chirimoya, Guanabana, Guanábana, Guanábano Sirimbo, Huanabana
    Philippines: Ponhe
    Polish: Flaszowiec górski
    Portuguese: Araticum, Araticum Açú, Araticum Apé, Jaca de pobre, Araticum de paca, Araticum-ponhe, Araticú, Araticunzeiro
    Slovak: Anona
    Spanish: Guanábana De Monte, Cimarrón, Guanábana Cimarrona, Guanábana De Perro, Guanábana De Lama, Guanábana De Las
    Montañas, Taragus, Turagua
    Suriname: Boszuurzak (Dutch), Busi Atuku, Manigl
    Venezuela: Guanábana, Guanábana Cimarrona, Guanábana De Perro, Guanábana Brasileiro, Guanobano Cimarrón, Catuche Cimarron, Turagua
    Plant Growth Habit Evergreen or semi-evergreen deciduous shrub or tree
    Growing Climates Drought tolerant and will grow well in dry conditions but cannot withstand prolonged water-logging
    Soil Tolerant of a wide range of well-drained, fertile soils, but prefers a moist, sandy loam
    Plant Size 3 – 14 meters tall
    Leaf Alternate, distichous, short petiolate, oblong or elliptic 7–18 cm long by 2.5–8 cm wide, with tapering apex and rounded base, leathery, dark green above and pale green beneath, glabrous and glossy
    Flower Solitary or in pairs in older twigs, with stout peduncle. Sepals three, broad and pubescent; petals 6 in two whorls, inner three rounded; stamens numerous and crowded in rounded mass
    Fruit Shape & Size Nearly round or broad-ovoid, about 15 cm (5.9 inches) long and 7–13 cm wide
    Fruit Color Green turning yellow when ripe and covered with soft, 4 mm long spines
    Flesh Color Yellow
    Seed Light-brown, oblong plump seeds about 18 mm long
    Propagation By seed
    Taste Bitter or sour
    Plant Parts Used Leaves, bark, roots, seeds
    Precautions
    • Frequent consumption or large quantities can lead to severe neurological problems such as atypical Parkinsonism.

    Description

    Mountain soursop is an evergreen or semi-evergreen deciduous shrub or small tree that normally grows about 3 – 14 meters tall. The tree slightly resembles that of the soursop but has a more spreading crown and very glossy leaves. It is slightly hardier and bears more or less continuously. The plant is drought tolerant and will grow well in dry conditions but cannot withstand prolonged water-logging. The plant is tolerant of a wide range of well-drained, fertile soils, but prefers a moist, sandy loam.  It is harder than many other tropical fruit trees, capable of tolerating temperatures below freezing for brief periods.

    Leaves

    Leaves are alternate, distichous, short petiolate, oblong or elliptic 7–18 cm long by 2.5–8 cm wide, with tapering apex and rounded base, leathery, dark green above and pale green beneath, glabrous and glossy.

    Flowers

    Flowers are solitary or in pairs in older twigs, with stout peduncle. Sepals are three, broad and pubescent; petals 6 in two whorls, inner three are rounded; stamens numerous and crowded in rounded mass.

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    Fruits

    Fruits are nearly round or broad-ovoid, about 15 cm (5.9 inches) long and 7–13 cm wide.  Its dark-green skin is studded with numerous short, fleshy spines and dark brown hairs. Fruits are initially green turning to yellow and very soft when ripe and fall down. Fruits have a yellow, fibrous flesh that is aromatic, sour to bitter, and contains many light-brown, oblong plump seeds about 18 mm long. Fruits are considered inferior to the soursop, so although it is occasionally cultivated, commercial production is not frequent.

    The fruit of mountain soursop is edible but many people consider it tasteless, although some varieties produce better quality fruits. It has bitter or sour flesh but it is otherwise similar to the normal soursop, better known as the guanabana. Mountain soursop trees bear fruit more or less continuously starting two to three years after planting.

    Traditional uses and benefits of Mountain Soursop

    • Decoction of the leaves is drunk in the evening before retiring for its calming effect on the nerves and sedative effect which promotes sleep.
    • Leaves are also used to treat fever and headache.
    • Fruit, seeds, bark, leaves, and roots have all been used to treat intestinal parasites, coughs (including asthma and bronchitis), inflammation, diabetes, and hypertension, among many uses.
    • Research on extracts has documented antiviral, anti-parasitic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hyperglycemic properties.
    • It has also been used as an anti-depressant.
    • An infusion of the leaves have some pain-relieving qualities for pregnant women.
    • The mountain soursop plant is known to kill cancer cells due to compounds found mostly in the bark and the leaves.
    • Fevers and head pain can be relieved using the plant’s leaves.

    Culinary Uses

    • Yellow, aromatic pulp is eaten fresh in desserts but is used more for juice.
    • Its eating quality is inferior to soursop.
    • They are consumed fresh for dessert when fully ripe or mixed with ice cream or milk to make a drink.
    • Immature fruits are harvested when the seeds are still soft and are cooked as a vegetable in soups etc.

    Other Facts

    • Trees can start to produce fruit when only 2 – 3 years old.
    • The plant is sometimes used as a rootstock for other members of the genus.
    • The sapwood is light brown, fibrous and soft. The wood is used only for fuel.
    • The tree is of minor interest to horticulturists as an ornamental and rootstock.
    • In southern Florida, exotic parrots eat the fruits and scatter the seeds, and a few trees are consequently occurring as escapes.
    • The tree is of minor interest to horticulturists as an ornamental and rootstock.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18097#null

    https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3490

    https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANMO

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_montana

    http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Annona+montana

    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311448

    https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ANUMO

    http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2640939

    https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Annona_montana_(PROSEA)

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    Mountain Soursop Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Annona montana

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Super Division Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Sub Division Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
    Sub-Class Magnoliidae
    Super Order Magnolianae
    Order Magnoliales
    Family Annonaceae (Custard-apple family)
    Genus Annona L. (annona)
    Species Annona montana Macfad. (mountain soursop)
    Synonyms
    • Annona marcgravii Mart.
    • Annona montana f. marcgravii (Mart.) Porto
    • Annona pisonis Mart.
    • Annona sphaerocarpa Splitg.
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