. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . IS. Sweet-sop Annona squamosa This fruit is eaten raw. The small sweet-sop tree is native to the West Indies, and is found chiefly under cultivation in Cen- tral America. Its flowers are a greenish yellow. The fruit, varying in shape, has a yellow-green scaly rind covered with a white "bloom" which can easily be removed. It is not neces- sary, however, that it be removed. The mealy part of the fruit is white, custard-like, and sweet; the seeds are black and shiny. The sweet-sop is also called sugar-apple, anona, and anon and is
. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . IS. Sweet-sop Annona squamosa This fruit is eaten raw. The small sweet-sop tree is native to the West Indies, and is found chiefly under cultivation in Cen- tral America. Its flowers are a greenish yellow. The fruit, varying in shape, has a yellow-green scaly rind covered with a white "bloom" which can easily be removed. It is not neces- sary, however, that it be removed. The mealy part of the fruit is white, custard-like, and sweet; the seeds are black and shiny. The sweet-sop is also called sugar-apple, anona, and anon and is sometimes erroneously called custard apple.
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