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Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple (Malus domestica) are known. [1] Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rather than cooked.
Raimondia Saff. Rollinia A.St.-Hil. Rolliniopsis Saff. Annona or Anona (from Taíno annon) is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw / sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, [3] containing approximately 166 [4] species of mostly Neotropical and Afrotropical trees and shrubs.
Annona squamosa is a small, well-branched tree or shrub [7] from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar apples or sweetsops. [8] It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives Annona reticulata and Annona cherimola [6] (whose fruits often share the same name) [3] helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species. [9]
Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkey apple. [2] The tree is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean ...
Description. Custard apple at fruit vendor, Sangareddi, India. Flower bud of Annona reticulata. Pollen grains of Annona reticulata. It is a small deciduous or semi- evergreen tree reaching 8–10 metres (26–33 ft) tall with an open, irregular crown. [8][9] The slender leaves are hairless, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties ...
In 2016 and 2017, Fuji apples accounted for nearly 70% of China's 43 million tons grown. [6] Since their introduction into the US market in the 1980s, Fuji apples have gained popularity with American consumers — as of 2016, Fuji apples ranked number 3 on the US Apple Association's list of most popular apples, only trailing Red Delicious and ...
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus spp., among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.
Custard apple is a common name for several fruits and may refer to Annonaceae, the custard apple family, [1] which includes the following species referred to as custard apples: Asimina triloba, [6] the "pawpaw", a deciduous tree, with a range from southern Ontario to Texas and Florida, that bears the largest edible fruit native to the United ...