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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Annona muricata
Food
Medicinal
English Common Name
Soursop
Costa Rican Common Name
Guanábana
Tree Family
Annonaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
9cm
Length
×
3.5cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1000m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José

Exotic in

Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Caribbean, Caroline Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Christmas Island, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Galapagos, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf Of Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Islands, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nauru, Nicobar Islands, Niue, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Reunion Island, Rodrigues, Santa Cruz Island, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Islands

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Regeneration
Requires Propagation
Tree Management
Propagated by seed and graft
Climate Change Adaptability
high

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Medicinal

Food/Medicinal: Edible fruit that has digestive effects.

Firewood: Used as fuel

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Carbon Capture

Coffee shade: Light shade

Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.

Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.

Protection of bodies of water: Care and decontamination of waters.

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Food for primates, furgivorous birds and mammals

Citations

Citations

Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org

United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2024). Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://plants.usda.gov/home

Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info

World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org

de Sousa K, van Zonneveld M, Imbach P, Casanoves F, Kindt R, Ordoñez JC 2017, Atlas de aptitud de especies agroforestales claves bajo climas futuros en América Central. ICRAF Artículo Ocasional No. 26. Turrialba-Costa Rica. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es REd de viveros de Biodiversidad. Importancoa de la sombra para el cultivo de café robusta: Una guía práctica (2024). Published on the internet. Retrieved from: https://revivemx.org/sisviveros2/img/temp/recursos/3006/20240822144528.pdf

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