The skin, thin but tough, may be yellow or brownish when ripe, with a pink, reddish or brownish-red blush, and faintly, moderately, or distinctly reticulated. The compound fruit, 3 l/4 to 6 1/2 in (8-16 cm) in diameter, may be symmetrically heart-shaped, lopsided, or irregular or nearly round, or oblate, with a deep or shallow depression at the base. Flowers, in drooping clusters, are fragrant, slender, with 3 outer fleshy, narrow petals 3/4 to 1 1/4 in (2 3 cm) long light-green externally and pale-yellow with a dark-red or purple spot on the inside at the base. The ill-smelling leaves are deciduous, alternate, oblong or narrow-lanceolate, 4 to 8 in (10-20 cm) long, 3/4 to 2 in (2 5 cm) wide, with conspicuous veins. Height ranges from 15 to 35 ft (4.5-10 m). It is erect, with a rounded or spreading crown and trunk 10 to 14 in (25-35 cm) thick. The custard apple tree is not especially attractive. It is generally called in the Philippines sarikaya in India ramphal, nona or luvuni, in Malaya, nona kapri, or lonang in Thailand, noi nong" in Cambodia, mo bat or mean bat in Laos, khan tua lot in South Vietnam, binh bat North Vietnam, qua na. To the Carib Indians the fruit was known as alacalyoua to the Aztecs, quaultzapotl, and to the Maya, tsulimay, tsulilpox, tsulipox, pox, oop, or op. Some Central Americans give it the name anona, or anonillo Colombians, anon pelon. This name and boeah nona are used in Surinam.
In the Netherlands Antilles it is kasjoema. Cachiman, cachiman coeur de boeuf and corossol sauvage may be heard in the French-influenced West Indies. Some people refer to it as Jamaica apple, or as netted custard apple, which is translated as anona de redecilla in Honduras and Nicaragua. Araticum ape or araticum do mato are additional names in Brazil. In the latter country it is also known as anona de seso.
#Red purple tree skin#
The skin color is reflected in the Bolivian name, chirimoya roia, the Salvadoran anona rosada, and the Guatemalan anona roja or anona colorada. Most commonly employed as an alternate name in English-speaking areas is bullock's-heart or bull's-heart in French, coeur de boeuf Portuguese, coracao de boi in Spanish, often merely corazon-all alluding to its form and external blush. It has, itself, acquired relatively few appropriate regional names. Its descriptive English name has been widely misapplied to other species and to the hybrid ATEMOYA, and it is sometimes erroneously termed "sugar apple", "sweetsop" and, by Spanish-speaking people, "anon" or "rinon", in India, "ramphal", all properly applied only to Annona squamosa. The fruit have a pleasant flavor and aroma, and they are best eaten out of hand or in ice cream.īoth in tree and in fruit, the custard apple, Annona reticulata L., is generally rated as the mediocre or "ugly duckling" species among the prominent members of this genus. They have a thick creamy custard-like pulp that can be pink, red or white. The red custard apple is a very close relative to the sugar apple and atemoya. Red Custard Apple Tree in a 3 Gallon Container.
West Indies to Central America & South Mexico
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