Annonaceae
Pond apple
Annona glabra
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Annona
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Common names
By language (15)
- Bulgarian
- Гладка анона
- Chinese
- 圆滑番荔枝, 圓滑番荔枝, 牛心果, 红香树
- Czech
- Láhevník lysý
- Divehi
- ކަޅުހުއްތުމޭވާ
- English
- Pond apple, Alligator apple, Annone des marais, Bullock's heart, Cherimoyer, Corossolier des marais, Kaitambo, Kaitambu
- fj
- Kaitambo, Kaitambu, Uto ni bulumakau, Uto ni mbulumakau
- French
- Annone des marais, Corossolier des marais, Mammier
- Indonesian
- Sirsak gundul
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടാത്ത
- nah
- Cuauhtzapocuahuitl, Texatletzapocuahuitl
- Persian
- سیب مرداب
- Portuguese
- Araticum-do-brejo
- Russian
- Аннона гладкая, Яблоко аллигатора
- Ukrainian
- Аннона гладка
- Vietnamese
- Bình bát
Synonyms
- Annona australis A.St.-Hil.
- Annona chrysocarpa Lepr.
- Annona chrysocarpa Lepr. ex Guill. & Perr.
- Annona klainei Pierre ex Engl. & Diels
- Annona klainei var. moandensis De Wild.
- Annona klainii Pierre ex Engl. & Diels
- Annona klainii var. moandensis De Wild.
- Annona laurifolia Dunal
- Annona palustris L.
- Annona palustris var. grandifolia Mart.
- Annona peruviana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Annona uliginosa Kunth
- Asimina arborea Raf.
- Cassia ketschta Hasselq.
- Guanabanus palustris M.Gómez
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: nasua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CiXeL at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nguyễn Thanh Quang, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roberto Fernandez, III, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.