Annonaceae
Sugar apple
Annona squamosa
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Annona
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Common names
By language (67)
- Amharic
- ግሽጣ
- Arabic
- قشطة صدفية, سفرجل هندي
- arz
- قشطه صدفيه
- Bambara
- Jiri
- ban
- Silik
- Bangla
- আতা, শরিফা
- bik
- Atis
- Bulgarian
- Захарна ябълка
- Burmese
- သြဇာပင်
- Cantonese
- 番鬼荔枝, 番荔枝, 番鬼佬荔枝
- Catalan
- Anoner pinya, Ata, Xirimoia blanca, Xirimoier pinya
- ch
- Åtes
- Chinese
- 番荔枝, 釋迦, 唛螺陀, 林檎, 洋波罗, 番荔枝叶, 番荔枝根, 佛頭果
- Czech
- Anona šupinatá
- Divehi
- ދިވެހި އަތަ
- Dutch
- Zoetzak, Kaneelappel, Schubappel, Suikerappel
- English
- Sugar apple, Custard-apple, Sugar-apple, Sweetsop
- Esperanto
- Sukerpomo, Dolĉa Annono, Dolĉa anonno, Skvamoso
- Filipino
- Atis
- Finnish
- Sokeriannoona
- French
- Attier, Atte, Pomme cannelle, Pomme-cannelle, Pommier cannelle, Zatte
- German
- Zimtapfel, Rahmapfel, Süßsack
- Greek
- Αννώνη η φολιδωτή
- Gujarati
- સીતાફળ
- Haitian Creole
- Kachiman kanèl
- Hebrew
- אנונה קשקשית
- Hindi
- शरीफा
- Hungarian
- Gyömbéralma
- Indonesian
- Srikaya, Buah nona
- Japanese
- バンレイシ, シャカトウ, シュガーアップル, 釈迦頭
- Javanese
- Srikaya
- Kannada
- ಸೀತಾಫಲ
- Korean
- 아노나
- lah
- شریفہ
- Latvian
- Zvīņainā anona, Cukurābols
- Lithuanian
- Žvynuotoji anona, Cukrinis obuolys
- mad
- Sarkajâ
- Maithili
- शरिफा
- Malagasy
- Zaty, Zato, Konikony, Konokono, Koropetaka, Kônokôno, Voazato, Zanty
- Malay
- Buah Nona
- Malayalam
- സീതപ്പഴം
- map
- Srikaya
- Marathi
- सीताफळ
- nan
- Sek-khia
- Nepali
- सरीफा
- pam
- Anatis
- Persian
- قشطه صدفی
- Polish
- Flaszowiec łuskowaty
- Portuguese
- Fruta-pinha, Ata, Ateira, Cabeça-de-negro, Fruta-de-conde, Fruta-do-conde
- Punjabi
- ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ
- pwn
- Kidray
- Quechua
- Saramuyu
- Russian
- Сахарное яблоко, Аннона чешуйчатая
- sat
- ᱢᱟᱫᱟᱨᱜᱚᱢ, ᱢᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱜᱚᱢ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇဢေႃးၸႃႇ, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၼွႆႉၼႃး
- Spanish
- Anon, Anona del Peru, Anona del Perú, Anón
- Sundanese
- Sarikaya
- Swahili
- Mtopetope
- Swedish
- Sockerannona
- Tamil
- சீதாப் பழம், சீதாப்பழம், சீத்தாப்பழம்
- tcy
- ಸೀತಾಫಲ
- Telugu
- సీతాఫలం, చక్కెర ఆపిల్, మంచి సీతాఫలం
- Thai
- น้อยหน่า, Sugar apple
- ty
- Tapotapo
- Ukrainian
- Цукрове яблуко
- Vietnamese
- Na, Mãng cầu dai, Mãng cầu giai, Mãng cầu ta, Na dai
- wuu
- 番荔枝
Synonyms
- Annona asiatica L.
- Annona asiatica Vahl
- Annona cinerea Dunal
- Annona distincta Raeusch.
- Annona forskahlii DC.
- Annona forskahlii DC.
- Annona glabra Forssk.
- Annona squamosa f. parvifolia Kuntze
- Guanabanus squamosus M.Gómez
- Xylopia frutescens Sieber ex C.Presl
- Xylopia glabra L.
- Xylopicron glabrum (L.) Crantz
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Chirocca77, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.