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Cherimoya
Cherimoya
Annona cherimola
Also known as: custard apple
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50-100 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This tropical tree grows in the high-altitude valleys of the Andes mountains. Its flowers undergo a sex change, opening as females before shifting to males later.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Annonaceae
Genus
Annona
Species
Annona cherimola