Annona senegalensis (Wild custard apple)

Annona stenophylla

Annona cherimola (Cherimola, Custard apple)

The Cherimola is a small tree with scaly-looking fruits that are about 10-12 cm in diameter. It is indigenous to the subtropical highlands of Peru and Ecuador and is widely cultivated in Central America as well as subtropical and tropical regions elsewhere. The flesh of the fruit is eaten raw or used ice cream, milkshakes, jams, jellies and yoghurt. As the fruits do not last long once picked, they are mainly sold on local markets. Although Cherimola has been grown in southern Africa, it is rarely encountered in this region.

Annona muricata (Soursop, Guanábana)

The Soursop is a tree of up to 8 m high bearing large thorny-surfaced 'custard apple' fruit, weighing up to 3 kg each. The flesh in these fruits can be eaten raw, but more commonly is used in fruit juices and softdrinks. It is also used in ice creams, sorbets and jellies. Soursop is indigenous to the tropical lowlands of Central America and is now cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. It is rarely encountered as a cultivated tree in southern Africa.

Annona reticulata (Bullock's heart)

Indigenous to the tropical lowlands of Central America.

Annona squamosa (Sweetsop, Sugar apple)