Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.
Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill. Annonaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Rollina, Biribina], Biriba, Wild sugar apple, Wild sweetsop, Aratiku. Native to Mexico, Mesoamerica, northern South America; elsewhere cultivated for the sweet edible fruit. The surface of the fruit is covered with soft spines or protuberances. These rather delicate protrusions will bruise and blacken with handling of ripe fruit, giving it an unappealing appearance. It does not transport well, which has limited its commercialization. The fruit contains a number of large, inedible seeds. The fruit pulp is very soft and sweet.Synonym(s):
Annona biflora Sess & Mo.
Annona biflora Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don
Annona mucosa Jacq.
Annona muscosa Aubl.
Annona obtusiflora Tussac
Annona obtusifolia DC.
Annona pterocarpa Ruiz & Pavon ex G. Don
Annona pteropetala Ruiz & Pav. ex R.E.Fr.
Annona pteropetala Ruiz & Pav. ex E.A. Lpez
Annona reticulata Sieber ex A.DC. [Illegitimate]
Annona reticulata var.
mucosa (Jacq.) Willd.
Annona squamosa Vell. [Illegitimate]
Rollinia biflora Ruiz & Pavon ex G. Don
Rollinia curvipetala R.E. Fr.
Rollinia deliciosa Saff.
Rollinia jimenezii Saff.
Rollinia jimenezii var.
nelsonii R.E. Fr.
Rollinia mucosa subsp.
aequatorialis R.E. Fr.
Rollinia mucosa var.
macropoda R.E. Fr.
Rollinia mucosa var.
neglecta (R.E. Fr.) R.E. Fr.
Rollinia mucosa subsp.
portoricensis R.E. Fr.
Rollinia neglecta R.E. Fr.
Rollinia orthopetala A. DC.
Rollinia permensis Standl.
Rollinia pterocarpa G. Don
Rollinia pulchrinervia A. DC.
Rollinia sieberi A. DC.Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2422355www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3491en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollinia_deliciosa