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Annona glabra L.

Family Name:	Annonaceae
Common Name:	Alligator Apple, Monkey Apple, Pond Apple

Annona glabra, also known as Pond Apple, is a tree which can reach up to 15 m tall in the wild. The fruit is smooth with reticulate pattern and ripens to yellow. The seed is surrounded with sweet-tasting pulp.

Full Sun

Lots of Water

Bird-Attracting Plant

Fruit or Vegetable

Coastal Plant

Aquatic

Tree

Tree at Fruits & Vegetables Garden, HortPark

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Genus Epithet
Species Epithet
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Species Summary

Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Tree (Small (6m-15m)), Aquatic & Hydrophyte (Emergent Aquatic)
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Maximum Height	15 m

Biogeography

Native Distribution	United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and West Africa
Local Conservation Status	Non-native

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	Tree usually up to 6 m tall, but sometimes 15 m tall.
Foliage	Light to dark green leaves (7-12 cm long) have a prominent midrib.
Flowers	Creamy white to pale yellow flowers are composed of 3 leathery, outer petals and 3 inner petals.

Fruit	Edible, mango-shaped fruit (5-15 cm wide) contains 140 seeds which resemble those of pumpkin.
Habitat	This species is considered invasive in Australia.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits Food (Fruit or Vegetable)

Landscaping Features

Landscape Uses	Coastal, General, Riverine, Aquarium / Aquascape

Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal

Fauna Pollination Dispersal Associated Fauna	Bird-Attracting
Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic (Water), Biotic (Fauna)

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Full Sun
Water Preference	Lots of Water
Plant Growth Rate	Moderate

Rootzone Tolerance	Waterlogged Soils (Drains Site), Saline Soils / Salt Spray
Propagation Method	Seed, Grafting

Foliar

Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Foliar Shape(s)	Non-Palm Foliage (Ovate, Oblong)

Non - Foliar and Storage

Trunk Type (Non Palm)	Woody
Bark Colour(s)	Grey

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower Colour(s)	Cream / Off-White

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Mature Fruit Colour(s)	Black, Orange, Yellow / Golden
Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Fleshy Fruit

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Master ID	29230
Species ID	3539
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Species record last updated on: 19 March 2025.