Annona squamosa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q275620
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Summary

Annona squamosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,949 views/month, #1,044 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Annona[5]
  • Taxon name: Annona squamosa[6]
  • Has use: afforestation[7], fruit[8], medicinal plant[9], food[10], fodder[11], fiber[12]
  • Commons category: Annona squamosa[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Annona squamosa[14]
  • Commons gallery: Annona squamosa[15]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17]
  • Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[18], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 30(2)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3503[21]
  • This taxon is source of: sugar-apple[22]
  • Short name: A. squamosa[23]
  • Taxon common name: sugar apple[24], 番荔枝[25], 釋迦[26], 洋波罗[27], 林檎[28], 唛螺陀[29], 番荔枝根[30], 番荔枝叶[31], Zato[32]
  • Different from: sugar-apple[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[34]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[35]

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Identifiers

Annona squamosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69973[36]. Annona squamosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 301693[37]. Annona squamosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1054831[38]. Annona squamosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5407099[39]. Annona squamosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18100[40].

Why It Matters

Annona squamosa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [38] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [39] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 30(2). wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 30(2). wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 30(2), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Instance of → taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Has use → afforestation, fruit, medicinal plant +3
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