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Annona senegalensis, commonly known as African custard-apple, wild custard apple, wild soursop, abo ibobo (Yoruba language), sunkungo (Mandinka language), Gwandan daji (Hausa language) and dorgot (Wolof language) is a species of flowering plant in the custard apple family, Annonaceae. The specific epithet, senegalensis, translates to mean "of Senegal", the country where the type specimen was collected.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild custard-apple being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Annona cherimola
- Bridelia mollis
- Annona sylvatica
- Annona macroprophyllata
- Diospyros lasiocalyx
- Friesodielsia obovata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Magnoliales
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Annona
- Species
- Annona senegalensis
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