Annona coriacea Mart.

A small tree. It grows 3-6 m high. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The leaves are simple and leathery. They are softly hairy underneath. The leaves are 9-15 cm long and 7-12 cm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is a multiple fleshy fruit. It is heart shaped and fleshy.

A tropical plant. It grows in Brazil. It will grow in poor soils. It will grow in sandy, well-drained soils.

The fruit are eaten raw or made into juice. They are used for ice-cream. Caution: The fruit are somewhat laxative.

The fruit are allowed to become very ripe before the seeds are washed from the pulp. Seeds will not store well for longer than 6 months. The seed should be scratched before sowing to break the hard seed coat. Seeds germinate in 30-60 days. The seedlings need good sun and can be transplanted when 30 cm high.