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Soursop is the fruit of ''Annona muricata'', a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, and northern South America, primarily Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela. Soursop is also produced in all tropical parts of Africa, especially in Eastern Nigeria and The Democratic Republic of Congo, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It is in the same genus, ''Annona'', as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family. The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters; temperatures below will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below can be fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate. Other common names include: Shawshopu in (Igbo, Eastern Nigeria) ''Mãng cầu Xiêm ''(Vietnamese), ''Coração de Boi'' (Mozambique), ''Evo'' (Ewe, Volta Region, Ghana), ''Ekitafeeli'' (Uganda), ''Mtomoko'' (Swahili), ''Aluguntugui'' (Ga, Greater Accra Region, Ghana), ''guanábana'' (Spanish), ''graviola'' (Brazilian Portuguese, ), ''anona'' (European Portuguese), ''graviolo'' (Esperanto), ''corossol'' (French), "cœur de boeuf" (Democratic Republic of Congo), ''kowosòl'' (Haitian Creole), ''කටු අනෝදා'' (''Katu Anoda'') (Sinhalese), ''sorsaka'' (Papiamento), ''adunu'' (Acholi), ''Brazilian pawpaw'', (Tagalog)''guyabano'', ''guanavana'', ''toge-banreisi'', ''durian benggala'', ''durian belanda'', ''nangka blanda'', ''ทุเรียนเทศ (te:d )'' (Thai), ''ទៀបបារាំង (baraŋ )'' (Khmer), ''sirsak'' (Indonesia), ''zuurzak'' (Dutch), ''tomoko'' (Kiswahili), and ''nangka londa''. In Tamil, Malayalam, it is called ''Mullatha'', literally thorny custard apple. The other lesser-known Indian names are ''shul-Ram-fal'' and ''Lakshman Phala'', and in Harar (Ethiopia) in Harari language known for centuries as ''Amba Shoukh'' (Thorny Mango or Thorny Fruit) and Annuni in Somali. The flavour has been described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple, with sour citrus flavour notes contrasting with an underlying creamy flavour reminiscent of coconut or banana. Soursop is widely promoted (sometimes as "graviola") as an alternative cancer treatment. There is, however, no medical evidence that it is effective.〔 == Cultivation == The plant is grown for its long, prickly, green fruit, which can have a mass of up to ,〔http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/soursop.html〕 making it probably the second biggest annona after the junglesop. Away from its native area, some limited production occurs as far north as southern Florida within USDA Zone 10; however, these are mostly garden plantings for local consumption. It is also grown in parts of Southeast Asia and abundant on the Island of Mauritius. The soursop will reportedly fruit as a container specimen, even in temperate climates, if protected from cool temperatures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soursop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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