Sugar-Apple (Annona squamosa)

fruit

Fruit; Sugar-Apple (Annona squamosa); from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); most likely a small, underdeveloped Sugar-Apple (also known as a Sweetsop), with the scientific name "Annona squamosa"; generally found in the Caribbean and Florida, but elsewhere as well, a fruit that grows from a small tree/shrub, characterized by its scaly, lumpy skin and its sweet, custard-like center.