Annona scleroderma

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|genus = Annona

|species = scleroderma

|authority = Lam.

|synonyms = Annona liebmanniana{{GRIN | accessdate = 23 January 2018}}

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Annona scleroderma (also known as cawesh or poshe-te) is a species of tree in the Annonaceae family, with an edible fruit the size of an orange.{{cite web

| url=http://informedfarmers.com/cawesh/

| publisher=Informed Farmers

| date=May 3, 2011

| accessdate=2011-09-24

| title=Cawesh

}} The cream-colored flesh of the fruit has a creamy banana-pineapple flavor and a soft texture. The fruit's tough skin makes it easy to handle. The fruit is little known outside its native region.{{cite news

| url=http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Annona_scleroderma.htm

| title=Annona scleroderma

| newspaper=Toptropicals.com - Rare Plants for Home and Garden

| publisher=TopTropicals plant catalog

| accessdate=2010-09-24

}} The tree reaches 15 to 20 meters tall. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.

Its native range is the Atlantic coast of Central America, from Mexico and Guatemala to Honduras. It is not widely cultivated (except in certain parts of Guatemala). A tree grown from seed takes about four years until it begins producing fruit.{{cite web

| url=http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=3242

| title=Annona scleroderma, Ecocrop

| publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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