Rollinia mucosa
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Rollinia mucosa

Wild Sugar-Apple · Sugar apple · Sweetsop · Biribarana · Cachiman

Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
4–6
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
45
Observations
35

Description

Source: leafsnap

Annona mucosa is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biribá, lemon meringue pie fruit, or wild sugar-apple, throughout the world's tropics and subtropics.

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun

Biriba comes from open habitats, such as sunny meadows and forest edges, which provide abundant light. It does best in Full Sun but can also tolerate Partial Sun, adapting well to various light conditions.

Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C

Biriba comes from tropical areas, where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is well suited to high heat and humidity. It does not tolerate sudden temperature changes and prefers a steady thermal environment, so avoiding indoor temperature fluctuations is important. It usually cannot endure cold and needs warmer conditions to grow. If the surrounding temperature drops too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.

Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 4-6
Soil pH: 4-6
🌱 Fertilizer

Prefer organic fertilizers (e.g., fish emulsion, compost) to chemical ones for Biriba. Supply higher levels of nitrogen and phosphorus to young plants in spring. Incorporate compost or fertilizer into the soil before or after planting. For mature plants, apply a balanced fertilizer or one targeted to specific deficiencies in spring. Nutrient deficiency produces small leaves, short branches, yellow or bronze foliage, acidic fruits, premature fruit drop, and fruit splitting.

🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Tree
Life Cycle
Perennial
Genus
Rollinia
Family
Annonaceae
Hardiness Zone
10-12
Mature Height
4.88 m to 10.06 m
Mature Spread
3.96 m to 6.1 m
Leaf Color
Dark Green, Forest Green
Leaf Type
Deciduous
Flower Size
2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
Bloom Time
Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
Planting Time
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Harvest Time
Late summer, Fall
Native Area
Colombia, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama

Tags (5)

Common Names (7)

en Wild Sugar-Apple
en Sugar apple
en Sweetsop
en Biribarana
en Cachiman
en Wild cashina
en Wild sweetsop