Guanabana tree
Scientific name(s) Annona muricata
Possible age
Full grown height 3 - 8m
Food source for Bats and birds (parrots and toucans and pigeons)
Special feature
Ecological significance

The taste of the fruit is a combination of strawberry and apple with sour citrus flavors. Bats and birds, such as parrots and toucans and pigeons, eat the fruit. They play a role in seed dispersal as they consume the fruit and later excrete the seeds in different locations.

Guaitil treeGuaitil
Sloth on a Guarumo treeGuarumo (Cecropia)

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