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Annona cherimola, originally called Chirimuya by the Inca people who lived where it was growing in the Andes of South America, is an edible fruit-bearing species of the genus Annona from the family Annonaceae. It is now widely cultivated mostly for its sweet fruits that share the name Custard-apple with others in its family. Other English common names include cherimoya,chirimoyo, momona, kelemoio.

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1. (c) jose borbon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41908371@N08/4076778624
2. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24765449162/
3. (c) Badagnani, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Cherimoyaseeds.jpg
4. (c) Jacopo Werther, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_cherimola_seeds_-_(2).jpg
5. (c) Aibdescalzo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_cherimola,_tree.jpg
6. PENFOLD, Jane Wallas (fl. 1820-1850, artist) and William Lewes Pugh GARNONS (1791-1863) , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madeira_Flowers,_Fruits_and_Ferns_-_P13.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_cherimola

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