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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Soursop
| image = Soursop_fruit.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Soursop fruit
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Magnoliales]]
| familia = [[Annonaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Annona]]''
| species = '''''A. muricata'''''
| binomial = ''Annona muricata''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

The '''Soursop''', '''Soursap''', '''Guanábana''', '''Graviola''', '''Zuurzak''', '''Coração-da-Índia''', '''Guyabano''' or '''Corossol''' (''Annona muricata''; [[syn.]] ''Annona sericea'' Dunal <Small>in Correia, M. P., (1984)</Small>, ''Annona macrocarpa'' Wercklé, ''A. bonplandiana''  H.B. &  K., ''A. cearensis'' [[Barb.Rodr.]], ''Guanabanus muricatus'' (L.) M.Gómez <Small>in Rain-tree</Small>) is a broadleaf flowering [[evergreen]] [[tree]] native to the [[Caribbean]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], from [[Brazil]] north to the [[West Indies]].  It is also commonly grown in South-East Asia, where it is known by names such as '''Sirsak''' ([[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]], from Dutch ''zuurzak''), '''Baahlsakk''' ([[Swedish]]) and '''Durian Belanda''' ([[Malay language|Malay]], lit. "[[Dutch language|Dutch]] [[durian]]").  It is in the same genus as the [[cherimoya]] and the same family as the [[pawpaw]].  

The Soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters, temperatures below 5 °C will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below 3 °C can be fatal.

Comparisons of its flavor range from [[strawberry]] and [[pineapple]] mixed together to sour [[citrus]] flavour notes contrasting with an underlying creamy roundness of flavour reminiscent of [[coconut]] or [[banana]]. The fruit is somewhat difficult to eat, as the white interior pulp is studded with many large seeds, and pockets of soft flesh are bounded by fibrous membranes. The soursop is therefore usually juiced rather than eaten directly.