Atis - Atis ( Annona Squamosa) ( Sugar Apple). the most widely grown of all the species of Annona, has acquired regional names: Anon ( Bolivia, costa Rica, Cuba, Panama); Anonde azucar, anon domestico, hanon, mocuyo ( Colombia); anona blanca ( Hondoras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic); anona de castilla ( El Salvador); anona de Guatemala ( Nicaragua); applebush ( Grenadines); ata, fruta de conde, fruta de condessa, frutiera deconde, pinha, araticutitaia, or ati ( Brazil); ates or atis ( Philippines); The original home of the sugar apple is unknown. It is commonly cultivated in the tropical South America, and in the Philippines and use as a flavouring for ice cream. The Spaniards probably carried seeds from New World to the Philippines.