Scientific Name : Annona squamosa L.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : Tree. Leaves : Simple, alternate, exstipulate, oblanceolate, entire, obtuse. Inflorescence : Axillary, 2 or more flowers arise in axil of leaf. Flowers : Bracteate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, trimerous, hypogynous. Calyx made up of 3 sepals, gamosepalous, valvate. Corolla made up of 3 petals, polypetalous, valvate, pale-yellow. Stamens numerous, arranged spirally over a conical receptacle, filaments short, anthers appendaged. Gynoecium polycarpellary, apocarpous, superior, spirally arranged, one ovule in each carpel, basal placentation, style short, stigma tapering and papillose. Fruit : An etaerio of berries. Seeds : Smooth and blackish. Flowering and Fruiting Time : April-August Significance : Fruit is edible. The bruished leaves are used for destroying worms bred in sores.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
सिताफळ, Custard apple
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Synonym(s):
Annona asiatica L. Annona asiatica Vahl Annona cinerea Dunal Annona distincta Raeusch. Annona forsskalii DC. Annona glabra Forssk. Annona squamosa Delile Annona squamosa f. parvifolia Kuntze Xylopia frutescens Sieber ex C.Presl Xylopia glabra L.
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Family:
Annonaceae
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12-08-2022
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Annona squamosa L.
Annona squamosa L. Flower
Annona squamosa L. Flowers
Annona squamosa L. Fruit
Annona squamosa L. Fruits
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