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Annona glabra L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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Previous name used in the website: |
Annona glabra |
Family name: |
ANNONACEAE
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English name: |
Pond Apple Alligator Apple Monkey Apple
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Sinhala name: |
Wel atha (වෙල් ආතා)
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Tamil name: |
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Sanskrit name: |
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Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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Description: |
A tree 1 - 12 m tall. Leaf blade 6 - 20 cm long, 3 - 8 cm wide, elliptical or elliptical ovate, obtuse or rounded at base but shortly decurrent along petiole, acute, rarely obtuse at apex, thinly coriaceous, quite glabrous at maturity. Flowers solitary, intermodal or terminal on a short branchelets. Ripe fruit ovoid, rounded at apex, yellow to orange, smooth, pulp not edible, yellowish. Seeds 13 - 15 mm long, pale reddish-brown, testa readily peeling.
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Native Distribution Status: |
Naturalized Exotic
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Edible parts: |
Fruit
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Treatment for: |
Naso - Pharyngeal infections Cancer growth Coughs Fevers Dysentery
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Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruits Root Bark Leaves Flowers Seeds
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Related Medical Properties: |
Febrifuge Antidote Emetic Fungi static Antibiotic
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