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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Annona reticulata |
| Family name: |
ANNONACEAE
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| English name: |
Bull's heart
Netted Custard Apple
Bullock's Heart
Bull's Heart
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| Sinhala name: |
Weli atha (වැලි ආතා )
Anoda (අනෝදා)
Attha (ආත්තා)
Rata Sitha (රට සීතා)
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| Tamil name: |
Ramsitha
Ramachita
Aninuna
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| Sanskrit name: |
Lavani
Krishnabija
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Tree 5 - 10 m tall. Leaf blade 10 - 20 cm long, 2 - 5 cm wide, lanceolate, acute or obtuse and shortly decurrent at base, gradually long-acuminate at apex, pubescent on both sides when young, glabrate on upper side at maturity. Flowers green, several from intermodal cymes, rarely leaf-opposed. Ripe fruit spherical or ovoid, turning yellow or reddish, smooth, areoles rather flat, separated by a reticulation of often raised ridges, pulp yellowish. Seeds black-brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Skin diseases
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Tumors
Cancers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Seeds
Fruits
Leaves
Whole Plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Vermifuge
Insecticide
Arachnicide
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