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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Annona squamosa |
| Family name: |
ANNONACEAE
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| English name: |
Sugar Apple
Custard Apple
Sweetsop
Anona
Bullock's Heart
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| Sinhala name: |
Seeni aththa (සීනි ආත්තා / සීනි ආතා )
Anona (අනෝනා)
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| Tamil name: |
Sitapallun
Sitappan
Cintamaram
Nilampuccitta
Seetha Pazham
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| Sanskrit name: |
Agrimakhya
Atripya
Gandhagatra
Krishnabija. Sitaphalam
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Tree, 3- 8 m tall. Leafy branches 0.7- 2.4 mm thick, pubescent or glabrate. Leaf blade 5- 17 cm long, 2- 5.5 cm wide, narrowly elliptical, oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or rounded at the base, acute or obtuse at the apex. Flowers mostly few in leaf- opposed cymes. Pedicle 10- 20 mm long, glabrous or pubescent. Ripe fruit 5- 10 cm in diameter, spherical or ovoid, greenish- yellow. Seeds about 14 mm long, 8 mm wide, 5 mm thick, blackish- brown, with a firm testa and a rudimentary aril.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Diarrhoea
Head lice
Tumours
Dysentery
Dyspepsia
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruit
Root
Leaves
Bark
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Vermicide
Insecticide
Purgative
Abortifacient
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