Category : Angiosperms Share
Scientific Name : Annona squamosa L.
Created By: Abhishek Bhor, Department of Botany, Annasaheb Awate Arts, Commerce and Hutatma Babu Genu Science College, Manchar
Created On: 12-08-2022
Specimen Information
Common Name(s):सिताफळ, Custard apple
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.
Family: Annonaceae
Status: Alive
Description
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.