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Annona reticulata
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Annona reticulata L., Sp. Pl. 537. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 78. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 20(14). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 27. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 53. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 42. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 4. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 49. 1990; Debika Mitra in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 207. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 44. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 34. 1996; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 49. 2005; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 136. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 72. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 103. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manilanilam, Ramasita, Aatha, Ramachakkamaram, Vlathi, Parankichakka
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Custard apple, Bullock's heart
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Description:
Trees, to 8 m high; bark pale brown. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; petiole 10-20 mm long, stout, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 10-20 x 3.5-7 cm, ovate-lanceolate, oblong, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, base acute, obtuse or decurrent, apex acuminate, margin entire, pubescent on both sides when young, glabrous above and pubescent beneath at maturity, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-14 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate. Flowers bisexual, green, several from internodal cymes, rarely leaf opposed; sepals 3, 2-3 mm long, pubescent out side, glabrous within; petals 3 + 3, outer ones 1.5-2 cm, puberulous; inner ones reduced; stamens many, 1-1.3 mm long; anther cells hidden by the overlapping connectives; carpels many. Fruit an aggregate of berry, to 10 cm across, spherical or ovoid, yellowish-red; areoles flat, rather separated by reticulations of raised ridges; pulp yellowish; seeds black-brown.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-August
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated and often naturalised
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Distribution:
Native of Central America and West Indies
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1200
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Localities:
Aroor
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