| Binomial
|
Annona squamosa L. |
| Family |
Annonaceae |
| Tamil Name
|
சீத்தா மரம் (Seetha maram) |
| Habit |
Small tree with spreading branches |
| Bark
|
Greyish-pubescent , fissured |
| Flowers |
Trimerous, greenish to yellow, fragrant, pendulous |
| Fruits |
Ovoid–cordate, a many seeded aggregate fruit, edible. The pulp is creamy white,
with a pleasant sweet–sour flavour. |
| Flowering Period
|
March – August |
| Pollinators |
Insects |
| Native to West Indies and South America.
|
This species is also known as sugar apple or sweetsop and has many other regional names. It is widely grown as a commercial fruit tree both within its native range and in tropical regions around the world. The fruits possess astringent, anti-scorbutic and febrifugal properties. They are also considered good for digestion and are prescribed as antidotes to vomiting, diarrhoea, dysentery and vertigo. The seed powder is utilised to abolish lice, leaf extract is used to pacify boils and treat ulcers, and the fruit acts as a sedative in cases involving heart ailments and can be used to alleviate vomiting and treat cancerous tumours. Leaves are also used as vermicide, also applied to abscesses, insect bites and other skin complaints. |
| Location on campus: |
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