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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Annona muricata |
| Family name: |
ANNONACEAE
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| English name: |
Prickly Custard Apple
Soursop
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| Sinhala name: |
Katu anoda (කටු අනෝදා)
Katu Attha (කටු ආත්තා / කටු ආතා)
Rata Anoda (රට අනෝදා)
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| Tamil name: |
Sitha
Mullu-sitha-pazham
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| Sanskrit name: |
Lakshmanaphala
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Tree, 4- 10 m tall. Branches pubescent with appressed fulvous hairs when young, soon glabrate. Leaf blade 8- 16 cm long, 3- 7 cm wide, obovate or narrowly obovate, rounded but short- decurrent at base, adruptly short- acuminate at apex; glabrous above, sparsely pubescent beneath. Flowers greenish yellow, terminal or leaf- opposed. Ripe fruit 10- 25 cm long, up to 15 cm in diameter, dark green, covered with soft spines about 6mm long and usually curved; pulp white. Seeds blackish- brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Hypertension
Diarrhoea
Depression
Dysentery
Hair Lice
Naso-pharyngeal infections
Malignancies
Fevers
Wounds
Scurvy
Coughs
Catarrh
Constipation
Burning sensations
Parasites
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Flowers
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Antidotes
Antibacterial
Emetics
Anti Viral
Vermifuge
Purgative
Sedative
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