Family: Annonaceae
Synonym: Annona excelsa Kunth, Annona
longifolia Sessé & Moc.
Vernacular name: Manilanilam, Custard apple
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated and naturalized
Distribution: India,
Central America, West Indies
Flowering and Fruiting: May to July
Key
identification features:
It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with an open, irregular crown.
The yellow-green flowers occur in clusters of three or four, with three long
outer petals and three very small inner ones. The fruit varies in shape like heart-shaped,
spherical, oblong, or irregular. When ripe, the fruit is brown or yellowish,
with red highlights
Uses: The leaves are used internally
against worms, and externally to treat abscesses. A concentrated extract of the
seed is employed to remedy dysentery and diarrhoea
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