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Common name :Sugar apple
Vernacular name :സീതപ്പഴം
Systematic position :
Class- Magnoliopsida
Subclass-Magnoliidae
Order-Magnoliales
Family-Annonaceae
Genus -Annona
Species- A. squamosa
Description:Claoxylon indicum is a dioecious flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. The Latin specific epithet indicum means "Indian", referring to the locality of collection of the type specimen, which was probably Java, part of the Dutch East Indies at that time. Claoxylon indicum is a pyramid-shaped shrub or small tree growing to 2–10 m in height. Its branches are grey and hairy, with large leaf scars. The leaves are oval and 80–300 mm long. The slender male inflorescence is 30–150 mm long, carrying many flowers; the female inflorescence 15–80 mm long. The lobed fruit is 7–10 mm in diameter, and the seeds round, black and wrinkled
Description:Claoxylon indicum is a dioecious flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. The Latin specific epithet indicum means "Indian", referring to the locality of collection of the type specimen, which was probably Java, part of the Dutch East Indies at that time. Claoxylon indicum is a pyramid-shaped shrub or small tree growing to 2–10 m in height. Its branches are grey and hairy, with large leaf scars. The leaves are oval and 80–300 mm long. The slender male inflorescence is 30–150 mm long, carrying many flowers; the female inflorescence 15–80 mm long. The lobed fruit is 7–10 mm in diameter, and the seeds round, black and wrinkled
Economic importance :
Economic importance :
Food - Fruit & Vegetable : The young leaves are used to make sauce, or eaten as steamed vegetables.
Medicinal -The leaves have a laxative effect, and various diseases can be treated by taking a decoction of them. Asthma can be treated using a poultice of the leaves and pieces of bark.
Flowerin and fruiting :
Flowerin and fruiting :
August-September
References:
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_squamosa
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