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Accession Data:

Annona reticulata L.

  • sect. Attae

  • Common Name: Custard Apple
  • Family: Annonaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: central America

  • Uses: Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, constipation, burning sensation, anemia, vomiting, cough, malignancy and general tonic. Root decoction is a powerful laxative in effect">purgative. Powdered seed kills body and hair lice on external application.1
    Useful part: Fruits, seeds, Roots, Leaves

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200300319
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Accession Date: 10-02-2003
  • Bench: 1311 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Magnoliales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Annonaceae
  • SubFamily: Annonoideae
  • Tribe: Annoneae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011

References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Medicinal Plants - Ayurveda Medicine
  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • Beetle Pollination (cantharophily)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Medicinal Plants - Digestive System
  • Medicinal Plants - Urinary System
  • Medicinal Plants - Integumentary System
  • Medicinal Plants - Immune System
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Guatemala / Nicaragua

References (external):

  1. Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants {dead link when checked Monday, July 24, 2017}
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
  3. Annona reticulata at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
  4. Annona reticulata at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, July 24, 2017.
  5. Images #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (Annona reticulata) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Monday, July 24, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:07:35 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Annona reticulata

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Current Accessions in the Annonaceae

Subfamily Annonoideae
Tribe Annoneae

  • Annona cherimola
  • Annona muricata
  • Annona purpurea
  • Annona reticulata
  • Rollinia exsucca

Subfamily Annonoideae
Tribe Xylopieae

  • Artabotrys hexapetalus
W/C = Wild Collected
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