Annona muricata L.

 
  • Family : ANNONACEAE
    (Custard-Apple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Annona muricata L.
  • Common name : Soursop, Guanabana, Graviola, Prickly Custard Apple
  • Vernacular name :
    • Hanuman Phal (Hindi)
    • Hanumana Phala (Kannada)
    • Cancer chekka, Mullanjakka, Mulluathi (Malayalam)
    • Mansphal (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated widely in Tropics. Leaf extract used as anti-cancer medicine
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Cultivated
    • Tamil Nadu : Cultivated
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Lakshadweep : Minicoy Islands
  • Native : Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Annona muricata. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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