Botanical classification:
Scientific Name : Annona
Family: Annonaceae
Botanical description:
Cream tree - Annona is distinguished by the beauty of the taste of its fruit and nutritional usefulness, a tree with an open and irregular crown.
The leaves are oval to oblong in shape and with a rounded to sharp crest (5-15 cm long and 2-5 cm wide). Leaves alternate with leaf margins
entirely.
Yellowish-green fragrant flowers hang down either singly or in groups of 2 - 4. Each oblong flower has 3 petals
External and 3 inconspicuous inner petals (2.5 - 4 cm long).
The fruit is usually round with a tangled surface. Sweet and juicy pulp is present in oblong parts, each of which is surrounded by brown to black oblong seeds
(1 cm long). Each fruit contains 20-40 seeds.
It is widely grown in the tropics for its fruits.
It is grown in all types of soil that have good drainage.
Reproduction:
Reproduce by seed, grafting or budding.
For maximum germination, remove the seeds from the flesh and let them dry for a week before sowing.
Use:
The fruits are good tasting fruits
Medicine: Bark extracts contain compounds that protect against cancer
In many parts of tropical America, leaf decoctions are used to treat colds and gastrointestinal / urological diseases.