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The Annonaceae are a family, the custard apple family, of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple, ata,<ref name="common names"/>  
 
The Annonaceae are a family, the custard apple family, of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple, ata,<ref name="common names"/>  
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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The species are mostly tropical, some are mid-latitude, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, with some lianas, with aromatic bark, leaves, and flowers.
 
  
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Fruits and seeds
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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Fruits are single berries or coalesce from several pistils (into aggregate fruit, syncarps). Seeds are one to many per pistil; have a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover, have ruminate endosperm (nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo) and are oily.
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==Chemical Composition==
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salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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Flowers
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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Flower stalks are axillary to (on the opposite side of shoot from) leaf scars on old wood and sometimes from leaves on new shoots. The flowers are usually trimerous; borne singly or in compound inflorescences; bisexual and rarely unisexual.
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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*The bark, leaves, and roots of some species are used in folk medicines.
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===Flower===
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*The compound annonacin in the seeds and leaves of many Annonaceae including Annona muricata (soursop), is a neurotoxin and it seems to be the cause of a neurodegenerative disease.
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Actinomorphic but zygomorphic in Monodora due to difference in size of petals, hermaphrodite}}
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*Some species of the family, such as Cananga odorata (ylang-ylang) also have aromatic oil and are used for perfumes or spices
 
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*The strong bark is used for carrying burdens in the Amazon Rainforest[5] and for wooden implements, such as tool handles and pegs.[26] The wood is valued as firewood.
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|united to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa)|aggregate of berries|many}}
  
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* '''kannada''' - ಸೀತಾಫಲ
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===Other features===
  
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== References ==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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<References>
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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<ref name="common names">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4666902158 "Flickr-Sitaphalah"]</ref>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Many species and cultivars of Annonaceae have been introduced anf tested in Florida<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583044 "ncbi resource"]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.biologydiscussion.com/angiosperm/dicotyledons/annonaceae-characters-distribution-and-types/47740 "annonacea"]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annonaceae Annonaceae-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261375?ln=en "research in agriculture"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Annonaceae]
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* [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/annon.htm]
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* [https://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/trees/annonaceae_fragrant.htm]
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* [https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/1/1/2416296]
 
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Sitaphalam, Annonaceae

The Annonaceae are a family, the custard apple family, of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple, ata,[1]

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[2]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Actinomorphic but zygomorphic in Monodora due to difference in size of petals, hermaphrodite

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome united to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa) aggregate of berries many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Many species and cultivars of Annonaceae have been introduced anf tested in Florida[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named common names
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  3. ↑ "ncbi resource"
  4. ↑ "annonacea"
  5. ↑ "research in agriculture"

External Links

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