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Annona Reticulata
Annona reticulata L,
Common Name: Beef Heart. Corossolier reticulated. Reticulated anon.
Scientific name: Annona reticulata L.
Order: Magnoliales.
Family: Annonacea.
Annona reticulata L belongs to the family Annonaceae and the genus Annona which includes about a hundred species of tropical trees or shrubs. Many species have a gastronomic, medical and pharmaceutical interest.
This fruit tree of the family Annonaceae bears the vernacular names of: reticulated corossolier, reticulated anon, cachiman, or even beef heart anone.
Annona reticulata appreciates heat and humidity and well-drained soils, it is found at 500 m altitude where it usually fructifies twice a year: April to June and October to December. Its fruits are rarely seen on the markets.
Description of Annona reticulata.
Annona reticulata is a fruit tree that can reach 10 meters in height, its port is erect and rounded, it is very bushy.
The alternate leaves are deciduous, borne by a petiole 2 to 3 cm long. They are simple oblong lanceolate with the tip curved on one side. They are smooth, dull green on the top, they are ribbed and downy beneath. They are 10 to 15 cm long and 5 to 10 cm wide.
The flowers are borne by solitary peduncles, they are green tinged with yellow. The flowers are heart-shaped with a very small calyx composed of three leaflets and a corolla of six petals. The three outer petals are oval shaped cornet, thick, green and the interior is yellowish.
Fruits similar to a heart of beef from where the nickname Annona reticulata Creole are yellow when ripe and then become brown. The fruit a syncarp is composed of a white flesh with black seeds. The scented flesh has a pleasant and sweet taste, it allows to make excellent juices, sherbets and ice cream or consumes raw.
Medical use of Annona reticulata.
Dysentery and diarrhea, using the immature fruit which at this time has an astringent property.
The leaves are also deworming, infusion of leaves and green buds is active against gastric disorders.
Common Name: Beef Heart. Corossolier reticulated. Reticulated anon.
Scientific name: Annona reticulata L.
Order: Magnoliales.
Family: Annonacea.
Annona reticulata L belongs to the family Annonaceae and the genus Annona which includes about a hundred species of tropical trees or shrubs. Many species have a gastronomic, medical and pharmaceutical interest.
This fruit tree of the family Annonaceae bears the vernacular names of: reticulated corossolier, reticulated anon, cachiman, or even beef heart anone.
Annona reticulata appreciates heat and humidity and well-drained soils, it is found at 500 m altitude where it usually fructifies twice a year: April to June and October to December. Its fruits are rarely seen on the markets.
Description of Annona reticulata.
Annona reticulata is a fruit tree that can reach 10 meters in height, its port is erect and rounded, it is very bushy.
The alternate leaves are deciduous, borne by a petiole 2 to 3 cm long. They are simple oblong lanceolate with the tip curved on one side. They are smooth, dull green on the top, they are ribbed and downy beneath. They are 10 to 15 cm long and 5 to 10 cm wide.
The flowers are borne by solitary peduncles, they are green tinged with yellow. The flowers are heart-shaped with a very small calyx composed of three leaflets and a corolla of six petals. The three outer petals are oval shaped cornet, thick, green and the interior is yellowish.
Fruits similar to a heart of beef from where the nickname Annona reticulata Creole are yellow when ripe and then become brown. The fruit a syncarp is composed of a white flesh with black seeds. The scented flesh has a pleasant and sweet taste, it allows to make excellent juices, sherbets and ice cream or consumes raw.
Medical use of Annona reticulata.
Dysentery and diarrhea, using the immature fruit which at this time has an astringent property.
The leaves are also deworming, infusion of leaves and green buds is active against gastric disorders.
