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Annona reticulata L.

Annonaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics) int S Eurasia, Africa and Oceania (tropics)

SC SE

S[L]

D[E]

sili

dr (crushed bark in warm salty water and applied as poultice for sprain, crushed leaves applied as a bath for headache, exhibits antispasmodic and analgesic propreties but requires further research for internal use, leaves decoction taken orally for dermatosis, leaves decoction with sugar or salt taken orally for fatigue, leaves - sometimes bark - decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments, fever, nerve disorders and anemia, said to be a remedy for dysentery) fd (fruits sweetish) ma pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, crates, farm buildings, fence posts)

Annona excelsa Kunth Annona humboldtiana Kunth Annona humboldtii Dunal Annona laevis Kunth Annona longifolia Sessé & Moç. Annona riparia Kunth

bullocksheart annona; bullock's heart (Puerto Rico); bullock-heart (Jamaica, USA); bullocks heart (India); bullocksheart custardapple; custard apple (Belize, Puerto Rico); custard-apple (Bahamas, Jamaica, USA); ox heart, sugar apple; wild custard apple (Belize)

anone réticulée; bois cachiman (Haiti); cachima; cachiman (Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal); cachiman coeur de boeuf (Haiti); cachiman coeur-de-boeuf (Guadeloupe); chérimolier (Senegal); coeur boeuf; coeur de boeuf (Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal); corossol réticulé, corossol sauvage, pignon (Senegal)

annona, annona colorado, annona del monte (Belize); anón (Panama, Venezuela); anón pelón (Colombia); anona (Guatemala); anona blanca (Belize); anona colorada (El Salvador, Guatemala); anonillo (Costa Rica, Guatemala); cachiman (Dominican Republic); chirimoya (Cuba, Venezuela); corazón; corrazón (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); mamón (Cuba, Dominican Republic)

annona moricata (italian); anoda (Sri Lanka); anon (nahuatl, Mexico); atta, attha (Sri Lanka); cocax, cocox (nahuatl, Mexico); cucay, cuquey (huasteco, Mexico); custard-appel (Netherlands Antilles); kachiman kè bèf (creole, Haiti); kajoema (Netherlands Antilles); Netzannone, Ochsenherz (german); oop (maya, Belize); ramphal (India); ramsitha, rata-sitha (Sri Lanka); tsulipox (maya, Belize); weli-attha (Sri Lanka)

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Latin name	Annona reticulata L.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics) int S Eurasia, Africa and Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[L]
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	sili
Use	dr (crushed bark in warm salty water and applied as poultice for sprain, crushed leaves applied as a bath for headache, exhibits antispasmodic and analgesic propreties but requires further research for internal use, leaves decoction taken orally for dermatosis, leaves decoction with sugar or salt taken orally for fatigue, leaves - sometimes bark - decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments, fever, nerve disorders and anemia, said to be a remedy for dysentery) fd (fruits sweetish) ma pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, crates, farm buildings, fence posts)
Synonym	Annona excelsa Kunth Annona humboldtiana Kunth Annona humboldtii Dunal Annona laevis Kunth Annona longifolia Sessé & Moç. Annona riparia Kunth
English name	bullocksheart annona; bullock's heart (Puerto Rico); bullock-heart (Jamaica, USA); bullocks heart (India); bullocksheart custardapple; custard apple (Belize, Puerto Rico); custard-apple (Bahamas, Jamaica, USA); ox heart, sugar apple; wild custard apple (Belize)
French name	anone réticulée; bois cachiman (Haiti); cachima; cachiman (Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal); cachiman coeur de boeuf (Haiti); cachiman coeur-de-boeuf (Guadeloupe); chérimolier (Senegal); coeur boeuf; coeur de boeuf (Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal); corossol réticulé, corossol sauvage, pignon (Senegal)
Spanish name	annona, annona colorado, annona del monte (Belize); anón (Panama, Venezuela); anón pelón (Colombia); anona (Guatemala); anona blanca (Belize); anona colorada (El Salvador, Guatemala); anonillo (Costa Rica, Guatemala); cachiman (Dominican Republic); chirimoya (Cuba, Venezuela); corazón; corrazón (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); mamón (Cuba, Dominican Republic)
Other name	annona moricata (italian); anoda (Sri Lanka); anon (nahuatl, Mexico); atta, attha (Sri Lanka); cocax, cocox (nahuatl, Mexico); cucay, cuquey (huasteco, Mexico); custard-appel (Netherlands Antilles); kachiman kè bèf (creole, Haiti); kajoema (Netherlands Antilles); Netzannone, Ochsenherz (german); oop (maya, Belize); ramphal (India); ramsitha, rata-sitha (Sri Lanka); tsulipox (maya, Belize); weli-attha (Sri Lanka)
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