Custard Apple
Custard Apple/Sugar Apple
Scientific name: Annona squamosa L.
Local name: ‘Sharifa’
Taxonomic Position according to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Order : Magnoliales
Family : Annonaceae
Genus : Annona
Species : A. squamosa
Botanical Description of Custard Apple
Habit: Shrub or a small tree
Stem: Erect, woody branched
Leaf: simple, alternate
Inflorescence: axillary
Flower: Complete, actinomorphic
Calyx: sepal 3, gamosepalous
Corolla: Petal 3, polypetalous
Androecium: Stamen numerous
Gynoecium: ovary superior
Fruit: Etaerio of achene
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