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

Photo Source: Internet

Calyx: sepal 3, gamosepalous

Corolla: Petal 3, polypetalous

Androecium: Stamen numerous

Gynoecium: ovary superior

Fruit: Etaerio of achene