Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Annonaceae | Genus: Annona | Species: Annona squamosa Linn.( शरीफा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Annona distincta Raeusch., Annona asiatica Vahl. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Sharifa | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Custard Apple, Sugar Apple, Wood apple | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sharifa | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | up to 1200 M | Fruit Type | Aggregate |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The compound fruits are round to oblong, fleshy, fragrant, sweet. |
| Habitat | Widely Cultivated And Naturalized | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan,China Nepal, Bangladesh , North America, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States Of America, South America, Africa | Bark Details | Bark dark brown, thin, fibrous |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Small trees, up to 3-5 m tall. Bark dark brown, thin, fissured and fibrous. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate, oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic. Fowers bisexual, subcapitate, sepals 3, broadly ovate, apex acute or shallow acuminate, pubescent outside; petals 6, outer whorl 3, subequal, ovate, apex obtuse. stamens many. Fruits aggrigate, carpels many, subglobose or ovoid, subconnate, minutely pubescent, stigma oblong, entire. seeds many, black with dark brown patches, glossy, slightly flattened, arillate | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, ovate, oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic. |
