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Annona Glabra (Kalhuhuthu Meyvaa)

Annona glabra, also known as pond apple or alligator apple come form L., Annonaceae family. A semi-deciduous tree which is usually 3-8 m high, the trunk narrowly buttressed at the base, leaves oblong-elliptical, and 7-15 cm long, up to 6 cm broad. In its beautiful flowers, sepals are long and broad, outer petals are cream-colored with a crimson spot at base within and inner petals shortly clawed, and whitish outside, dark crimson within, where its stigmas are sticky, deciduous. Its fruit are up to 12 cm long, 8 cm broad, yellow outside when ripe, pulp pinkish-orange, rather dry, pungent-aromatic. Its seeds are light brown. The hard seeds can remain viable for considerable periods in either fresh, brackish or sea water. A. glabra can act as a 'freshwater or brackish water mangrove' as it can survive root immersion at high tide and prolonged freshwater flooding. Seedlings require sufficient soil moisture and sunlight to survive. The fruit is made in to juice; some says that it has a noble taste. You will find a lot of these trees in Sun Island.





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- Annona glabra ( Kalhuhuthu Meyvaa)
- Banana (Faiykeyo gas)
- Bilimbi (Bilamagu)
- Bougainvillea (Dhaahiliyyaamaa)
- Breadfruit (Bambukeyo)
- Cape Gooseberry (Muraaki)
- Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
- Curry Leaves (Hikandhi Faiy)
- Custard Apple (Dhivehi Atha)
- Flamboyant Tree (Reethigas)
- Frangipani (Gulchampa)
- Ginger Thomas (Bokarumaa)
- Guava (Feyru)
- Guettarda speciosa (Uni)
- Helianthus debilis ( Lanka Mirihi)
- Henna (Heena Fai)
- Hibiscus (Saima)
- Jamaica cherry (Jeymu)
- Jamaican Mountain Sage (Lantana Camara)
- Jasmine ( Huvandhu Maa)
- Lemon Grass
- Lime (Lumbo)
- Madagascan Periwinkle (Malikuruvaa)
- Mango (Anbu)
- Noni Fruit (Ahivah)
- Papaya (Falho)
- Passion Fruit (Jumhooreemevaa)
- Poinciana pulcherrima L. (Fathanguma)
- Queen of the night ( Husnuheena )
- Rampe
- Sapodilla (Sabudheli)
- Scaevola sericea ( Magoo)
- Scewpine (Maa/Boa Kashikeyo)
- Sea Hibiscus (Dhigga)
- Tamarind (Helenbeli)
- Taro (Olhu Ala)



 

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