| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Annonaceae |
| Common Name | Aranamaram |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Botanical Features | Tall trees, internode 2-2.7 cm; bole straight; crown conical; bark greyish-brown, smooth; young branches spreading, pendulous, slender, glabrous or sparsely puberulous when young. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate; petiole 10-15 mm, pubescent when young, slender; lamina 15-23 x 2-4 cm, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate; base round; apex acuminate; margin entire, strongly undulate, glabrous, shining above and dull beneath, coriaceous, lateral nerves up to 30 pairs, obscure, pinnate, flowers bisexual, green; fruit aggregate of berries; berry 2.5 x 1.5 cm ovoid to ellipsoid, obtuse at both ends, glabrous, reddish to black; seed one, almost ovoid, smooth or slightly grooved, pale brown, shiny. |
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