Artocarpus communis | Bread Fruit | Bhajicha Phanas | Bhakarlehe

Artocarpus communis
Family—Moracea

Common names :- Bread Fruit , Bhajicha Phanas , Bhakarlehe

Tree with huge polished green leaves.

Annona cherimola | Marutiphal | Hanamphala.

Taxonomy of Annona cherimola
Scientific classification of Annona cherimola
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species: A. cherimola
Binomial name :-Annona cherimola

Common names of Annona cherimola
Marutiphal, Hanamphala.

Description and uses of Annona cherimola

Annona cherimola A small tree .
There are some trees growing in those Gardens at present.
The fruit is large, green, round, oblong or heart-shaped with pitted rind.
It is very delicious..

Carica papaya | Papai | Papita | Pangf.

Carica papaya's taxonomy
Scientific classification of Carica papaya
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Carica
Species: C. papaya
Binomial name :-Carica papaya

Common names of Carica papaya:
Papai , Papita ,Pangf.

Description and uses of Carica papaya plant
Papayas can be used as a food, a cooking aid, and in medicine.
The stem and bark are also used mostly in rope production.

Borassus flabellifer | Palmyra Palm | Tad

Scientific classification of Borassus flabellifer
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Borassus
Species: B. flabellifer
Binomial name:-Borassus flabellifer


Common names of Borassus flabellifer
English name.:-Palmyra Palm;
Gujrati name:- Tad;
Hindi name. Tad;

Description of Tad

A large erect palm. Cultivated and self sown in the districts of the State.
The unripe seedTad-gola are eaten during the hot weather. They are cooling
Inflorescence is tapped for toddy which is fermented and it HI
liquor.

Averrhoa carambola | Carambola Apple | Coromondal | Kirahulli | Kamarakh.

Scientific classification of Averrhoa carambola
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
Species: A. carambola
Binomial name :-Averrhoa carambola

Common names
Carambola Apple, Coromondal , Kirahulli , Kamarakh.

Description about Averrhoa carambola
A small tree grown in gardens throughout the State.
The fruit is remarkably handsome of the size of a lemon.
well as a very fine and peculiar flavour.
It is acidic and unfit In heaten raw.
It does not bear cooking well as it then becomes horny.
The pulp affords a very delicious jelly.

Averrhoa bilimbi | Anvalla | Bhimbu | Scientific classification | Common names

Averrhoa bilimbi

Scientific classification of Averrhoa bilimbi
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
Species: A. bilimbi
Binomial name:-Averrhoa bilimbi

Common names

Hindi:-Anvalla, Bhimbu ;

Marathi:- Bilimbi, Bimbal.

A small tree, sparingly grown in gardens.

The fruit resembles large tondali .

they arc borne in clusters on the tree .

They are are used only for preparing pickles,

Artocarpus Integra | Phanas. | Jack Fruit Tree | Scientific classification

Scientific classification of Artocarpus Integra
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Artocarpeae
Genus: Artocarpus



Common names of Artocarpus Integra.
English Jack Fruit Tree ;
Gujrati. Vanas ;
Hindi. Chakki;
Marathi. Phanas.


A large evergreen tree, widely cultivated ; grown in gardens .
There are two varieties of this fruit.

1. Barka— eaten when fresh.
2. Kapa-pericarp is hard to open with firm pulp and keeps longer.

The fruit is used as a vegetable when green. When ripe, pulp is eaten. Seeds when roasted are very palatable and nutritious.
The soft pulp from the Barka variety is much used for preparing
Papads are also prepared from the pulp mixed with salt and chili-powder.

taxonomy of Areca catechu | Scientific classification |Common names

Scientific classification of Areca catechu

Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Areca
Species: A. catechu
Binomial name:-Areca catechu

Common names
English :- Areca Nut Palm
Gujrati . Hopari, Sopari;
Hindi. Supiyari

The seed is mainly used as a masticatory together with betel leaf.
The seed contains tannic acid, fat and arecidine, gnvacine and arecolodine.

Annona squamosa | Image | Custard Apple | Sweet-sop | Sharipha

Scientific classification of Annona squamosa
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species: A. squamosa
Binomial name:-Annona squamosa.

Common names:-

English . Custard Apple, Sweet-sop;
Gujrati. Anuram, Sitaphal, Sharipha ;
Marathi. Sitaphal.

Description about Annona squamosa
A small tree largely cultivated in gardens ; domesticated and wild in the forests
Three varieties;

1. Green, which is most common and popular and is the best.
2. Yellow
3. the last one is Red.

Annona squamosa description about Fruits
The fruit is exclusively consumed locally.
The white pulp having the consistency of soft butter is used to flavour ice-puddings.
Seeds contain an insecticidal principle.

Anona reticulata | Scientific classification | Family | Genus

Anona reticulata

Scientific classification of Anona reticulata
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Species: A. reticulata
Binomial name :-Annona reticulata

Common names:-
English name:- Bullock's heart;
Gujrati name:-. Ramphal;
Marathi name.:-Ramphal.

Medicinal uses and description of Anona reticulata :-

It is a small tree. It is very rarely cultivated in Bombay State.
The fruit is 10 15 cm in diameter, almost heart-shaped (hence the name Bullock heart).
yellowish-red .