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Wood apple

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Limonia acidissima also called as wooden apple is native to India (including the Andaman Islands), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.The species has also been introduced to Indochina and Malesia. A  tangy and sweet pulp made with mixing jaggery is useful for small hunger need or a good timepass like popcorn which we eat while watching movie, It has many crunchy seed in feels good when we bite, as the pulp melts in the mouth it  gives mouthwatering experience.  From my childhood I have seen many big trees with native verity but now a days there are hardly few seen around due to urbanization.  Limonia acidissima is a large tree growing to 9 metres (30 ft) tall, with rough, spiny bark. The leaves are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets, each leaflet 25–35 mm long and 10–20 mm broad, with a citrus-scent when crushed. The flowers are white and have five petals. The fruit is a berry 5–9 cm diameter, and may be sweet or sour. It has a very hard rind which can be diff...

Soursop (also called graviola, guyabano, and in Latin America, guanábana)

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Soursop (also called graviola, guyabano, and in Latin, America, guanábana) is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical (hot climate) regions of the America and the Caribbean and is widely propagated.It is in the same genus,  Annona  as Cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family. The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters; temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below 3 °C (37 °F) can be fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate. With an aroma similar to pineapple, the flavor of the fruit has been described as a combination of strawberries and apple with sour citrus flavor notes, contrasting with an underlying thick creamy texture reminiscent of banana. Soursop is widely promoted (sometimes as "graviola") as an alternative cancer treatment, but there is no reliable medical evidence...