✿Annonaceae · Monoon
Assathi / False Ashoka
Monoon longifolium
outdoor
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Monoon longifolium
- Genus
- Monoon
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Assathi, Mara-iluppai, Marai-illipa
- Marathi
- आसूपालव / खोटा अशोक
- Gujarati
- આસોપાલવ
- Sinhala
- Devadara, I-petta, O-lila, O-wila
About Assathi
False Ashoka (Monoon longifolium) is a plant belonging to the Annonaceae family (Custard apple family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, solitary/cymose flower clusters, aggregate berry/syncarp fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Assathi belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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