Abiu
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Scientific name
Pouteria caimito
English Name
Caimito, yellow Start Apple
Malayalam name
അബിയു
Common name
Abiu
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat :
- Leaves : large, light green leaves and a thick, pyramidal crown
- Flowers : small, cream or off-white hermaphroditic flower
- Fruit : round to oval, and the tip of the stigma is sharp
How to use
- The pulp is sticky, which makes it good for coughs, colds, bronchitis, and other lung problems.
- Latex used for diarrhea and fever
Parts used
Fruit,latex and leaves
Uses
Cough,diarrhea and fever
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It can be propagated through seeds.Remove it from its husk before sowing.Best time to spwn as soon as it is ripe.When sown fresh,the seed usually germinates in 4-6 weeks
