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Annona_squamosa
The attic or cinnamon tree (Annona squamosa) is a species of fruiting shrubs of the family Annonaceae native to South America and West Africa (Sahara).
The attier is a small tree very ramified from 3 to 8 meters high very similar to soursop (Annona muricata).
Its deciduous foliage forms a large open crown on a short trunk.
Its fruit is called att or apple cinnamon. He is as big as an apple. Beneath its thick and soft scales is a white, tender, sweet and fragrant flesh that is eaten as it is. It is riddled with round seeds and flattened about 1 cm in diameter. This fruit is very popular in tropical markets.
The attier is a host plant for larvae of the Graphium Agamemnon butterfly.
Uses:
The oil extracted from the seeds is used against agricultural pests. In Mexico, leaves are rubbed on floors and put in potholes to repel lice.
Constituents:
The diterpenoid alkaloid atisine is the most abundant alkaloid in the root. Oxophoebine, reticulin, atidine, histisine, hetisin, hetidine, heterophyllisine, heterophylline, heterlophylline, isoatisine, dihydro-lysine and lemongrass oil are also found. Bayer AG has patented the process of extracting acetogenin annonine, as well as its use as a biopesticide.