44 INMAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
N. O. ANONACEiE. 
33. TJvciria varum, Wall, h.f.br.i., i. 50. 
Vrm. : — Narum-panel (Malay). Rheepe. 
Habitat : — Forests of the Western Peninsula ; and in the 
Central Provinces of India ; Ceylon ascending to 4000 ft. — 
Widely diffused in Southern India. 
A woody climber ; twigs glabrous. Leaves 4 — 0 in., oblong, 
acuminate, very shortly stalked, glabrous. Flowers solitary, 
1-1| in. diam. Buds globose, stellate-tomentose. Sepals 
distinct, or nearly so, rounded, apiculate. Petals connate at, 
base, broadly ovate, acute, incurved, densely pubescent. Ripe 
carpels very numerous, pendulous on slender stalks, 1 in. long, 
oblong — ovoid, 1-1' in., smooth, bright scarlet-crimson. Colour 
of flowers yellowish — green. 
Part used : — The root. 
ijLy%, 
Uses: — The oil obtained from the roots by distillation, as 
well as the, root, are used medicinally in various diseases. The 
root is fragrant and aromatic, and the bruised leaves smell like 
cinnamon. (Rheepe). 
34. Anona squamosa, TAnn. h.f.br.i., i. 78. 
Roxb. 453. 
Vern. : — Atd, kdtal (Ass.); Maudar gom (Santal); Sirpha 
(Mai). ; Sita-palam or Sita-p4zham (Tam.) ; Sitapandn (Tel.) . 
Sharifah, 4t or ata, Sit4pha1, (H. Deck. Guj. Mar.) ; At&, lem£ (B.). 
Habitat : — Introduced from the West Indies, and natural- 
ized throughout India. 
A small tree wholly glabrous. Bark thin, grey. Wood soft, 
close-grained, greyish-white. Leaves 2-3 by |-1| in., mem- 
branous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acuminate, 
glaucous and pubescent when young ; base acute, pellucid- 
dotted, with a peculiar smell. Flowers solitary or in pair, 
