Pond Apple Fruit- Wel Aththa
Pond Apple leaves- Wel Aththa
SLF 0000Common Classification Common Names Cork-wood Sinhala Name Wel Aththa Scientific Classification Family Annonaceae Genus Annona Scientific Name Annona glabra Synonym Annona australis Ecology Category Weed Growth Habit Tree Duration Perennial Origin Exotic Status Noxious Invasive Property Culinary / Edible No Use as Herb No Other Use n/a Poisoned / Toxin No* Identification
Pond Apple or Swamp Apple is a tree that noxious exotic invasive plant commonly found throughout swamp area in Sri Lanka. It is naturalized from it's natural range that American continent and South Africa. The plant grows in gregarious up to 10 - 15 meters in height. The plant is most harsh invasive weed in mangrove that negative impact to fish and water quality of natural water bodies.
