*Annona reticulata* L. [image: Annona reticulata L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77417643>
*uh-NO-nuh* -- Latinized form of the American Indian *taino*, vernacular name for *cherimoya* ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Annona> *reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh* -- netted ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=reticulata> *commonly known as*: bull's heart, bullock's heart, Jamaica apple, netted custard apple, ox-heart • *Assamese*: আত্ লচ্ aat-loch • *Bengali*: নোনা nona • *Bhojpuri*: छोटीकरी chotikari, कजौटा kajauta • *Gujarati*: રામફલ ramphal • *Hindi*: आत aat (or आता aataa / अता ataa), लवनी lavani, नोना nona, पारावती parawati, रामफल ramphal, विन्ध्या vindhya • *Kannada*: ರಾಮಫಲ ramphal • *Karbi*: লঙলে জাঙফং longle jangphong • *Konkani*: ಗೊಯಿಂಚೆ ಅಂದಣ goyinche andana, रामफळ ramphal • *Malayalam*: ആത്ത aatha, പറങ്കിച്ചക്ക parangichakka, രാമച്ചീത്താ ramacheethaa • *Manipuri*: ꯑꯇꯥꯐꯜ ataphal • *Marathi*: अनर anara, अनवल anaval, रामफळ ramphal • *Mizo*: thei-chhung-phut • *Nyishi*: dowek • *Odia*: ଅଗ୍ରିମା agrima, ବଡ଼ିଆଲ୍ bardial, ନେହୁଆ nehua, ଲବଣୀ labani, ପିଠା ଫଳ pitha phala, ରାମଫଳ ramphala • *Punjabi*: ਰਾਮਫਲ ramphal, ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa • *Sanskrit*: अग्रिमा agrima, बहुबीज bahubija, गण्डगात्र gandagatra, ग्रीष्मजा grishmaja, लवनी lavani • *Santali*: ᱟᱢᱥᱚᱯᱷᱚᱨᱤ amsophori, ᱜᱚᱢ gom, ᱱᱟᱜᱽᱼᱦᱟᱣᱟ nag-hawa, ᱨᱟᱢᱯᱷᱟᱞ ramphal, ᱥᱟᱹᱯᱷᱨᱤ ᱟᱢ saphri am • *Tamil*: அணிநுணா aninuna, ஆத்தா atta, மனிலாவாத்தா manilavatta, ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta • *Telugu*: రామఫలము ramaphalamu • *Tulu*: ರಾಮಫಲೊ ramphalo • *Urdu*: آت aat, لوني lavani, نونا nona, پاراوتي parawati, رام پَھل ramphal, وندهيا vindhya *botanical names*: *Annona reticulata* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Annona humboldtiana* Kunth • *Annona humboldtii* Dunal ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 22 January 2026 *NOTE*: *The "Anona" Spelling*: While "Anona" appears frequently in older literature and is sometimes used today as a common name or a misspelling, it is generally considered an orthographical variant. Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *bull's heart* - Nurserylive <https://blog.nurserylive.com/2016/09/15/the-soursop-is-actually-an-delicious-sweet-fruit-loved-by-many-and-gardening-in-india> - a platform to address all garden related needs across India ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) *bullock's heart, Jamaican apple, ox-heart* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_reticulata> - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) - Orwa C, A Mutua, Kindt R , Jamnadass R, S Anthony. 2009 - Agroforestree Database: a tree reference and selection guide <https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Annona_reticulata.PDF> version 4.0 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) *netted custard apple* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Netted%20Custard%20Apple.html>, retrieved January 22, 2026 - Orwa C, A Mutua, Kindt R , Jamnadass R, S Anthony. 2009 - Agroforestree Database: a tree reference and selection guide <https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Annona_reticulata.PDF> version 4.0 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *আত্ লচ্ aat-loch* - *Candrakānta abhidhāna* <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/candrakanta/> : *Asamiyi sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka abhidhana*. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962. ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) - Baree <https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/56317/1/Baree%20The%20Home%20Garden%20of%20Assam.pdf> - The Home Garden of Assam ... (accessed: Feb 22, 2022; site now inactive) ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *নোনা nona* - PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> - VOL. I ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) ~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand *छोटीकरी chotikari, कजौटा kajauta* - Floristic Diversity of West Champaran <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/W.%20Champaran.pdf> - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *રામફલ ramphal* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/-GgGuMCaAQAJ> :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *आत aat (or आता aataa / अता ataa), लवनी lavani, नोना nona, पारावती parawati, रामफल ramphal, विन्ध्या vindhya* - Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ರಾಮಫಲ ramphal* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%AB%E0%B2%B2> created by V. Krishna ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) - Five Hundred Indian Plants <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng *লঙলে জাঙফং longle jangphong* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 22 January 2026 ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *ಗೊಯಿಂಚೆ ಅಂದಣ goyinche andana* - Five Hundred Indian Plants <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) *रामफळ ramphal* - V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) - or अंनोन रामफळ anon ramphal ... Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ആത്ത aatha, പറങ്കിച്ചക്ക parangichakka, രാമച്ചീത്താ ramacheethaa* - Gundert, Hermann. *A Malayalam and English dictionary*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> Mangalore, London, C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯑꯇꯥꯐꯜ ataphal* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Netted%20Custard%20Apple.html>, retrieved January 25, 2026 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *अनर anara, अनवल anaval, रामफळ ramphal* - Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). *A dictionary, Marathi and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *thei-chhung-phut* - ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> ... [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)] ~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung *dowek* - Toku, Bani & Deuri, Mundeep & Borah, Dipankar & Tangjang, Sumpam & Das, Abhaya. (2021). Traditional phyto-medicines from the districts along the course of Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh, India: A review. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353605849_Traditional_phyto-medicines_from_the_districts_along_the_course_of_Subansiri_river_in_Arunachal_Pradesh_India_A_review> ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଅଗ୍ରିମା agrima, ନେହୁଆ nehua (or ନେଉଆ neua), ଲବଣୀ labani, ପିଠା ଫଳ pitha phala* - Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) *ବଡ଼ିଆଲ୍ bardial (or ବଢ଼ିଅଳ bardhiala / ବଢ଼ିଆଳ bardhiala / ବଢ଼େଲ୍ bardhel)* - Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) - Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. <https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1972> Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) *ରାମଫଳ ramphala* - Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374233729_Floral_diversity_of_Koira_and_Barsuan_Ranges_Bonai_Forest_Division_Odisha> ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *ਰਾਮਫਲ ramphal* - Punjabi Jagran <https://www.punjabijagran.com/web-stories/know-about-ramphal-fruit-77538.html> - Punjabi news portal of Jagran New Media group ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) *ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa* - Pathak, Kalyani & Zaman, Md. Kamaruz. (2014). An overview on medicinally important plant - *Annona reticulata* Linn. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288628769> International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research. 5. 299-301. ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *अग्रिमा agrima* - Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=annona&dir=es> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) *बहुबीज bahubija, गण्डगात्र gandagatra, ग्रीष्मजा grishmaja, लवनी lavani* - Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=anona&dir=es> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, Odisha *ᱟᱢᱥᱚᱯᱷᱚᱨᱤ amsophori, ᱜᱚᱢ gom, ᱥᱟᱹᱯᱷᱨᱤ ᱟᱢ saphri am* - Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n23/mode/2up?q=Anona> Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AC_%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026) *ᱱᱟᱜᱽᱼᱦᱟᱣᱟ nag-hawa, ᱨᱟᱢᱯᱷᱟᱞ ramphal* - Some abortifacient plants used by the tribal people of West Bengal <http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/4039/1/NPR%208(2)%20167-171.pdf> by S Mitra and Sobhan Kr Mukherjee - Explorer: Research Paper, Natural Product Radiance, Vol. 8(2), 2009, pp.167-171 ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) - Santhali Mingle <https://santhalimingle.blogspot.com/2020/11/list-of-plant-names-in-santali-language.html> - List of Plant Names in Santali Language ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *அணிநுணா aninuna, ஆத்தா atta* - University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) *மனிலாவாத்தா manilavatta, ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta* - Winslow, Miron. *A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/winslow/> Madras: P.R. Hunt, 1862. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *రామఫలము ramaphalamu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Annona+reticulata> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) - Brown, Charles Philip. *A Telugu-English dictionary*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> 2nd ed. Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026) ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ರಾಮಫಲೊ ramphalo* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka *آت aat (or آتا aataa), لوني lavani, نونا nona, پاراوتي parawati, رام پَھل ramphal, وندهيا vindhya* - Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026) ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ cultivated widely in mainland as well as her islands - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.12; last update Dec. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 22/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 16:53 22-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 11:10 25-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/annona-reticulata-l.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3ydodVw4E31wmDciKnXF%3D1WUkOe5FjsAKippNujmboog%40mail.gmail.com.
