Sunday, 25 January 2026

Annona reticulata L.

Annona reticulata L.

uh-NO-nuh -- Latinized form of the American Indian taino, vernacular name for cherimoya ... Dave's Botanary
reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh -- netted ... Dave's Botanary
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, 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 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 - a platform to address all garden related needs across India ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)
bullock's heart, Jamaican apple, ox-heart
netted custard apple
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
আত্ লচ্ aat-loch
  • Candrakānta abhidhāna : Asamiyi sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka abhidhana. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962. ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)
  • Baree - 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 - 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 - 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
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ರಾಮಫಲ ramphal
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
লঙলে জাঙফং longle jangphong
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
ಗೊಯಿಂಚೆ ಅಂದಣ goyinche andana
रामफळ ramphal
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ആത്ത aatha, പറങ്കിച്ചക്ക parangichakka, രാമച്ചീത്താ ramacheethaa
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯑꯇꯥꯐꯜ ataphal
~~~~~ 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. 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
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଅଗ୍ରିମା agrima, ନେହୁଆ nehua (or ନେଉଆ neua), ଲବଣୀ labani, ପିଠା ଫଳ pitha phala
ବଡ଼ିଆଲ୍ bardial (or ବଢ଼ିଅଳ bardhiala / ବଢ଼ିଆଳ bardhiala / ବଢ଼େଲ୍ bardhel)
ରାମଫଳ ramphala
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਰਾਮਫਲ ramphal
  • Punjabi Jagran - Punjabi news portal of Jagran New Media group ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026)
ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अग्रिमा agrima
  • Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026)
बहुबीज bahubija, गण्डगात्र gandagatra, ग्रीष्मजा grishmaja, लवनी lavani
  • Learn Sanskrit - 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
ᱱᱟᱜᱽᱼᱦᱟᱣᱟ nag-hawa, ᱨᱟᱢᱯᱷᱟᱞ ramphal
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அணிநுணா aninuna, ஆத்தா atta
  • University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026)
மனிலாவாத்தா manilavatta, ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
రామఫలము ramaphalamu
  • Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026)
  • Brown, Charles Philip. A Telugu-English dictionary. 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
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
cultivated widely in mainland as well as her islands
~~~~~ Created on: 16:53 22-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 11:10 25-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Annonaceae tropical evergreen tree "Annona reticulata" "Annona humboldtiana" "Annona humboldtii" "bull's heart" "bullock's heart" "Jamaican apple" "netted custard apple" "ox-heart"
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