Hi Gabe I think I know why you think the Seetaphal looks like a Custard Apple.
In most British colonies, a serious confusion still abounds today as to the correct nomenclatures relating to Custard Apple and Sugar Apple. The descriptive English name of the Custard Apple has been widely mis-applied to other species creating an ever-lingering mass confusion. The seriousness can be seen clearly in the list below where the word �Custard Apple� had been used to represent 3 distinctly separate species of the genus Annona, (1) Custard Apple is Annona reticulata by international Taxonomic standards and in USA. (2) In India, what is called a Custard Apple is really Annona squamosa. (3) In Australia, what is called a Custard Apple is really Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa. So, which one is which? The fruit known as Sweet Sop (Caribbean), Buah Nona (Malaysia), Ata (Brazil), Ata (Bengali, India), Sharifa (India) and Seetaphal (India) is really Sugar Apple, scientific name Annona squamosa. The fruit known as Bullock�s Heart, Nona (Malaysia), Nona (Bengali, India) and Ramphal (India) is really Custard Apple, scientific name Annona reticulata. And since a picture is worth a thousand words: Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa) http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/SApple101ASIT Custard Apple (Annona reticulata) http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/CApple101ASIT Hope this helps. Thank you. Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida, USA Tuesday / 5:34pm ========================================================= Message: 10 From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:30:04 +0100 Subject: [Goanet]SEETAPHAL Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ata in Bengal and Seetaphal in most other parts of India, the Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa) is one of the most popular fruits in India. ANNONA: Annona is named in arabic (keshta) or in common arabic (Eshta) meaning the flesh texture looks like the white cream of milk. SQUAMOSA: Scaly Query: Looks similar to Custard Apple is it the same thing or are they related? Cheers, Gabe Menezes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
