Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji. It is either *രാമചക്ക raamachakka* or *ശീമചക്ക sheemachakka*, and not ramacheethaa, more popular is *ശീമചക്ക sheemachakka*. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Sun, 25 Jan, 2026, 12:05 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *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/CADkXgDQd21huc_A03PR%3DK7YeNGux4nBJXpQqL_t_f_sBP57n4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
