Names of Plants in India :: Annona reticulata L.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

• Wikipedia - 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 version 4.0 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)

netted custard apple

• Flowers of India, retrieved January 22, 2026
• Orwa C, A Mutua, Kindt R , Jamnadass R, S Anthony. 2009 - Agroforestree Database: a tree reference and selection guide version 4.0 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)

~~~~~ 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

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી :: 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. 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 created by V. Krishna ... (accessed: Jan 23, 2026)
• Five Hundred Indian Plants 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 - 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 (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

ಗೊಯಿಂಚೆ ಅಂದಣ goyinche andana

• Five Hundred Indian Plants 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 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. 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. 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, 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. 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 ... [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. ... (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. 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. Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026)
• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). 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. 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 ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026)

~~~~~ 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

• Pathak, Kalyani & Zaman, Md. Kamaruz. (2014). An overview on medicinally important plant - Annona reticulata Linn. 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 - 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

• Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899 ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)
• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 22, 2026)

ᱱᱟᱜᱽᱼᱦᱟᱣᱟ nag-hawa, ᱨᱟᱢᱯᱷᱟᱞ ramphal

• Some abortifacient plants used by the tribal people of West Bengal 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 - 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. [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. Madras: P.R. Hunt, 1862. ... (accessed: Jan 24, 2026)

~~~~~ 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

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: 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. 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. 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

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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.

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear Sam ji,

Thank you very much for validating the names.

I found രാമച്ചീത്താ in Gundert's "A Malayalam and English dictionary"

https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/gundert_query.py?qs=%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE&matchtype=default

The name entry states that the entry is from Winslow's "A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil" .

The name is known in both Malayalam and Tamil - perhaps prevalent in the Kerala - Tamil Nadu bordering region.

In the compilation, the Tamil name ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta is also found.

The name ശീമചക്ക sheemachakka looks to be of Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit), please relook.

I was not able find  ശീമചക്ക for any webpage connected to Anona reticulata.

In fact "chakka" is used for fruits and vegetables with spiny texture - usually jackfruit family.

രാമചക്ക raamachakka is more connected to Annona muricata because of its soft spiny texture.

Actually the most common Malayalam names for Annona reticulata are aathachakka or ramapazham, but I was not able to find proper source to cite, therefore I left it simply as "ആത്ത aatha" as listed in Gundert's dictionary.

Please go through and let me know your thoughts.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,

Well findings and explanation.  I accepted ramacheethaa.

Regards,

Sam Kuzhalanattu.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much (always) dear Sam ji, for validating the Malayalam names and their English transcriptions, and for appreciation.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Nepali name added ...

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 • Nepali: राम फल raam phal • 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