Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Sun, 17 May, 2026, 9:53 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Annona squamosa* L. > [image: Annona squamosa L.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136896544> > > *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> > *skwa-MO-suh* -- scaly ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=squamosa> > *commonly known as*: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop • *Angika*: > सरीफा sarifa • *Arabic*: شريفه sharifa • *Assamese*: আতা-কঁঠাল ata > kothal, আতা-ফল ata-phol, আঠে-ফল athe-phol, আতলচ atlos • *Bengali*: আতা > ata • *Gujarati*: સીતાફળ sitaphal • *Hajong*: আতা-ফল ata-phol • *Haryanvi*: > शरीफा sharifa • *Hindi*: आता ata, बहुवीज bahu-vij, मुक्ताफल muktaphal, > शरीफ़ा sharifa, सीताफल sitaphal • *Kachchhi*: સીતાફળ sitaphal • *Kannada*: > ಅಮೃತಫಲ amrutaphala, ಸೀತಾಫಲ seetaphala • *Kokborok*: আতা ata • *Kol*: मंडल > mandal, नेनवा nenwa • *Konkani*: आत aat, ಅಂದಣಿರೂಕು andaniruku, सिताफळ > sitaphal • *Lodhi*: बोरोर-दारू boror-daru • *Magadhi*: सरीफा sarifa • > *Maithili*: शरिफा sharifa • *Malayalam*: ആത്തച്ചക്ക aathachakka, സീതപ്പഴം > seethapazham • *Manipuri*: ꯑꯥꯇꯥꯐꯜ ataphal • *Marathi*: आत ata, मुक्ताफल > muktaphala, सीताफळ sitaphal • *Mizo*: thei chini, theiarbawn • *Nepali*: > आँट् aant, सरिफा sariphaa • *Odia*: ଅମୃତଫଳ amrutaphala, ଆତ ata, ବହୁବୀଜ > bahubija, ଲବନୀ labani, ମେଘୁଆ meghua, ମୁକ୍ତା ଫଳ mukta phaḻa, ସିତା ଫଳ sita > phala • *Pahari*: शीतलफल sheetalphal • *Persian*: شريفه sharifa • > *Punjabi*: ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa, ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ sita phal • *Rajasthani*: इन्दूरा > indura, सीताफल sitaphal • *Sanskrit*: आतृप्यम् atrupyum, बहुबीजम् > bahubijam, मुक्ताफलम् muktaphalam, सीताफलम् sitaphalam • *Santali*: > ᱢᱟᱱᱫᱟᱨᱜᱚᱢ mandargom, ᱢᱚᱱᱰᱟᱞ mondal, ᱱᱮᱣᱟ newa, ᱥᱟᱨᱯᱷᱟ sarpha • *Sindhi*: > سيتاڦَلُ sitaphalu • *Tamil*: ஆத்தா atta, சீத்தா citta, சீத்தாப்பழம் > seethapazham • *Telugu*: గండ గాత్రము ganda gaathramu, సీతపండు > seethapandu, సీతాఫలం seethaphalamu • *Tulu*: ಅಮ್ರತಕಾಯಿ amrutakaayi, > ಶೀತಾಫಲ shitaphala • *Urdu*: آتا ata, بہوبیج bahu-beej, مکتاپھل muktaphal, > سیتاپھل sitaphal > *botanical names*: *Annona squamosa* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms* listed > in POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 15 May 2026 > ------------------------------ > *The Tug-of-Name*: *Annona* versus *Anona* ... compiled from web > The genus name for the custard apple is frequently spelled with a single > "n" as *Anona*, rather than the modern *Annona*. This minor spelling > difference actually points to a massive, centuries-long "tug-of-name" > between traditional botanists and the father of modern taxonomy himself, > Carl Linnaeus. > Originally, Spanish explorers in the Caribbean adopted the local > Hispaniolan Taíno indigenous word for the fruit: anón. Early naturalists > simply latinized this directly into *Anona*. For decades, European > scientists kept this spelling to honor the fruit's true geographic home. > Linnaeus notoriously disliked using non-classical, indigenous words for > scientific names. When he formalized the plant's classification, he > deliberately added a second "n", transforming it into *Annona*. For > nearly two centuries, a linguistic tug-of-war played out in global > botanical literature. The modern international botanical codes finally > stepped in, standardising the spelling to Linnaeus's *Annona* for global > consistency. > ------------------------------ > Bibliography / etymology / notes > 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 > *custard apple* > > - The name "custard apple" for *Annona squamosa* in India stems from a > mix of colonial history. During the British Raj, English officials and > settlers encountered various fruits belonging to the Annona family (*A. > squamosa*, *A. reticulata*, and *A. cherimola*). The British used > "custard apple" simply to describe any sweet, apple-sized tropical fruit > with a creamy, custard-like texture. Over generations of English-medium > education and administrative use in India, this descriptive colonial > English name stuck and eventually became the primary English translation > used by locals, merchants, Indian Floras, textbooks and even dictionaries. > ... compiled from web. > - *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. > - PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> > - VOL. I > - 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. > - Kittel, Ferdinand. *Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/kittel/> Rev. and enl. ed. > [Madras] University of Madras, 1968-1971. > - Gundert, Hermann. *A Malayalam and English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> Mangalore, London, > C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. > - 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. > - Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of > the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> > Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. > - Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary > <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n5/mode/2up> > Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899 > - University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > - Brown, Charles Philip. *A Telugu-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> 2nd ed. Madras: > Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903. > - Männer, A - Tulu-English and English-Tulu dictionary > <https://archive.org/details/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft/page/n3/mode/2up> > - Mangalore, Basel Mission Press (1886-8) > > *sugar apple* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sugar%20Apple.html>, > retrieved May 15, 2026 > > *sweetsop* > > - The historical 17th-century Caribbean name; a 300-year-old culinary > metaphor coined by early English sailors and colonisers describing a fruit > that felt just like sweet, soggy bread! ... compiled from web > - The word (name) is written standardly as a single compound word: > "sweetsop". While historical texts from the 17th and 18th centuries > sometimes broke it up or used a hyphen (like "sweet sop" or "sweet-sop"), > modern dictionaries and botanical authorities have completely standardized > it to sweetsop. ... compiled from web > - Encyclopaedia Britannica <https://www.britannica.com/plant/sweetsop> > ... (accessed: May 15, 2026) > > ~~~~~ ANGIKA ~~~~~ > written in: historically Anga Lipi, later Kaithi, presently *Devanagari* > (अंगिका) ... spoken in: *Bihar, Jharkhand* ... other names for this > language: Anga, Angikar, Chhika-Chhiki > *सरीफा sarifa* > > - Floristic Diversity of Banka > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Banka_final.PDF> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > - Floristic Diversity of Munger > > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Floristic_Diversity_of_Munger.pdf> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > > ~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~ > written in: *Arabic* (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India > ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs_in_India> > *شريفه sharifa* > > - Shakespear, John. *A dictionary, Hindustani and English*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/shakespear/> 3rd ed., much > enl. London: Printed for the author by J.L. Cox and Son > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *আতা-কঁঠাল ata kothal* > > - Flora of Assam > <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam11/mode/2up?view=theater> Vol > I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das > - আতলচ-কঁঠাল aatloch kothal ... *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. > > *আতা-ফল ata-phol, আঠে-ফল athe-phol, আতলচ atloch* > > - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/custard-apple> - Your gateway to > multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: May 15, 2026) > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *আতা ata* > > - PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> > - VOL. I > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *સીતાફળ sitaphal* > > - 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 > > ~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali-Assamese* (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, > Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal > *আতা-ফল ata-phol* > > - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/custard-apple> - Your gateway to > multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: May 15, 2026) > > ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, > Delhi > *शरीफा sharifa* > > - Haryana Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/84> > - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *आता ata (or अता ata or आत at), बहुवीज bahu-vij, मुक्ताफल muktaphal, > सीताफल sitaphal* > > - 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. > > *शरीफ़ा sharifa* > > - McGregor, R. S. *The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mcgregor/> Oxford [England] ; > New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. > > ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* > region of Gujarat > *સીતાફળ sitaphal* > > - Purbey, S.K., S.L. Meena and Rahul Dev. 2019. Influence of Soil > Working Techniques and Planting Methods on Growth Performance of Fruit > Plants in Kachchh Region of Gujarat. > <https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.801.197> > Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 8(1): 1874-1882. ... (accessed: May 16, 2026) > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಅಮೃತಫಲ amrutaphala, ಸೀತಾಫಲ seetaphala* > > - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna ... (accessed: May 16, 2026) > - 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 > - S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and > medicinal plants of Mysore > <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - > Mandayam Digital Library ... (downloaded: November 24, 2024) > > ~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~ > written in: Koloma, *Latin*, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken > in: *Tripura* ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, > Tippera, Tipra, Trippera > *আতা ata* > > - Sankaran, Murugan & Prakash, Jai & Singh, N. & Suklabaidya, A.. > (2014). Wild edible fruits of Tripura. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291905260> Natural Product > Radiance, Vol. 5(4), 2006, pp. 302-305 ... (downloaded: May 17, 2026) > > ~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~ > written in: *Warang Chiti* (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari > ... spoken in: *Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh*, Odisha, West Bengal ... > spoken by: Kol people > *मंडल mandal, नेनवा nenwa* > > - Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the > Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study > <https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/17/>, Ethnobotanical > Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17. ... (downloaded: Nov 25, 2024) > > ~~~~~ 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 > *आत aat* > > - 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. > > *ಅಂದಣಿರೂಕು andaniruku* > > - Five Hundred Indian Plants > > <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> > by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... > (downloaded: Nov 24, 2024) > > *सिताफळ sitaphal* > > - 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. > - 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 > > ~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* ... spoken in: *Odisha*, West Bengal, Jharkhand > ... spoken by: Lodha people > *बोरोर-दारू boror-daru* > > - Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the > Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study > <https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/17/>, Ethnobotanical > Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17. ... (downloaded: Nov 25, 2024) > > ~~~~~ MAGADHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari*, Kaithi ... spoken in: *Bihar*, Jharkhand, West > Bengal ... the colloquial, everyday name used by native speakers living in > Bihar is strictly *Magahi*. > *सरीफा sarifa* > > - Floristic Diversity of Aurangabad > > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Aurangabad_Final.PDF> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > - Floristic Diversity of Munger > > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Floristic_Diversity_of_Munger.pdf> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > - Floristic Diversity of Jamui > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Jamui_Final.PDF> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > - Floristic Diversity of Nawada > <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/Nawada_Final.PDF> > - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation > Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) > > ~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मैथिली) ... spoken in: *Bihar, Jharkhand* > *शरिफा sharifa* > > - विकिपिडिया - एक मुक्त विश्वकोश > > <https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 17, 2026) > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *ആത്തച്ചക്ക aathachakka* > > - Gundert, Hermann. *A Malayalam and English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> Mangalore, London, > C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. > - 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 > > *സീതപ്പഴം seethapazham* > > - 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 > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%82> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 16, 2026) > > ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ > written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: > *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei > *ꯑꯥꯇꯥꯐꯜ ataphal* > > - Sharma, H. Surmangol. Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/sharma/> Imphal : Sangam Book > Store, 2006. > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *आत ata, मुक्ताफल muktaphala, सीताफळ sitaphal (or सिताफळ sitaphal or > शिताफळ shitaphal)* > > - 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. > > ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ > written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other > names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian > *thei chini* > > - Mizoram Food Processing Research & Training Centre > <https://www.mfprtc.in/?product/19> ... (accessed: May 17, 2026) > > *theiarbawn* > > - Sharma, Hemanta & Chhangte, Lalrampari & Dolui, Ashoke. (2001). > Traditional > medicinal plants in Mizoram, India. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12108631> Fitoterapia. 72. > 146-61. 10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00278-1. ... (downloaded: Oct 10, 2024) > - Banerjee, Samar & Banerjee, Mousumi & Srivastava, Anjani. (2019). > Distribution > of Ethno Medicinal Plants Along Some Important Roads: A Case Study of > Northern Mizoram. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337042663> > American Journal of Plant Biology. 4. 16. 10.11648/j.ajpb.20190402.12. ... > (downloaded: May 17, 2026) > > ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, > *Assam*, *Sikkim* > *आँट् aant, सरिफा sariphaa* > > - Turner, R. L. (Ralph Lilley), Sir. *A comparative and etymological > dictionary of the Nepali language*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/turner/> London: K. Paul, > Trench, Trubner, 1931. > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ଅମୃତଫଳ amrutaphala, ଆତ ata, ବହୁବୀଜ bahubija, ଲବନୀ labani, ମେଘୁଆ meghua, > ମୁକ୍ତା ଫଳ mukta phaḻa, ସିତା ଫଳ sita 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. > > ~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of > languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu > and Kashmir, Uttarakhand > *शीतलफल sheetalphal* > > - Plant Diversity of Hamirpur District. > <https://hpbiodiversity.gov.in/Pdf/Flora%20Hamirpur.pdf> Shimla: > Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Government of Himachal Pradesh > ... (accessed: May 17, 2026) > > ~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~ > written in: *Farsi* (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: > West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar > *شريفه sharifa* > > - 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. > > ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* > *ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa, ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ sita phal* > > - Singh, Maya. *The Panjabi dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/> Lahore: Munshi Gulab > Singh & Sons, 1895. > > ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* > *इन्दूरा indura* > > - Banswara - Forest Department > > <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Jun 15, 2024) > > *सीताफल sitaphal* > > - Banswara - Forest Department > > <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Jun 15, 2024) > - Barmer - Forest Department > > <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Barmer_Final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Jul 1, 2025) > - Bundi - Forest Department > > <http://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Bundi_Final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Feb 9, 2022) > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *आतृप्यम् atrupyum, बहुबीजम् bahubijam, मुक्ताफलम् muktaphalam, सीताफलम् > sitaphalam* > > - Apte, Vaman Shivaram. *Revised and enlarged edition of Prin. V. S. > Apte's* *The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/apte/> Poona: Prasad > Prakashan, 1957-1959. 3v. > > ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), > Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, > Odisha > *ᱢᱟᱱᱫᱟᱨᱜᱚᱢ mandargom* > > - 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: May 16, 2026) > - Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary > <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n5/mode/2up> > Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899 > > *ᱢᱚᱱᱰᱟᱞ mondal, ᱱᱮᱣᱟ newa* > > - Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the > Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study > <https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/17/>, Ethnobotanical > Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17. ... (downloaded: Nov 25, 2024) > > *ᱥᱟᱨᱯᱷᱟ sarpha* > > - Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary > <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n5/mode/2up> > Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899 > > ~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Perso-Arabic* (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari > (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: *Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan* > *سيتاڦَلُ sitaphalu* > > - Parmanand Mewaram. *A Sindhi-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mewaram/> Hyderabad, Sind : > The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, 1910. > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *ஆத்தா atta, சீத்தா citta* > > - University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > > *சீத்தாப்பழம் seethapazham* > > - விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் > > <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D>... > Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 17, 2026) > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *గండ గాత్రము ganda gaathramu, సీతపండు seethapandu, సీతాఫలం seethaphalamu* > > - Flora Andhrika > <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Annona+squamosa> - Plant > Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: May 15, 2026) > > ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ > written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in > Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, > north Kerala > *ಅಮ್ರತಕಾಯಿ amrutakaayi, ಶೀತಾಫಲ shitaphala* > > - Männer, A - Tulu-English and English-Tulu dictionary > <https://archive.org/details/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft/page/n3/mode/2up> > - Mangalore, Basel Mission Press (1886-8) > > ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ > written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, > Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka > *آتا ata (or آت at), بہوبیج bahu-beej, مکتاپھل muktaphal, سیتاپھل sitaphal* > > - 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. > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > introduced, widely cultivated, naturalised (in pockets): Andaman & Nicobar > islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, > Lakshadweep islands, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil > Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal > > - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist > and Distribution of the World Flora. > <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> > Version 26.03; last update Mar. 30th, 2026. Last accessed 15/05/2026. > > ~~~~~ Created on: 20:06 15-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 21:27 17-05-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/annona-squamosa-l.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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