Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings. Regards. Dinesh
On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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