Annonaceae (custard apple, sugar apple, or soursop family) » Annona reticulata

uh-NO-nuh -- Latinized form of the American Indian taino, vernacular name for cherimoya
reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh -- meaning, netted

commonly known as: bull's-heart, bullock's-heart, custard apple, Jamaica apple, netted custard apple, nettled anón, ox-heart • Hindi: आत, आता or अता aata, kapri, लोना or लौना lona, luvun, nonai, रामफल ramphal • Kannada: ರಾಮಫಳ ramaphala • Konkani: रामफळ ramphal • Malayalam: parankichchakka, ramachchita • Marathi: अनर anara, अनवल anaval, रामफळ or रामफळी ramphal • Prakrit: लवणअं lavanam • Sanskrit: lavali, लवनीयम् lavaniyam, पारावती paravati, विन्ध्या vindhya • Tamil: அணிநுணா aninuna, இராமசீத்தா iramacitta, மனிலாவாத்தா manilavatta, ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta, ramaphalam • Telugu: రామఫలము ramaphalamu • Urdu: شريفه shareefah

Native to: tropical America
Probable origin: West Indies


References: Purdue University • Wikipedia • PIER • World Agroforestry Centre • eFlora • M.M.P.N.D.

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Annonaceae (custard apple, sugar apple, or soursop family) » Annona squamosa

uh-NO-nuh -- Latinized form of the American Indian taino, vernacular name for cherimoya
skwa-MO-suh -- scaly

commonly known as: custard apple (in India), sugar apple, sweetsop • Assamese: আতলচ-কঁঠাল aatloch kothal • Bengali: আতা ata, শরিকা shorifa • Gujarati: સીતાફળ sitaphal • Hindi: आत, आता or अता ata, बहुवीज bahu-vij, मुक्ताफल muktaphal, सीताफल sitaphal • Kannada: ಸೀತಾಫಲ seetaphala • Konkani: सीताफल siitaaphala • Malayalam: ശീടാഫലം seethapazham • Manipuri: সীতাফল sitaphal • Marathi: आत ata, मुक्ताफल muktaphala, शिताफळ or सिताफळ sitaphala • Nepali: आँट् aunt • Oriya: sitaphalo • Persian: شريفه sharifa • Punjabi: ਸ਼ਰੀਫਾ sharifa, ਸੀਤਾ ਫਲ sita phal • Sanskrit: आतृप्यम् atrupyum, बहुबीजम् bahubijam, मुक्ताफलम् muktaphalam, सीताफलम् sitaphalam • Tamil: ஆத்தா atta, சீத்தா citta • Telugu: సీతాఫలము sita-phalamu • Urdu: آتا ata, شريفه sharifa

Distribution: widely cultivated in tropics; probable origin West Indies


References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • Purdue University • NPGS / GRIN • DDSA

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Annonaceae (custard apple, sugar apple, or soursop family) » Artabotrys hexapetalus

ar-TAY-bot-riss -- Greek artao (support), botrys (bunch of grapes); tendril supports fruit
heks-uh-PET-uh-lus -- meaning six petals

commonly known as:
Bengali: kathali champa, কাঁঠালী চাঁপা kaanthaali chaanpaa • Burmese: kada ngan, padat ngan, tadaing hmwe • Chinese: ying zhao hua, ying zhao lan • English: bhandari vine (India), ilang ilang, tail grape, ylang ylang vine • French: coq du levant, coque du levant, ilang-ilang grimpant, liane ilang-ilang • Hawaiian: lanalana • Hindi: हरी चम्पा hari champa, मदनमस्त madanmast, madmanti*, मनोरंगिनी manorangini • Japanese: iraniran noki, tsuru iraniran • Kannada: kandaala sampige*, kandalisampage*, manoranjani hu balli*, manoranjini (manorangini), manoranjini hoovu • Malayalam: madanakameswari*, manoranjitam* • Manipuri: chini champa • Marathi: hirva champa, hirva chapa • Oriya: kalomuro • Portuguese: artabrotis trepador • Russian: Артаботрис artabotris, Иланг-иланг ilang-ilang • Sanskrit: hara champa, harachampaka, madanah* • Tamil: akkurotam*, antakam*, kanankay*, kulakayam*, kunarancitam*, makaticam*, manoranjidam*, manorancitam*, manoranjitham*, matanakamappu* • Telugu: manoranjidamu*, manoranjitamu*, muddasampenga*, phala sampenga*, phalasampangi*, sakalaphala sampenga*, sakalaphalasampangi*, sampangipurugu*, tiga sampangi • Thai: karawek (Central Thailand), kradang nga chin, saban nga chin

* these common names are more appropriate to A. odoratissimus

Origin: Tropical Asia


Reference: Flowers of India

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ar-TAY-bot-riss -- Greek: artao (support), botrys (bunch of grapes); tendril supports fruit ... Dave's Botanary
zey-LAN-ee-kus -- of or from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Ceylon green champa, south Indian tail grape • Kannada: ಕರೀಬಳ್ಳಿ kariballi, ಮನೋರಂಜಿನಿಹೂ ಬಳ್ಳಿ manoranjinihoo balli • Malayalam: മനോരഞ്ജിനി manoranjini • Marathi: रान चाफा ran chapha • Tamil: மனோரஞ்சிதம் manoranjitham • Telugu: మనోరంజితం manoranjitham

botanical names: Artabotrys zeylanicus Hook.f. & Thomson ... synonyms: no known synonyms

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DES-mos -- Greek: desmos (band or chain) ... Dave's Botanary
chi-NEN-sis -- of or from China ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: dwarf ylang-ylang, Sahyadri ylang-ylang • Assamese: বন চেনিচম্পা ban chenichampa, জোৰ লেৱা joorlewa • Malayalam: കാരപ്പൂമരം karappumaram • Marathi: रानचाफा ranchapha • Mizo: zunin-damdawi • Nepali: माले लहरा maale lahara

botanical names: Desmos chinensis Lour. ... synonyms: Desmos chinensis var. lawii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Bân • Desmos lawii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff. • Unona lawii Hook.f. & Thomson ... and many more synoyms listed at POWO

Tags:   Annonaceae custard apple family sugar apple family soursop family climber Desmos lawii Unona lawii karappumaram ranchapha Sahyadri ylang-ylang

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