Herbarium JCB

Annona reticulata L.

Family : ANNONACEAE
(Custard-Apple Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : ANNONACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Annona reticulata L.
Common name : Bullock's Heart
Vernacular name : Ram-phal (Hindi); Rama-phala (Kannada); Ramaseetha (Tamil); Rama-phalamu (Telugu); Ram-phala, Barhial (Oria); Manilanilam, Ramasita, Aatha, Ramachakkamaram, Vilathi, Parankichakka (Malayalam); Ramphal (Marathi)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : Cultivated widely in Tropics for fruits
Flower, Fruit : May-January
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Krishna district, Guntur district, Prakasam district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district
- Telangana : Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district, Nalgonda district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Cultivated
- Odisha : Gajapati district
- Tamil Nadu : Cultivated
Native : Tropical America
World Distribution : India, Central America, West Indies
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Annona reticulata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.