Aat Or Aataa / Ataa / Bullock's Heart
Annona reticulata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- May-January
How to identify Aat Or Aataa / Ataa
Identify Aat Or Aataa / Ataa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Net-patterned skin (bullock's heart).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Annonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aat Or Aataa / Ataa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Annona reticulata
- Genus
- Annona
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- India, Central America, West Indies
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The slender leaves are hairless, straight and pointed at the apex (in some varieties wrinkled), 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aat Or Aataa / Ataa itself; the rest are typical of the Annonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- आत Aat (or आता Aataa / अता Ataa), लवनी Lavani, नोना Nona
- Nepali
- राम फल Raam Phal
- Bengali
- নোনা Nona, নোনা
- Tamil
- அணிநுணா Aninuna, ஆத்தா Atta, மனிலாவாத்தா Manilavatta
- Telugu
- రామఫలము Ramaphalamu, రామఫలం
- Kannada
- ರಾಮಫಲ Ramphal, ರಾಮಫಲ
- Malayalam
- ആത്ത Aatha, പറങ്കിച്ചക്ക Parangichakka, രാമച്ചീത്താ Ramacheethaa
- Marathi
- अनर Anara, अनवल Anaval, रामफळ Ramphal
About Aat Or Aataa / Ataa
Bullock's Heart (Annona reticulata) belongs to the Annonaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal and 13 other states. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from May to January.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten and a source of dye or tannin.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Aat Or Aataa / Ataa belongs to the Annonaceae family.
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