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Botanical & common names of tropical fruit
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Aegle marmelos - bael
* Aleurites moluccana - candle nut*
* Anacardium occidentale - cashew*
* Ananas comosus - pineapple*
Annona cherimola - cherimoya
A. diversifolia - ilama
A. glabra - pond apple
* A. muricata - guanabana*
A. purpurea - soncoya
A. reticulata - mamon
* A. squamosa - sweetsop*
Atemoya - African pride
Antidesma bunius - bignay
Artocarpus altilis - breadfruit
A. elasticus - terap
A. heterophyllus - jackfruit
A. odoratissimus - marang
A. polyphema - chempedak
Averrhoa bilimbi - bilimbi
A. carambola

Baccaurea dulcis - ketupa
B. motleyana - rambai
Bactris gasipaes - pejibye
Berholletia excelsa - Brazil nut
* Blighia sapida - akee*
Bouea macrophylla - maprang
Butia capitata - jelly palm
Byrsonima crassifolia - nance

Cajanus cajan - pigeon peas
Camellia sinensis - tea
Canarium commune - canari
C. mehenbethene - galip
C. ovatum - pili
Carica bornii x pentagona - babaco
* C. papaya * - * papaya*
C. pubescens - mountain papaya
Carissa edulis - Egyptian carissa
C. grandiflora - Natal plum
Caryocar nuciferum - souari
Casimiroa edulis - casimiroa
Ceratonia siliqua - carob
Cereus peruvianus - apple cactus
Chrysophyllum icaco - icaco
* C. cainito - cainito*
Citrofortunella mitis - calamondin
Citrus aurantifolia - West Indian lime
C. aurantium - sour orange
C. jambhiri - rough lemon
C. latifolia - Tahiti lime
C. limetta - Mediter lime
C. limon - lemon
* C. maxima - pummelo*
C. medica - citron
C. reticulata - mandarin
C. X paradisi - grapefruit
* Clausena lansium - wampi*
Coccoloba uvifera - uvero
* Cocos nucifera * * - coconut*
Coffee arabica - coffee
Cyphomandra betacea - tamarillo

Dillenia indica - dillenia
Diospyros digyna - black persimmon
D. discolor - mabolo
Dovyalis caffra - kei apple
D. hebecarpa - kitembilla
Durio zibethinus - durian

Elaeis guineensis - African oil palm
Eugenia brasiliensis - grumichama
E. uniflora - Brazil cherry
E. pitanga - pitanga
Euterpe oleracea - euterpe palm
Euphoria longan - longan
E. malaiensis - mata kuching

Feronia limonia - wood apple
Flacourtia indica - ramontchi
F. inermis lovi - lovi
F. rukam - rukam
Fortunella sp - kumquat

Garcinia atroiviridis - asam gelugur
G. dulcis - mundu
G. livingstonei - imbe
G. mangostana - mangosteen
G. xanthochymus - kochin goroka

Hymenia courbaril - West Indian locust
Hylecereus guatemalensis - pitaya
* H. undatus * - * red pitaya*

* Inga cinnomonea - inga*
Inocarpus edulis - Polynesian chestnut

Lansium domesticum - langsat/duku
Lecythis minor - monkey pod
L. pisonis - Brazil monkey pod
L. usitata - paradise nut
Licania platypus - sansapote
Litchi chinensis - lychee

* Macademia integrifolia - macadamia*
* Malipighia glabra - acerola*
Mammea americana - mammea
Mangifera caesia - binjai
M. foetida - bacang
* M. indica * - *mango * *(ripe)*
M. odorata - kuini
M. pajang - bambangan
* Manilkara zapota - sapodilla*
* Matisia cordata - quaribea*
Melicoccus bijugatus - mamoncillo
Monstera deliciosa - monstera (ceriman)
Morus alba - white mulberry
M. nigra - mulberry
Musa X paradisiaca - banana
M. X paradisiaca - plantain
Myrciaria cauliflora - jaboticaba

Nephelium lappaceum - rambutan
N. mutabile - pulasan/ meritam

Opuntia ficus-indica - Indian fig

Parmentiaria edulis - cuachilote
* Passiflora edulis * - * purple passionfruit *
P. ligularis - sweet granadilla
P. quadrangularis - granadilla
* Persea americana - avocado*
Phoenix dactylifera - date
Phyllanthus acidus - chermai
Physalis peruviana - Cape gooseberry
Pourouma cecropiaefolia - uvilla
Pleiogynium cerasiferum - Burdekin plum
Pouteria bifera - egg fruit
* P. caimito - abiu*
P. campechiana - canistel
P. nitida - lucmo
* P. sapota * - *mamey sapote*
P. viride - green sapote
Prunus serotina - capulin
* Psidium guajava - guava*
P. littirale - strawberry guava

Rebaudi stevia - rabaudi
Rheedia madruno - madrono
Rhodomyrtus tomenosa - downy rose myrtle
* Rollinia spp - biriba *

Saccharum officianarum - sugarcane
Salacca edulis - salak
* Sandoricum koetjape - santol *
Santalum acuminatum - quandong
Solanum hyporhodium - cocona
S. muricatum - pepino
S. quitoense - naranjilla
* S. pondias cytherea - ambarella*
S. mombin - yellow mombin
S. purpurea - red mombin
Stelechocarpus burahol - kepel
Synsepalum dulcificum - miracle fruit
* Syzygium aqaeum - bell fruit*
S. cumini - jambolan
S. jambos - roseapple
S. malaccense - Malay apple
S. pycnanthum - wild rose apple
* S. samarangense* - * wax jambu*

Tamarindus indica - tamarind
Terminalia catappa - catappa
T. kaernbachi - okari
Theobroma bicolor - mocambo
T. cacao - cocoa

Ziziphus chinensis - Chinese jujube
Z. mauritiana - Indian jujube

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