List of national fruits

This list of national fruits is arranged alphabetically by country. Some national fruits are officially designated, some are unofficial.

National fruits

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Country Common name Scientific name Picture Notes
 Armenia Apricot Prunus
 Austria Apple Malus domestica [1]
 Azerbaijan Pomegranate Punica granatum [2]
 Bangladesh Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus [3]
 Cambodia Chicken egg banana
(chek pong moan in Khmer)		 Musa aromatica [4]
 Central African Republic Banana Musa acuminata,
Musa balbisiana,
or Musa paradisiaca		 [5]
 China Fuzzy kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa [6]
Jujube Ziziphus zizyphus [7]
 Colombia Borojó Alibertia patinoi [8]
Curuba Passiflora mollissima (P. tarminiana
and P. tripartita var. mollissima)		 [8]
 Cuba Mamey Pouteria sapota [9]
 Germany Apple Malus domestica [10]
 Haiti Mango Mangifera indica
 India Mango Mangifera indica [11]
 Iran Pomegranate Punica granatum [12]
 Jamaica Ackee Blighia sapida [13]
 Japan Japanese persimmon Diospyros kaki [14]
 Malaysia Durian Durio zibethinus
 Pakistan Mango Mangifera indica [15]
 Philippines Mango Mangifera indica National symbols of the Philippines
 Serbia Plum prunus Plum and its products are of great importance to Serbs and part of numerous customs.[16] A saying goes that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best.[16] The fertile region of Šumadija in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink.[17]
 Singapore Durian Manilkara zapota
 Sri Lanka Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus [18]
 Thailand Purple mangosteen Garcinia mangostana [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oststeirischer Apfel". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pearls of Baku". www.everyonesanoriginal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Jackfruit – National Fruit of Bangladesh. bangladesh.com
  4. ↑ http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia. This cultivar is also known as kluai khai in Thailand which has a similar meaning, that being "Egg Banana." It is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
  5. ↑ The Travel Book – Central African Republic. Retrieved 2014-16-09
  6. ↑ "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  7. ↑ "红日子倡导将红枣定为中国的"国果"". news.163.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  8. 1 2 "Fruits in Colombia". off2colombia.com.co. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  9. ↑ Bader, Myles. The Wizard of Food's Encyclopedia of Kitchen & Cooking Secrets. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-60911-017-8.
  10. ↑ "German National Fruit, the Little Fleiner Apple". 18 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website.
  12. ↑ "Pearls of Baku". www.everyonesanoriginal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Persimmon". www.fruitipedia.com.
  15. ↑ "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  16. 1 2 Stephen Mennell (2005). Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue. Council of Europe. p. 383. ISBN 9789287157447.
  17. ↑ Grolier Incorporated (2000). The encyclopedia Americana. Grolier. p. 715. ISBN 978-0-7172-0133-4.
  18. ↑ – National Fruit of Sri Lanka. bangladesh.com
  19. ↑ "DialAFlight Blog – Delicious National Fruits of the World". www.dialaflight.com.
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