List of national fruits

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

National fruits[change | change source]

Country Common name Scientific name Picture Reference
 Afghanistan Pomegranate jumbo, ruby-red Pomegranate
 Armenia Apricot Prunus armeniaca
 Azerbaijan Pomegranate Punica granatum
 Australia Riberry Syzygium luehmannii
 Bangladesh Jackfruit[1] Artocarpus heterophyllus
 Brazil Cupuaçu[source?] Theobroma grandiflorum
 Cambodia Lady's Finger Banana
(chek pong moan in Khmer)		 Musa acuminata [2]
 Canada McIntosh Apple Malus domestica
 China Kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa [3]
Jujube Ziziphus zizyphus [4]
 France Pear Pyrus communis
 India Mango Mangifera indica [5]
 Indonesia Durian[source?] Durio zibethinus
 Iran Pomegranate[source?] Punica granatum
 Jamaica Ackee Blighia sapida [6]
 Japan Lychee[source?] Litchi chinensis
Japanese persimmon Diospyros kaki [7]
 Mexico Avocado [source?] Persea americana
 Malaysia Durian[source?] Durio zibethinus
   Nepal Golden Himalayan Berry Rubus ellipticus
 New Zealand Kiwifruit Actindia deliciosia
 Pakistan Mango (Aam) (Summer national fruit) Mangifera indica [8]
Guava (Winter national fruit) Psidium spp
 Philippines Mango Mangifera indica
 Poland Apples Malus Mill.
 Singapore Papaya Carica Papaya
 Sri Lanka Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
 Turkey Sultana grapes Vitis vinifera
 United Kingdom Raspberry[source?] Rubus idaeus
 United States Blueberry[source?] Cyanococcus

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "BANGLAPEDIA: Jackfruit". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. ↑ http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia.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." And it is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
  3. ↑ "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website.
  6. ↑ "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  7. ↑ "Persimmon". Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  8. ↑ "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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