- 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
Country Common name Scientific name Picture Reference Armenia Apricot Prunus armeniaca India Mango Mangifera indica [1] Bangladesh Jackfruit[2] Artocarpus heterophyllus Brazil Cupuaçu[citation needed] Theobroma grandiflorum Cambodia Lady's Finger Banana (chek pong moan in Khmer) Musa acuminata Colla (AA Group) cv. 'Lady's Finger' [3] China Kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa [4] England Apple Malus domestica Iran Pomegranate[citation needed] Punica granatum Jamaica Ackee Blighia sapida [5] Japan Lychee Litchi chinensis Mexico Avocado[citation needed] Persea americana Malaysia Papaya[citation needed] Papaya Pakistan Mango (Summer national fruit) Mangifera indica Guava (Winter national fruit) Psidium[citation needed] Philippines Mango[citation needed] Mangifera indica -
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References
- ^ "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website. http://india.gov.in/knowindia/national_fruit.php.
- ^ http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/J_0004.HTM
- ^ 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The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia.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." And it is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
- ^ "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. http://www.123independenceday.com/china/national-symbols.html. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
See also
National symbols Articles Lists Categories:- Fruit
- Lists of foods
- Lists of plants
- Lists of national symbols
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