Fruit Fruit Açaí Palm Euterpe is a genus of 25-30 species of palms native to tropical Central and South America, from Belize south to Brazil and Peru, growing mainly in floodplains and swamps. They are tall slender attractive palms growing to 15-30 m tall, with pinnate leaves up to 3 m long. The fruit is a small, round, black-purple drupe similar in size to a grape. They are produced in branched panicles of 700-900 fruits. Its appearance is similar to that of a grape, but it has a smaller amount of pulp and a single large seed about 7–10mm in diameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Açaí Palm"
Acerola (Malpighia glabra), also known as Barbados Cherry or Wild Crapemyrtle, is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae, native to the West Indies and northern South America. It grows to 3 m tall, with a dense, thorny crown. The leaves are evergreen, simple ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, with an entire margin. The flowers are produced in umbels of 2-5 together, each flower 1-1.5 cm diameter, with five pink or red petals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acerola"
Alphonso is a Mango cultivar that is considered by many to be the best in terms of sweetness and flavour. It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in western India. It is in season April through May. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alphonso (mango)"
The anchovy pear (also called the river pear) is a fruit native to the West Indies and is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies. It grows on the evergreen tree Grias cauliflora of the Lecythidaceae ( Brazil nut) family. The edible nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit. The meat of the seed (the “nut”) is very rich in oil and grows from 7 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm in diameter. The tree has fragrant yellow flowers about 5 cm across and grows to a height of about 15 m (50 feet). The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm. The edible, brown, berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the common pear. The fruit has a taste similar to that of the mango. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anchovy pear"
The Apricot (Prunus armeniaca, syn. Armeniaca vulgaris) is a fruit-bearing tree native to China. It is related to the Plum, and classified with it in the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apricot"
The Arctic raspberry, Rubus arcticus, is a species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family. Its dark red fruit is considered as a delicacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arctic raspberry"
The atemoya is a cross between two tropical fruits – the sweetsop (Annona squamosa) and the cherimoya (Annona cherimola) – which are both native fruits of the tropical Americas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atemoya" http://www.shortopedia.com Is Good For You. shortopedia
The babaco (Carica pentagona), is a species of the genus Carica from northwestern South America. It is closely related to Carica pubescens, and considered by some botanists to be a hybrid of that species and Carica stipulata. It can grow at high altitudes (over 2,000 m), and is the most cold-tolerant species of Carica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Babaco"
Bael (Aegle marmelos) is a fruit-bearing tree indigenous to India where it is popularly known as Bel, or Beli fruit, Bengal quince, Stone apple, or Wood apple. The tree, which is the only species in the genus Aegle, grows up to 15 meters tall and bears thorns and fragrant flowers. It has a woody-skinned, smooth fruit 5-15 cm in diameter. The skin of some forms of the fruit is so hard it must be cracked open with a hammer. It has numerous seeds, which are densely covered with fibrous hairs and are embedded in a thick, gluey, aromatic pulp. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bael"
A banana plant is a herb in the genus, Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. It is cultivated for its fruit, which also bears the same name. Bananas are of the Family Musaceae and closely related to plantains. Globally, bananas rank fourth after rice, wheat and maize in human consumption; they are grown in 130 countries worldwide, more than for any other fruit crop. Bananas are native to tropical southeastern Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banana"
In botany, the berry is the most common type of simple fleshy fruit; one in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. The ovary is always superior in these flowers, and they have one or more carpels within a thin covering and very fleshy interiors. The seeds are embedded in the common flesh of the ovary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berry"
Averrhoa bilimbi, commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree or tree sorrel is a close relative of the carambola, of genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bilimbi"
The blackberry is a widespread and well known shrub; a bramble fruit (Genus Rubus, Family Rosaceae) growing to 3 m (10 ft) and producing a soft-bodied fruit popular for use in desserts, jams and sometimes wine. Several Rubus species are called blackberry and since the species easily hybridize, there are many cultivars with more than one species in their ancestry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blackberry"
The blackcurrant is a temperate shrub which produces small edible berries with a high natural vitamin C content, which are very dark purple/blue in colour—almost black—hence the name. Like the other true currants (not to be confused with the Zante currant, a type of grape which is often dried), it is classified in the genus Ribes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blackcurrant"
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(Blueberry) Blueberries are a group of flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect. Cyanococcus. The species are native to North America and eastern Asia. They are shrubs varying in size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall; the smaller species are known as "lowbush blueberries", and the larger species as "highbush blueberries". The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and from 1-8 cm long and 0.5-3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish. The fruit is botanically a false berry 5-16 mm diameter with a flared "crown" at the end; they are pale greenish at first, then reddish-purple, and finally turn blue or dark purple on ripening. They have a sweet taste when mature, with variable acidity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blueberry"
A boysenberry is a cross among a blackberry, red raspberry and loganberry. It was created by Rudolph Boysen, and first commercially cultivated by Walter Knott. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boysenberry"
The Button Mangosteen (Garcinia prainiana) is also known as Cherapu. It has a flavor similar to but different from its cousin the mangosteen with an interesting taste but unlike its cousin its skin is tissue-thin instead of a hard rind. It is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as Mangosteen and Rheedia spp. It can be grown in a container, unlike its cousin the mangosteen. The fruit is grown in southeast Asia, by a few backyard growers in south Florida, and enjoyed out of hand. They are also growing this plant in the Whitman Rare Fruit Pavillion in Fairchild_Tropical_Botanic_Garden in south Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Button Mangosteen"
Calamondin or Calamansi X Citrofortunella microcarpa is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae that was developed in and is very popular throughout Southeast Asia, especially the Philippines, where it is most commonly used for cooking. In the west it is variously known as acid orange, calamondin orange, or Panama orange. In the Pacific islands it is called calamansi. It is a shrub or small tree growing to 3-6 m, and bears small citrus fruit used to flavour foods and drinks. Although sometimes described as a native of the Philippines or other SE Asia areas, the tree is in fact the result of a hybrid between species in the genera Citrus and Fortunella and unknown in the wild. Hybrids between Citrus spp. have been cultivated for so long that the origins of most are obscure. It is generally held that most species in cultivation are ancient apomictic hybrids and selected cultivars of these hybrids, including crosses with other genera such as Fortunella and Poncirus. The calamondin is usually described as a cross between Citrus reticulata ( tangerine or Mandarin orange) and Fortunella margarita ( kumquat). ...more on Wikipedia about "Calamondin"
The Canada Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis), also known as Russet Buffaloberry, Soapberry or Foamberry, is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus Shepherdia bearing edible red berries. One recognized form however bears yellow fruits. The berries have an extremely bitter taste. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canada Buffaloberry"
The Canistel (Pouteria campechiana) is an evergreen tree found from Mexico to Brazil. Its binomial name is derived from the Mexican town of Campeche, where it is native. It is sometimes (wrongly) referred to as Lucuma campechiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canistel"
Capulin (Prunus salicifolia) is a fruit. The capulin does not really belong with the fruits of warm regions, but is a true cherry. It is closely related to the Jamaica cherry, but distinguishable from it. The capulin is often called the capuli, capoli, capulin, or capolin in both Mexico and Colombia. While in other parts of these countries and in others, it has the names of cerezo, detse, detze, taunday, jonote, puan, palman, or xengua. In Guatemala it is called the wild cherry; in Bolivia it is capuli; and in Eucador, it is known as the capuli or black cherry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capulin" Made by http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia
The carambola is a species of tree native to Sri Lanka and popular throughout Southeast Asia. It is also grown in Brazil, Ghana and Guyana. It is closely related to the bilimbi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carambola"
Carica is a genus of about 20-25 species of evergreen shrubs or trees usually unbranched or sparsely branched pachycaul trees and shrubs, native to tropical Central and South America. Grows best in full sun to light shade. Soil should have excellent drainage and be rich with plenty of humus or compost. These tropicals like warmth and the more the better but should be kept on the dry side in the cool, cold winter months (treat them like cacti). You will need a female and a male plant to produce fruit, although sometime both sexes are present on the same plant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carica"
Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae. They are native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea. These plants are related to the Quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves, and in the flowers having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate at the base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chaenomeles"
The Cherimoya Annona cherimola is a species of Annona native to the Andean-highland valleys of Perú, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. Although it is widely popular in Chile, Cherimoya is not native to that area. It has, however, been cultivated in Chile, making the nation one of the main exporters of Cherimoya in the region. It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 7 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate, 7-15 cm long and 6-10 cm broad. The flowers are produced in small clusters, each flower 2-3 cm across, with six petals, yellow-brown, often spotted purple at the base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherimoya"
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