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Lecture 34Lecture 34Other Tropical & Subtropical Fruits

Tropical Fruit

Malaysian tropical fruits

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Baccaurea, Euphorbiaceae

Malaysian Fig

Dokong, Meliaceae

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Salak, Palmae

Sarawak

Frieda Caplan

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Diospyros kakiJapanese persimmon, kaki

EbenaceaeCereus peruvianusPitaya, dragonbloodCactaceaeDurio zibethinusDurianBombaceaeBixa orellanoLipstick plant, annattoBixaceaeAnnona cherimolaCherimoyaAnnonaceae

Lecythis usitataParadise nut, sapucaiaLecythidaceaeGarcinia mangostanaMangosteenGutiferae

Pistacia veraPistachioMangifera indicaMangoAnacardium occidentaleCashewAnacardiaceae

Macadamia ternifoliaMacadamiaProteaceaePassiflora edulisPassionfruitPassifloraceaeAverrhoa carambolaCarambola (Starfruit)Oxalidaceae

Myrciaria caulifloraJaboticabaFeijoa sellowianaFeijoa, Pineapple guavaPsidium guajavaGuavaMyrtaceaeArtocarpus heterophyllaJackfruitArtocarpus altilisBreadfruitMoraceae

Eugenia unifloraSurinam cherry, AcerolaSyzygium malaccenseMountain apple

Pouteria campechianaCanistel,sweetpotato fruit

Sapotaceae

Litchi chinensisLycheeSapindaceaeNephelium lappaceumRambutan

Lycopersicum esculentumTomatoSolanaceae

Theobroma grandiflorumCupuassuSterculiaceaeCyphomandra betaceaTree tomato

Calocarpum sapotaMamey sapote

Eriobotrya japonicaLoquatRosaceaeZiziphyus jujubaJujube, Chinese dateRhamnaceae

Solanum quitoenseNaranjilla

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Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)Mango (Mangifera indica) Pistachio (Pistacia vera)

Anacardiaceae

Cashew

Cashew fruit

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Cashew in flower

India (500), Indonesia (80),Viet Nam (68)

706AsiaBrazil (180), Peru (2) 183South America

El Salvador (3),Dominican Republic (1)

4North America

Nigeria (184), Tanzania (122),Guinea (80)

577Africa1,470World

Chief countries1000

tonnesContinent

Cashew Production (2001)

Mangos

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Mango

Mango in Bloom

Mangifera indica flowers

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Mango

Australia (28), Cook Islands (3),Samoa (3)

34Oceania

India (11500), Thailand (1350), Indonesia (950)

19,424Asia

Brazil (540), Peru (163),Ecuador (142)

1,160South America

Mexico (1459), Haiti (250),Dominican Republic (185)

2,233North America

Nigeria (729), Egypt (311),Congo (206)

2,253Africa25,104World

Chief countries1000

tonnesContinent

Mango Production (2001)

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Pistachio

Furrow-irrigated pistachios

Greece (6), Italy (2) 8EuropeIran (120), Syria (37), Turkey (35) 221AsiaUSA (91) 91North AmericaTunisia (1) 1Africa

321WorldChief countries

1000tonnesContinent

Pistachio Production (2001)

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AnnonaceaeCherimoya (Annona cherimola)

Cherimoya, passion fruit, tree tomato, apple, naranjilla

Annona

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Annona Hybrid

Soursop

Calabash treeCrescentia cujete,

Bignoniaceae

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Calabash

BixaceaeLipstick plant, annatto (Bixa orellana)

BombaceaeDurian (Durio zibethinus)

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Durian

Hybrid Durian

Durian & Mangosteen trees

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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), Gutiferae

Tropical fruit stand

Young Mangosteen

Tree

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CactaceaePitaya, dragonblood (Cereus peruvianus)

Pitaya

Pitaya

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Non-astringent (NA) PCNANon-astringent at maturity

whether seeded or not.Flesh color unaffected by

seed at maturity.

Pollination constant (PC)

Astringent (A) PCAAstringent at maturity

unless treated.Flesh color unaffected by

seed at maturity.

EbenaceaeJapanese persimmon, kaki (Diospyros kaki)

PVNANon-astringent at maturity

only if seeded.Flesh turns brown at

maturity if seeded.

PVAAstringent at maturity

unless treated.Brown flesh color only

around seed at maturity.

Pollination Variant (PV)

Brastagi market

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Guava (Psidium guajava) Feijoa, Pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana)Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) Mountain apple (Syzygium malaccense)Surinam cherry, acerola (Eugenia uniflora)

Myrtaceae

Guava Flower

Guava Fruit

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Single stem guava, Hawaii

Guava, Feijoa, Ketembilla, Hort. Congress Exhibit, Israel

Feijoa

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Jaboticaba

Mountain apple and Banana

Surinam Cherry, Hawaii

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Surinam Cherry, Hawaii

Breadfruit tree

MoraceaeBreadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophylla)

Jackfruit

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Charlie Hess holding Jackfruit, Brazil

OxalidaceaeCarambola (Starfruit) (Averrhoa carambola)

Carambola

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PassifloraceaePassionfruit (Passiflora edulis)

Cherimoya, passion fruit, tree tomato, apple, naranjilla

Passiflora flower

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Passion fruit flower

Passion fruit

Passion fruit trellis, Hawaii

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Passion fruit trellis

RhamnaceaeJujube, Chinese date (Ziziphus jujuba)

Jujube

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RosaceaeLoquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

Rambutan

SapindaceaeRambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)

Lychee (Litchi chinensis)

Rambutan, ripe

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Lychee tree

Lychee Inflorescence

Lychee

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Lychee fruit, ripe

Pouteria campechiana

SapotaceaeCanistel, sweetpotato fruit (Pouteria campechiana)

Mamey sapote (Calocarpum sapota)

Persimmon, Carambola, Sapote

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Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum)Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) Tree tomato (Cyphomandra betacea)

(renamed tamarillo in New Zealand)

Solanaceae

Tomato, Avocado

Naranjillo

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Tamarillo

Tamarillo

Tamarillo

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Cherimoya, passion fruit, tree tomato, apple, naranjilla

Tropical Nuts

LecythidaceaeParadise nut, sapucaia (Lecythis usitata)

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ProteaceaeMacadamia (Macadamia ternifolia)

Macadamia inflorescence and developing fruit

Australian Macadamia Orchard

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Australian Macadamia Nuts

Macadamia

Macadamia Orchard

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Macadamia Seedlings

SterculiaceaeCupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum)

Seeded Seedless

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Grapes & living trellis

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