"Paramhansa Yogananda cites an interpretation by his master Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri that the Garden of Eden refers to man's body, with the fruit in the center being that of the sexual organs. In Western Europe, the fruit was often depicted as an apple. This was possibly because of a misunderstanding of – or a pun on – ""mălum"", a native Latin noun which means evil (from the adjective ""malus""), and ""mālum"", another Latin noun, borrowed from Greek μῆλον, which means apple. In the Vulgate, Genesis 2:17 describes the tree as ""de ligno autem scientiae boni et mali"" : ""but"
"Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. Cambuca fruit taste resemble light combination of mango and papaya. A member of the"
"myrtle and eucalyptus family, the tree can grow to a height of thirty feet, and propagation is by seed. Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in"
"Pulasan The pulasan, ""Nephelium mutabile"" Blume (family Sapindaceae), is a tropical fruit closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. It has various common names, including ""pulasan"" in English, Spanish and Malay, ""kapulasan"" in Indonesia, ""ngoh-khonsan"" in Thailand, and ""bulala"" or ""panungayan"" in the Philippines. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia. The name ""pulasan"" comes from the Malay word ""pulas"" (twist) related to ""pilas"" (remove) of Tagalog. The fruit is opened through the act of twisting the fruit with both hands, thus the name ""pulasan"". The pulasan"
"Malva pusilla Malva pusilla, also known as Malva rotundifolia (the latter of which is now officially rejected by botanists), the low mallow, small mallow, or the round-leaved mallow, is an annual and biennial herb species of the Mallow genus ""Malva"" in the family of Malvaceae. Malva is a genus that consists of about 30 species of plants. This genus consists of plants named mallows. Mallows grow in many regions, including temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas. ""Malva pusilla"" is native to temperate and Mediterranean Europe, Turkey, Caucasia, and northwest Iran. It is invasive to North America, Europe, and Korea. In the"
"(""pampelmuse""), Latvian (""pampelmūze""), Ido (""pompelmuso""), whereas some other languages use ""pomelo"" (Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Bulgarian).In Southeast Asia, it is commonly known as limau besar, limau betawi, or limau serdadu in Malay; jeruk bali in Bahasa Indonesia; ส้มโอ [som o:] in Thai; lukban in Tagalog; and bu’o’i in Vietnamese. Another origin theory proposes that ""pomelo"" is an alteration of a compound of English names ""pomme"" (""apple"") + ""melon"".<ref name=""OED2008/06"">“pomelo, ""n.""” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2008]</ref> The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. Typically, the"
"oryzae"", ""Epicoccum nigrum"", and ""Glomerella cingulata"". Ziziphus mauritiana Ziziphus mauritiana, also known as Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, jujube, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, dunks (in Barbados) and masau, is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. ""Ziziphus mauritiana"" is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 m high, with trunk 40 cm or more in diameter; spreading crown; stipular spines and many drooping branches. The fruit is of variable shape and size. It can be oval, obovate, oblong or round, and can be 1-2.5 in (2.5-6.25 cm) long, depending on the variety."
"Ziziphus mauritiana Ziziphus mauritiana, also known as Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, jujube, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, dunks (in Barbados) and masau, is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. ""Ziziphus mauritiana"" is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 m high, with trunk 40 cm or more in diameter; spreading crown; stipular spines and many drooping branches. The fruit is of variable shape and size. It can be oval, obovate, oblong or round, and can be 1-2.5 in (2.5-6.25 cm) long, depending on the variety. The flesh is white and crisp."
"was Mitsuru Hotta, the same botanist who later named it. The Latin name, translated to English means ""banana (or plantain) species originating from [Mount] Mulu."" Musa muluensis Musa muluensis is a plant in the banana and plantain family. It is native to tropical Asia; found only in Sarawak in Malaysia. It is placed in section ""Callimusa"" (now including the former section ""Australimusa""), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20. In 1964, specimens of the leaves, fruits, and flowers of ""M. muluensis"" were first collected for botanical analysis. They were collected from somewhere along the Sungai"
"Pomelo The pomelo, Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, is the largest citrus fruit from the Rutaceae family. It is a natural (non-hybrid) citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a large grapefruit, native to South and Southeast Asia. The pomelo is one of the original citrus species from which the rest of cultivated citrus hybridized. The popular fruit is used in many Chinese festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia. After a Captain Shaddock of an East India Company ship introduced it to Barbados, the fruit was called ""shaddock"" in English. From there the name spread to Jamaica in 1696. It remains a"
"Citrus junos Citrus junos or yuzu (from Japanese ) (or more precisely, ""Citrus"" × ""junos"" [""C. reticulata"" × ""C. ichangensis""]) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae. It is called yuja (from Korean ) in Korean cuisine context. Both Japanese ""yuzu"" and Korean ""yuja"" are cognates of Chinese ""yòuzi"" (), but the Chinese word means pomelo. Yuzu is called ""xiāngchéng"" () in Chinese. The fruit looks somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness. ""Yuzu"" fruits, which are very aromatic, typically range between"
"common name for the fruit among English authors. The word ""pomelo"" (also spelled pomello, pummelo, pommelo, pumelo) has become the more common name, although ""pomelo"" has historically been used for grapefruit. (The 1973 printing of the American Heritage Dictionary, for example, gives grapefruit as the only meaning of ""pomelo."") The etymology of the word ""pomelo"" is complex. In Tamil it is called ""pampa limāsu"", which means big citrus. The name was adopted by the Portuguese as ""pomposos limões"" and then by the Dutch as ""pompelmoes"". With some deviations, the name may be found in many European languages, such as German"
"Ugli fruit The ugli or ugli fruit is a Jamaican form of tangelo, a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine. Its species is ""Citrus reticulata"" × ""Citrus paradisi"". Ugli was discovered growing wild (possibly having developed in the same way grapefruit was created) in Jamaica, where it is mainly grown today. The name is a variation of the word ""ugly"", which refers to the fruit's unsightly appearance, with rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind, wrapped loosely around the orange pulpy citrus inside. UGLI is a registered trademark of Cabel Hall Citrus Limited, under which"
"Inga edulis Inga edulis known as ice-cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquil, guama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America. It is in the mimosoid tribe of the legume family Fabaceae. It is widely grown, especially by indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage cachiri. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil and Colombia. The name ""inga"" is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America. Its name ""ice cream bean"" originates from the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp. Mature trees of ""Inga edulis"" reach 30 m (98 ft)"
"fruit is called Iyeye or Yeye in the Yoruba language, ngulungwu in Igbo and isada in Hausa. Other common names include hug plum, true yellow mombin, golden apple or Java plum, Ambaralla (ඇඹරැල්ල) in Sri Lanka. In Panama it is called mangotin. In ""habla congo"" of palo mayombe in Cuba, it is called ""nkunia guenguere kunansieto', ciruela. In Palauan, it is called titimel. Spondias mombin Spondias mombin or ""Spondias purpurea"" var. ""lutea"", also known as yellow mombin or hog plum is a species a tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including"
"Matricaria chamomilla Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: ""Matricaria recutita""), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), Italian camomilla, German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile or scented mayweed, is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. ""M. chamomilla"" is the most popular source of the herbal product chamomile, although other species are also used as chamomile. The word chamomile comes from the Greek χαμαίμηλον (""chamaimēlon"") meaning ""earth-apple"", which is derived from χαμαί (""chamai"") meaning ""on the ground"" and μήλον (""mēlon"") meaning ""apple"". It is so called because of the apple-like scent of the plant. Chamomile blue refers to chamazulene, the purified,"
"distributed in Europe and the United States between November and April, and is on occasion available from July to September. Ugli fruit The ugli or ugli fruit is a Jamaican form of tangelo, a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine. Its species is ""Citrus reticulata"" × ""Citrus paradisi"". Ugli was discovered growing wild (possibly having developed in the same way grapefruit was created) in Jamaica, where it is mainly grown today. The name is a variation of the word ""ugly"", which refers to the fruit's unsightly appearance, with rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind,"
"Terminalia ferdinandiana Terminalia ferdinandiana, also called the gubinge, billygoat plum, Kakadu plum, green plum, salty plum, murunga or mador, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from northwestern Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. It has a high concentration of vitamin C in its fruit: recorded concentrations of 2300–3150 mg/100 g wet weight and occasionally as high as 5300 mg/100 g, compared with 50 mg/100 g for oranges, ranks among the highest known of any natural source. It should not be confused with"" Planchonia careya"", with which it shares some common names."
"Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón in Costa Rica, golden apple in Grenada, Saint Vincent"
"""H. icasia"". The genus ""Musa"" was first named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The name is a Latinization of the Arabic name for the fruit, ""mauz"" (موز). ""Mauz"" meaning ""Musa"" is discussed in the 11th-century Arabic encyclopedia ""The Canon of Medicine"", which was translated to Latin in medieval times and well known in Europe. ""Muz"" is also the Turkish, Persian, and Somali name for the fruit. Some sources assert that ""Musa"" is named for Antonius Musa, physician to the Emperor Augustus. The word ""banana"" came to English from Spanish and Portuguese, which in turn apparently obtained it from a West"
"""China"" where the orange, a similar-looking fruit, originated. The fruit is known as maracuyá or parcha in Spanish, grenadille or fruit de la passion in French. ""P. edulis"" is a perennial vine; tendrils are borne in leaf axils, and have a red or purple hue when young. There are two main varieties: a purple-fruited type, ""P. edulis"" f. ""edulis"", and the yellow-fruited ""P. edulis"" f. ""flavicarpa"". Usually the vine produces a single flower 5–7.5 cm wide at each node. The flower has 5 oblong, green sepals and 5 white petals. The sepals and petals are 4-6mm in length and form"
"Tungi Spirit Tungi Spirit is the name given to a distilled product made in Saint Helena from the fruit of the prickly or cactus pear (""Opuntia ficus-indica""). Tungi is the local Saint Helenian name for the prickly or cactus pear. Three principal varieties of tungi grow on Saint Helena, but only two are used in the production of Tungi spirit. These are both examples of the largest fruit grown – the 'English' (or yellow) fruit and the 'Madeira' (or large red) fruit. These are cultivars of ""Opuntia ficus indica"". The small 'spiny red' tungi fruits (""O. elatior"") are not normally"
"Garcinia gummi-gutta Garcinia gummi-gutta is a tropical species of ""Garcinia"" native to Indonesia. Common names include Garcinia cambogia (a former scientific name), as well as brindleberry, Malabar tamarind, and kudam puli (pot tamarind). This fruit looks like a small pumpkin and is green to pale yellow in color. Although it has received considerable media attention purporting its effects on weight loss, there is liver toxicity associated with commercial preparations of the fruit extract, with clinical evidence indicating it has no significant effect on weight loss. ""Garcinia gummi-gutta"" is grown for its fruit in Southeast Asia, coastal Karnataka/Kerala, India, and west"
"of the USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - National Plant Germplasm System NGRL. Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have"
"tough, resilient wood, used for making implements, and for its bark, used for a wide range of medicinal purposes. Malus fusca Malus fusca, with the common names Oregon crabapple and Pacific crabapple, is a North American species of crabapple. It is native to western North America from Alaska, through British Columbia, to northwestern California. It grows in temperate coniferous forest, primarily in the Cascade Range and the Pacific Coast Ranges. ""Malus fusca"" is a deciduous tree up to tall. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. Flowers are white or pale pink, blooming in Spring. The fruits are"
"Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Likely having origin in Mexico, ""O. ficus-indica"" is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus. Common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, and spineless cactus, among many. In Mexican Spanish, the plant is called nopal, while the fruit is called tuna, names that may be used in American English as culinary terms. Fig opuntia is grown primarily as"
"Gynostemma pentaphyllum Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also called jiaogulan ((, Pinyin: jiǎogǔlán), literally ""twisting blue plant"", is a dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine of the family Cucurbitaceae (cucumber or gourd family) widely distributed in South and East Asia as well as New Guinea. Jiaogulan is best known as an herbal medicine reputed to have powerful antioxidant and adaptogenic effects purported to increase longevity. Pharmacological research has indicated a number of therapeutic qualities of jiaogulan, such as lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure, and strengthening immunity. Jiaogulan belongs to the genus ""Gynostemma"", in the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes cucumbers, gourds, and melons. Its fruit"
"be used to make jellies, jams and food preserves. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant. Malus angustifolia Malus angustifolia, or southern crabapple, is a species of crabapple native to the eastern and south-central United States from Florida west to eastern Texas and north to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri. ""Malus angustifolia"" is a tree sometimes attaining a height of 10 meters (33 feet). The trunk can have a diameter up to 25 cm (10 inches). Flowers are pink, with a pleasant scent. The fruits are up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, and have an aromatic"
"a round face like the fruit. Kabosu Kabosu (カボス or 臭橙; Binomial name: ""Citrus sphaerocarpa"") is a citrus fruit of an evergreen broad-leaf tree in the Rutaceae family. It is popular in Japan, where its juice is used to improve the taste of many dishes, especially cooked fish, sashimi, and hot pot dishes. Kabosu is a juicy citrus fruit closely related to yuzu. Its juice has the sharpness of lemon, and it is used instead of vinegar in some Japanese dishes. It grows on a flowering shrub or tree with sharp thorns. The fruit is harvested when still green, but"
"Eremophila debilis Eremophila debilis, commonly known as winter apple or amulla, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to an area extending from north Queensland to near the border between New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with lance-shaped leaves and white, rarely deep mauve flowers. ""Eremophila debilis"" is a prostrate shrub with spreading stems up to long. It has glossy green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves which are mostly long, wide and glabrous usually with 3 or 4 pairs of prominent teeth on the edges. The flowers are borne singly"
"and without the crinkled margin of that species. The flowers are small, yellow or yellowish-green, produced in small umbels (hence the scientific name ""Umbellularia"", ""little umbel""). Unlike other ""bay laurels"" of the genus ""Laurus"", ""Umbellularia"" has perfect flowers (male and female parts in the same flower). The fruit, also known as ""California bay nut"", is a round and green berry 2–2.5 cm long and 2 cm broad, lightly spotted with yellow, maturing purple. Under the thin, leathery skin, it consists of an oily, fleshy covering over a single hard, thin-shelled pit, and resembles a miniature avocado. ""Umbellularia"" is in fact"
"fruit for culinary purposes, although in botany they are classified as fruit). Pawpaw fruits have a sweet, custardish flavor somewhat similar to banana, mango, and cantaloupe, and are commonly eaten raw, but are also used to make ice cream and baked desserts. This plant's scientific name is ""Asimina triloba."" The genus name ""Asimina"" is adapted from the Native American (probably Miami-Illinois) name ""assimin"" or ""rassimin"" through the French colonial ""asiminier."" The epithet ""triloba"" in the species' scientific name refers to the flowers' three-lobed calices and doubly three-lobed corollas, the shape not unlike a tricorne hat. The common name of this"
"including Cambodia. Willughbeia edulis Willughbeia edulis aka Willughbeia cochinchinensis is a tropical fruit of the genus ""Willughbeia"". It is a yellow sour edible fruit. It is known by several names, among them are ""kuy"" in Cambodia, ""gedraphol"", ""laleng-tenga"", ""bel-tata"" in India, ""dton-kuy"" (ต้นคุย), ""kuiton"" (เถาคุย), ""kreua"" (เครือ) and ""katong-katiew"" (กะตังกะติ้ว) in Thai, ""talaing-no"" in Myanmar and ""guồi"" in Vietnamese. ""Kubal madu"" in Indonesia refers to a similar edible relative, ""W. sarawacensis"". The fruit can be found in India, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Chanthaburi Province of Thailand. The roots can be used as a red dye. It is used medicinally in parts"