"Africa and Australia (where they are known as passionfruit or Granadilla), and is now common in local markets of Papua New Guinea, where it is known as 'sugar fruit'. It likes climates ranging from 15° to 18 °C and between 600 and 1000 mm of annual rain. It lives at altitudes ranging from 1700 to 2600 meters above sea level.They have abundant, simple leaves and greenish-white flowers. The fruit is orange to yellow colored with small light markings. It has a round shape with a tip ending in the stem. The fruit is between 6.5 and 8 cm long and"
"Passiflora ligularis Passiflora ligularis, commonly known as the sweet granadilla or grenadia, is a plant species in the genus ""Passiflora"". It is known as ""granadilla"" in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru; ""granadilla común in"" Guatemala; ""granadilla de China"" or ""parchita amarilla"" in Venezuela and ""granaditta"" in Jamaica. The epithet ""ligularis"" comes from the plant's ligulate corollae. It is native to the Andes Mountains, mainly Peru, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It grows as far south as northern Argentina and as far north as Mexico. Outside of its native range it grows in the tropical mountains of"
"Giant granadilla The giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine (Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), ටං ටිං (), Passiflora quadrangularis, produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus ""Passiflora"". It is a perennial native to the Neotropics, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing numerous seeds, embedded in a subacid edible pulp. The badea is sometimes grown in greenhouses. The fruits of several other species of Passiflora are eaten. ""P. laurifolia"" is the water lemon and ""P. maliformis"" the"
"States, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain. ""Passiflora ligularis"", is an evergreen climbing shrub, producing stems of up to 5 meters long. The stems scramble over the ground or clamber into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of coiling tendrils. Passiflora ligularis Passiflora ligularis, commonly known as the sweet granadilla or grenadia, is a plant species in the genus ""Passiflora"". It is known as ""granadilla"" in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru; ""granadilla común in"" Guatemala; ""granadilla de China"" or ""parchita amarilla"" in Venezuela and ""granaditta"" in Jamaica. The epithet ""ligularis"" comes from the plant's ligulate"
"red flowers, each surrounded by white and purple filaments. Requiring a minimum temperature of , in temperate zones it must be grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Giant granadilla The giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine (Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), ටං ටිං (), Passiflora quadrangularis, produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus ""Passiflora"". It is a perennial native to the Neotropics, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing"
"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"
"other Central American and Caribbean Spanish-speaking countries, it is known by the Mexican name, while South American Spanish-speaking countries use a Quechua-derived word, ""palta"". In Portuguese, it is ""abacate"". The fruit is sometimes called an avocado pear or alligator pear (due to its shape and the rough green skin of some cultivars). The Nahuatl ""ahuacatl"" can be compounded with other words, as in ""ahuacamolli"", meaning avocado soup or sauce, from which the Spanish word ""guacamole"" derives. In the United Kingdom, the term ""avocado pear"" is still sometimes misused as applied when avocados first became commonly available in the 1960s. Originating"
"was known in early English as ""apple of Grenada""—a term which today survives only in heraldic blazons. This is a folk etymology, confusing the Latin ""granatus"" with the name of the Spanish city of Granada, which derives from Arabic. Garnet derives from Old French ""grenat"" by metathesis, from Medieval Latin ""granatum"" as used in a different meaning ""of a dark red color"". This derivation may have originated from ""pomum granatum"", describing the color of pomegranate pulp, or from ""granum"", referring to ""red dye, cochineal"". The French term for pomegranate, ""grenade"", has given its name to the military grenade. A shrub"
"Tamarillo The tamarillo is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped edible fruit. It is also known as the tree tomato, tomate andino, tomate serrano, tomate de yuca, sachatomate, berenjena, tamamoro, and tomate de árbol in South America. They are popular globally, especially in New Zealand, Australia, and America. The tamarillo is native to the Andes of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. Today it is still cultivated in gardens and small orchards for local production, and it is one"
"is derived from the Mexican town of Campeche, where it is native. In the numerous countries where it is cultivated or sold, it is known by many vernacular names; canistel is common, as are variations on egg-fruit and names referring to its yellow color. In the Philippines it is called ""chesa"" or ""tiessa"" or ""tiesa"". In Sri Lanka this fruit is known as ""Laulu"", ""Lavulu"" or ""Lawalu"". In Thailand it is known by different traditional popular names such as ""Lamut Khamen"" (ละมุดเขมร=""Khmer Sapodilla"") or ""Tho Khamen"" (ท้อเขมร=""Khmer Peach""), folk imagination attributing a hypothetical Cambodian origin to this fruit (the name"
"Guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated and enjoyed in many tropical and subtropical regions. ""Psidium guajava"" (common guava, lemon guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Although related species may also be called guavas, they belong to other species or genera, such as the ""pineapple guava"" ""Acca sellowiana"". In 2011, India was the largest producer of guavas. The most frequently eaten species, and the one often simply referred to as ""the guava"", is the apple guava (""Psidium guajava""). Guavas are typical Myrtoideae, with tough dark"
"both the fruits and the tender leaves are eaten. 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"
"parviflora"" Alston, and ""Rhodomyrtus tomentosa"" (Aiton) Wight. Common names include Ceylon hill gooseberry (English), Downy myrtle (English-Florida), Downy rose myrtle (English-Florida), Feijoa (French), Hill gooseberry (English), Hill guava (English), Isenberg bush (English-Hawaii), Myrte-groseille (French), Kemunting (Malaysia), Gangrenzi (China) and Rose myrtle (English-Florida). It has shown promise as a fire retardant species for use in fire breaks in the Himalayas. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens in tropical and subtropical areas, grown for its abundant flowers and sweet, edible fruit. The fruit can be made into pies and jams, or used in salads. In Phú Quốc, Vietnam, the fruits"
"and used like raisins. They contain pectin and can be used in pie filling. Ground cherries are called ""Poha"" in the Hawaiian language, and poha jam and preserves are traditional desserts made from ""Physalis"" plants grown on the Hawaiian Islands. The Cape gooseberry is native to the Americas, but is common in many subtropical areas. Its use in South Africa near the Cape of Good Hope inspired its common name. Other species of commercial importance include the tomatillo (""P. philadelphica""). Some nations, such as Colombia, have a significant economic trade in ""Physalis"" fruit. Physalis are widely cultivated in India, where"
"Grapefruit The grapefruit (""Citrus"" × ""paradisi"") is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit. Grapefruit is a hybrid originating in Barbados as an accidental cross between two introduced species, sweet orange (""C. sinensis"") and pomelo, or shaddock (""C. maxima""), both of which were introduced from Asia in the seventeenth century. When found, it was named the ""forbidden fruit""; and frequently, it has been misidentified with the pomelo. The grapefruit's name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to that of grapes. The evergreen grapefruit trees usually grow to"
"species in the genus ""Physalis"". Other names are Mexican green tomato and miltomate. In Spanish, it is called ""tomate de cáscara"", ""tomate de fresadilla"", ""tomate milpero"", ""tomate verde"" (green tomato), ""tomatillo"" (Mexico; this term means ""little tomato"" elsewhere), ""miltomate"" (Mexico, Guatemala), ""farolito"", or simply ""tomate"" (in which case the tomato is called ""jitomate""). Tomatillos are native to Central America and Mexico. The plant is grown mostly in the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Morelos, and in the highlands of Guatemala where it is known as ""miltomate"". In the United States, tomatillos have been cultivated since 1863, with one dubbed ""jamberry"""
"trials and produces a flavorful fruit. Physalis longifolia Physalis longifolia, known by the common names common groundcherry, longleaf groundcherry, and wild tomatillo, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is native to North America, where it is native to eastern Canada, much of the continental United States, and northern Mexico. It has also been noted as an introduced species in other regions, including parts of the United States outside its native range. In some areas, such as California, it is an occasional noxious weed. This species is a perennial herb growing tall with somewhat oval-shaped"
"""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"
"in Ilokano), if not widely, and in Cambodia (called kantuet) and Thailand (called mayom). In Grenada, the fruit is called a damsel. In St. Lucia, the fruit is known as ""see-wet"". In the United States, it is found in Hawaii, and occasionally southern parts of Texas, Florida. It is also found in Puerto Rico (where the fruit is called grosella), Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname (where it's called ronde birambi), US Virgin Islands, Peru and Brazil. அரை நெல்லிக்காய்(""arainellikai"", in Tamil-தமிழ்), ନରକୋଳି(""narakoLi"", in Odisha), The Otaheite gooseberry prefers moist soil. It can be cultivated in a variety of ways—budding,"
"similar to pineapple, the flavor of the fruit has been described as a combination of strawberries and apple, and sour citrus flavor notes, contrasting with an underlying creamy texture reminiscent of coconut or banana. Soursop is widely promoted (sometimes as ""graviola"") as an alternative cancer treatment, but there is no medical evidence it is effective for treating cancer or any disease. ""Annona muricata"" (common Spanish name: guanábana) is a species of the genus ""Annona"" of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, which has edible fruit. The fruit is usually called soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe. ""Annona"
"Latin *""amandula"", derived through a form ""amygdala"" from the Greek ἀμυγδάλη (""amygdálē"") (cf. amygdala), an almond. The ""al-"" in English, for the ""a-"" used in other languages may be due a confusion with the Arabic article ""al"", the word having first dropped the ""a-"" as in the Italian form ""mandorla""; the British pronunciation ""ah-mond"" and the modern Catalan ""ametlla"" and modern French ""amande"" show a form of the word closer to the original. Other related names of almond include ""mandel"" or ""knackmandel"" (German), ""mandorlo"" (Italian for the tree), ""mandorla"" (Italian for the fruit), ""amêndoa"" (Portuguese), and ""almendra"" (Spanish). The adjective"
"Garcinia intermedia Garcinia intermedia is a species of tropical American tree which produces tasty fruit. In English it is known as the lemon drop mangosteen (a name it shares with the closely related and similarly tasting ""Garcinia madruno""). In Spanish it is called mameyito, though it is known as jorco in Costa Rica. In the Philippines, it is known as berba. In Portuguese it is called achachairu. The name achachairu is also applied to ""Garcinia humilis"", another species native to Bolivia with larger, round or egg-shaped fruit (see Achachairu). ""G. humilis"" has been commercialized in Australia under the name Achacha."
"it shares some common names. It is also called ""star fruit"" in English (including Jamaican English and Philippine English) and literally translates into ""Stjernefrugt"" in Danish, ""Sternfrucht"" in German, and ""Stjärnfrukt"" in Swedish. In Spanish, it is known as ""carambola"", ""carambolo"", ""tamarindo chino"", ""tamarindo culí"", ""balimbín"" (Philippine Spanish, from Tagalog ""balimbing"", plural is ""balimbines""), and ""fruta china"" (Ecuador). In maritime Southeast Asia, it is known as ""belimbing"" in Indonesian and Malay and ""balimbíng"" or ""saranate"" in Tagalog. Carambola Carambola, or star fruit, is the fruit of ""Averrhoa carambola"", a species of tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and throughout Malesia."
"is cultivated sporadically throughout the tropics. Garcinia intermedia Garcinia intermedia is a species of tropical American tree which produces tasty fruit. In English it is known as the lemon drop mangosteen (a name it shares with the closely related and similarly tasting ""Garcinia madruno""). In Spanish it is called mameyito, though it is known as jorco in Costa Rica. In the Philippines, it is known as berba. In Portuguese it is called achachairu. The name achachairu is also applied to ""Garcinia humilis"", another species native to Bolivia with larger, round or egg-shaped fruit (see Achachairu). ""G. humilis"" has been commercialized"
"tradition that egg-plants could cause insanity. Translated into English as 'mad-apple', 'rage-apple', or 'raging apple', this name for eggplants is attested from 1578 and the form 'mad-apple' may still be found in Southern American English. The plant is also known as ""guinea squash"" in Southern American English. The term ""guinea"" in the name originally denoted the fact that the fruits were associated with West Africa. It has been known as 'Jew's apple', apparently in relation to a belief that the fruit was first imported to the West Indies by Jewish people. Different cultivars of the plant produce fruit of different"
"Coast of Mexico in the early 16th century gave vanilla its current name. Portuguese sailors and explorers brought vanilla into Africa and Asia later that century. They called it ""vainilla"", or ""little pod"". The word vanilla entered the English language in 1754, when the botanist Philip Miller wrote about the genus in his ""Gardener’s Dictionary"". ""Vainilla"" is from the diminutive of ""vaina"", from the Latin ""vagina"" (sheath) to describe the shape of the pods. The main species harvested for vanilla is ""V. planifolia"". Although it is native to Mexico, it is now widely grown throughout the tropics. Indonesia and Madagascar"
"is also one of the most commonly planted ornamental palms in the world, often planted in non-tropical locations such as shopping malls. Its fruits are sometimes said to be used as a substitute for the betel nut, in preparing buyo (fruit of ""Areca catechu"", leaves of ""Piper betle"", and lime) for chewing. Adonidia merrillii Adonidia merrillii, the Manila palm, is a palm tree species native to the Philippines (Palawan and Danjugan Island), Malaysia (Sabah), and is reportedly naturalized in the West Indies. It is commonly known as the ""Christmas Palm"" because its fruits become bright scarlet and tend to be"
"achieved great commercial success, but its unique flavor, early and long season, and prolific nature have led to its increasing popularity in backyard orchards in southern California. Besides being good for eating fresh, 'Cocktail' may be used to make marmalade or jam, candied peel, syrup, or in cocktails and smoothies. Mandelo A mandelo (or ""Mandalo"", also known as a ""cocktail grapefruit"") is a citrus fruit that is smaller than a grapefruit, has yellow or yellow-green coloured skin and bright yellow or yellow-orange flesh, but is sweeter than a grapefruit. The mandelo was developed in the 1950s at the UC Citrus"
"ceramics. Cherimoya The cherimoya (""Annona cherimola""), also spelled chirimoya and called chirimuya by the Inca people, is an edible fruit-bearing species of the genus ""Annona"" from the family Annonaceae. It is generally thought to be native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, spreading through cultivation to the Andes and Central America. Cherimoya is grown in tropical regions throughout the world. Mark Twain called the cherimoya ""the most delicious fruit known to men"". The creamy texture of the flesh gives the fruit its secondary name, custard apple. It is in the same genus, ""Annona"", as soursop. The name originates from the"
"Amelonado, Criollo, Nacional, Contamana, Curaray, Cacao guiana, Iquitos, Marañon, Nanay, and Purús. The generic name is derived from the Greek for ""food of the gods""; from θεός (""theos""), meaning ""god"", and βρῶμα (""broma""), meaning ""food"". The specific name ""cacao"" is the Hispanization of the name of the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages. The cacao was known as ""kakaw"" in Tzeltal, K'iche' and Classic Maya; ""kagaw"" in Sayula Popoluca; and ""cacahuatl"" in Nahuatl as ""bean of the cocoa-tree"". ""T. cacao"" is widely distributed from southeastern Mexico to the Amazon basin. There were originally two hypotheses about its domestication; one said that"
"Tomatillo The tomatillo (""Physalis philadelphica"" and ""Physalis ixocarpa""), also known as the Mexican husk tomato, is a plant of the nightshade family bearing small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit of the same name. Tomatillos originated in Mexico and were cultivated in the pre-Columbian era. A staple of Mexican cuisine, they are eaten raw or cooked in a variety of dishes, particularly salsa verde. The wild tomatillo and related plants are found everywhere in the Americas except in the far north, with the highest diversity in Mexico. In 2017, scientists reported on their discovery and analysis of a fossil tomatillo"
"said to be one of the ""Seven Wonders of Barbados"". The grapefruit was brought to Florida by Count Odet Philippe in 1823 in what is now known as Safety Harbor. Further crosses have produced the tangelo (1905), the Minneola tangelo (1931), and the oroblanco (1984). The grapefruit was known as the ""shaddock"" or ""shattuck"" until the nineteenth century. Its current name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to that of grapes. Botanically, it was not distinguished from the pomelo until the 1830s, when it was given the name ""Citrus paradisi."" Its true origins"
"Vanilla (genus) Vanilla, the vanilla orchids, forms a flowering plant genus of about 110 species in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The most widely known member is the flat-leaved vanilla (""V. planifolia""), native to Mexico, from which commercial vanilla flavoring is derived. It is the only orchid widely used for industrial purposes in flavoring such products as foods, beverages and cosmetics, and is recognized as the most popular aroma and flavor. The key constituent imparting its popular characteristics is the phenolic aldehyde, vanillin. This evergreen genus occurs worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions, from tropical America to tropical Asia, New Guinea"