This list of tropical fruits is the second of two web pages.
This page enumerates tropical fruit crops with common names arranged in alphabetical order from M to T.
Other common names of the species, scientific names, and botanical families are provided or referred to see another crop name is indicated.
Those with common names starting from A to L are enumerated on page 1 list of fruits.
List of Tropical Fruits (M-T)
Table FC-2. List of tropical fruits (fruit crops) with common names starting from the letter M to T.
| Common Names | Family | Scientific Name |
Mabolo (see Persimmon grouping) | ||
| Mandarin (see Citrus grouping) | ||
Mango | Anacardiaceae | Mangifera spp. |
– Mango, carabao mango, paho | Anacardiaceae | Mangifera indica |
| – Baluno, binjai, bauno, bayuno | – | Mangifera caesia / M. kemanga |
| – Mangga wani, kuwini, huani, wani | – | Mangifera odorata |
| – Pahutan, paho, pangamangaen | – | Mangifera altissima |
Mangosteen, manggustan | Guttiferae / Clusiaceae | Garcinia mangostana |
| Marang (see Artocarpus grouping) | ||
| Mombin (see Spondias grouping) | ||
| Naseberry (see Sapodilla grouping) | ||
| Olive | Oleaceae | Olea europaea |
| Orange (see Citrus grouping) | ||
| Papaya, pawpaw, melon tree, kapayas | Caricaceae | Carica papaya |
Passionfruit/Granadilla | Passifloraceae | Passiflora spp. |
| – Yellow passionfruit | Passifloraceae | Passiflora edulis |
| – Purple passionfruit | – | Passiflora flavicarpa |
| – Giant passionfruit, giant granadilla | – | Passiflora quadrangularis |
Persimmon | Ebenaceae | Diospyros spp. |
– Black persimmon, black zapote | Ebenaceae | Diospyros digyna |
| – Mabolo, velvet apple, kamagong | – | Diospyros blancoi |
| – Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon, kaki | – | Diospyros kaki |
Pineapple, piña, pinya | Bromeliaceae | Ananas comosus |
| Pomegranate, granada | Punicaceae | Punica granatum |
| Pummelo (see Citrus grouping) | ||
| Rambutan | Sapindaceae | Nephelium lappaceum |
| Santol, kechapi, sentol | Meliaceae | Sandoricum koetjape |
| Sapodilla, naseberry, chico | Sapotaceae | Manilkara zapota |
| Sour orange (see Citrus grouping) | ||
| Soursop (see Custard apples) | ||
Spondias | Anacardiaceae | Spondias spp. |
– Ambarella, otaheite apple, great hog plum, hevi | Anacardiaceae | Spondias cytherea |
| – Libas, lubas, alubihon, aduas | – | Spondias pinnata |
| – Mombin, red mombin, Spanish plum hog plum, siniguelas, sirhuelas | – | Spondias purpurea |
Starapple, caimito | Sapotaceae | Chrysophyllum cainito |
| Strawberry, dessert strawberry | Rosaceae | Fragaria x ananassa |
| Sugarapple (see Custard apples) | ||
| Sweet orange (see Citrus grouping) | ||
Syzygium | Myrtaceae | Syzigium spp. |
– Jambolan, duhat, lomboy | Myrtaceae | Syzigium cumini |
| – Water apple, bell fruit, tambis | – | Syzigium aqueum |
| – Wax jambu, Java apple, makopa | – | Syzigium samarangense |
Tamarind, sampalok, sambag | Leguminosae / Fabaceae | Tamarindus indica |
REFERENCES
- CORONEL RE, ZUÑO JC. 1979. Fruit Crops in the Philippines: A Systematic List. IPB Bulletin No. 1. UPLB, College, Laguna, Phils.: National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory. 39 p.
- HILL AF. 1972. Economic Botany. TMF ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. 560 p.
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