List of fruits
Fruits on this list are defined as the word is used in everyday speech. It does not include vegetables, whatever their origin.
List of fruits
- Apple --> Malus pumila
- Pear --> Pyrus communis
- Sorb --> Sorbus domestica
Drupes
Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed (or "stone") or one hard capsule containing seeds.
- Açaí --> Euterpe oleracea
- Alaskan bunchberry --> Cornus × --> unalaschkensis
- Cherry --> Prunus avium
- Damson --> Prunus domestica subsp. --> insititia
- Greengage --> Prunus domestica subsp. --> italica
- Kelsey plum --> Prunus salicina spp.
- King coconut --> Cocos nucifera var. --> aurantiaca
- Nectarine --> Prunus persica var. --> nucipersica
- Peach --> Prunus persica
- Pili --> Canarium ovatum
- Plum --> Prunus domestica
- Sloe --> Prunus spinosa
- Wongi --> Manilkara kauki
- Yangmei --> Myrica rubra
- Zwetschge --> Prunus domestica subsp. --> domestica
Berries
Botanical berries represent any fruit that has a relatively thin exterior, with mostly flesh and more than one seed inside.
- Abiu --> Pouteria caimito
- Babaco --> Vasconcellea × --> heilbornii
- Banana --> Musa acuminata
- Grape --> Vitis vinifera
- Guava --> Psidium guajava
- Papaya --> Carica papaya
Pepos
Pepos represent any fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each
- Melons are good examples of this.
- Bael --> Aegle marmelos
- Bailan melon --> Cucumis melo var. --> inodorus 'Bailan Melon'
- Banana melon --> Cucumis melo 'Banana'
- Canary melon --> Cucumis melo var. --> inodorus 'Canary Melon'
- Crane melon --> Cucumis melo 'Crane Melon'
- Crenshaw melon --> Cucumis melo 'Crenshaw Melon'
- European cantaloupe --> Cucumis melo var. --> cantalupensis
- Gaya melon --> Cucumis melo 'Gaya'
- Honeydew melon --> Cucumis melo var. --> inodorus
- Kajari melon --> Cucumis melo 'Kajari'
- Korean melon --> Cucumis melo var. --> makuwa
- Mirza melon --> Cucumis melo 'Mirza'
- North American cantaloupe --> Cucumis melo var. --> reticulatus
- Santa Claus melon --> Cucumis melo var. --> inodorus 'Santa Claus Melon'
- Sprite melon --> Cucumis melo 'Sprite Melon'
- Tigger melon --> Cucumis melo 'Tigger Melon'
- Wood-apple --> Limonia acidissima Hesperidiums
==Citruses== Also known as citruses, they possess thick and leathery rinds. These fruits are generally sour and acidic to some extent and have a wagon wheel-like cross section.
- Amanatsu --> Citrus × --> natsudaidai
- Bajoura citron --> Citrus medica ssp. --> bajoura
- Bitter orange --> Citrus × --> aurantium
- Blood lime --> Citrus australasica var. --> sanguinea × 'Ellendale Mandarin'
- Blood orange --> Citrus × --> sinensis 'Blood Orange'
- Buddha's hand --> Citrus medica var. --> sarcodactylis
- Cam sành --> Citrus reticulata × --> sinensis
- Centennial variegated kumquat --> Citrus margarita 'Centennial Variegated Kumquat'
- Citron --> Citrus medica
- Clementine --> Citrus × --> clementina
- Etrog --> Citrus medica var. --> ethrog
- Florentine citron --> Citrus × --> limonimedica
- Grapefruit --> Citrus × --> paradisi
- Haruka --> Citrus tamurana x --> C. natsudaidai
- Kanpei --> Citrus reticulata 'Kanpei'
- Key lime --> Citrus × --> aurantiifolia
- Kinkoji unshiu --> Citrus obovoidea x --> C. unshiu
- Kinnow --> Citrus nobilis × --> citrus × --> deliciosa
- Kiyomi --> Citrus unshiu × --> citrus sinensis
- Kobayashi mikan --> Citrus natsudaidai x --> C. unshiu
- Kuchinotsu No.37 --> Kiyomi x --> encore
- Lemon --> Citrus limon
- Melogold --> Citrus grandis × --> citrus paradisi
- Meyer lemon --> Citrus × --> meyeri
- Oroblanco --> Citrus grandis × --> citrus paradisi
- Pomelo --> Citrus maxima
- Ponderosa lemon --> Citrus × --> pyriformis
- Shangjuan --> Citrus cavaleriei × --> citrus
- Shonan gold --> Citrus flaviculpus × --> citrus unshiu
- Taiwan tangerine --> Citrus × --> depressa
- Tangor --> Citrus reticulata × --> sinensis 'Tangor'
- Ugli fruit --> Citrus reticulata × --> citrus paradisi
- Yuzu --> Citrus junos
Aggregate fruits
Aggregate fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower.
- Atemoya --> Annona squamosa × --> annona cherimola
- Boysenberry --> Rubus ursinus × --> rubus idaeus
- Loganberry --> Rubus × --> loganobaccus
- Rose hip --> Rosa rugosa
- Tayberry --> Rubus fruticosus × --> rubus idaeus
- Youngberry --> Rubus caesius 'Youngberry'
Multiple fruits
Multiple fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from multiple flowers.
- Fig --> Ficus carica
Capsules
Capsules represent a pod fruit with multiple carpels.
- Ackee --> Blighia sapida
- Cacao --> Theobroma cacao
- Keluak --> Pangium edule
- Kokum --> Garcinia indica
- Kola nut --> Cola nitida
- Mundu --> Garcinia dulcis
- Salak --> Salacca zalacca
Legumes
- Bilimbi Legumes represent a pod fruit with one carpel.
Follicles
Follicles represent a single ovary that splits along a single seam.
Plants with edible fruit-like structures
Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such.
- Nageia --> Nageia nagi
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