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C. ovatum are native to the Philippines. [4] They are commercially cultivated in the Philippines for their edible nuts and is believed to be indigenous to that country. [5] The fruit and tree are often vulgarized with the umbrella term of "Java almond" which mixes multiple species of the same genus, Canarium.
Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’. It is available from May until August. Mangosteen is called ‘Mangkhud’ in Thai language. Turkey: Sultana Grapes: Vitis vinifera [citation needed] Turkmenistan: Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus [citation needed] United Arab Emirates: Dates: Phoenix ...
Scientists believe that the floral and faunal biodiversity unique to the Philippines is caused by the Ice Age. [2] They also believe that the country has the most severely endangered plant and animal communities on earth. [3] Bohol is an island province in the Philippines and its 10th largest island. It is located in the Central Visayas region ...
The species shares the common name quandong with other plants, bearing similar fruit; it may be distinguished as the "desert" or "sweet". The name quandong usually refers to the fruit of S. acuminatum in commercial usage. Variant spelling includes quondong and quandang. The fruit and plant are also named sweet quandong and native peach. [3]
Both are 1 cm (3 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter, white to greenish, and inconspicuous with no petals; they are produced on axillary or terminal spikes. The fruit is a drupe 5–7 cm (2– 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 3–5.5 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) broad, green at first, then yellow and finally red when ripe, containing a single seed .
The giant golden-crowned flying fox is endemic to the Philippines; it was the first endemic species of that country to be described, which it was in 1831. [17] Surveys reported in 2005 and 2011 documented this species on the islands of Bohol , Boracay , Cebu , Leyte , Luzon, Mindanao , Mindoro , Negros and Polillo .
The tree produces spiky green fruits about the size of a golf ball, which turn brown and drop off the tree over an extended period beginning in fall and continuing over the winter.
Fruit and foliage Ripe fruits (Philippines) The appearance of the fruit can be regarded as an intermediate shape between the jackfruit and the breadfruit. It is round to oblong, 15–20 cm long and 13 cm broad, and weighing about 1 kg. The thick rind is covered with soft, broad spines. They become hard and brittle as the fruit matures.