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Musang King is a Malaysian cultivar (cultivated variety) of durian (Durio zibethinus).Prized for its unusual combination of bitter and sweet flavours, [1] Musang King is the most popular variety of durian in both Malaysia [2] and Singapore, [1] where it is known as Mao Shan Wang (Chinese: 猫山王; pinyin: Māo Shān Wáng) and commands a price premium over other varieties. [3]
During the 1st International Consultation on Tropical Fruits held in Malaysia on 15–19 July 1996, delegates from 22 countries conferred about economic and trade issues that centered on the current situation of the tropical fruit industry, future prospects for fresh and processed tropical fruits, tariff concerns, [5] and phytosanitary and quarantine measures.
The fruit is the shape, size, and colour of a grapefruit with a thin melon-like rind and a concentrated sweet taste comparable to mango, soursop and pineapple combined. At the government experimental station near Kuching , Sarawak , they are grown on elevated platforms and said to start producing in less than two years.
The name "durian" is derived from the Malay word duri (thorn), a reference to the numerous prickly thorns on the fruit's rind, combined with the noun-building suffix -an. [5] [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word was first used in English in 1588, in a translation of Juan González de Mendoza's Historie of the Great and Mightie Kingdome of China. [5]
In Malaysia, it is said that the tree bears best after a long, dry season. The fruit is ovoid, 5-7.5 cm long, dark red, with its thick, leathery rind closely set with conical, blunt-tipped tubercles or thick, fleshy, straight spines, which are up to 1 cm long. [2] There may be one or two small, undeveloped fruits nestled close to the stem.
Garcinia gummi-gutta is a tropical species of Garcinia native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. [2] [3] Common names include Garcinia cambogia (a former scientific name), as well as brindle berry, and Malabar tamarind. [4] The fruit looks like a small pumpkin and is green to pale yellow in color. [5]
A group of tropical fruit. Varieties of tropical fruit include: Abiu; Açaí; Acerola (West Indian cherry; Barbados cherry) Achachairú (Bolivian mangosteen; achacha) Ackee; Atemoya; Avocado (alligator pear) Banana; Bengal currant,(Christ's thorn,[1] Carandas plum, Karonda, Karanda and Kanna) Biribá (lemon meringue pie fruit) Black sapote ...
The plum and its products are of great importance to Serbs and part of numerous customs. [26] A Serbian saying says that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best. [26] The region of Šumadija in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink. [27] Seychelles: Coco de mer: Lodoicea ...