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Description. Mango trees grow to 30–40 metres (98–131 feet) tall, with a crown radius of 10–15 m (33–49 ft). The trees are long-lived, as some specimens still fruit after 300 years. [ 11 ] In deep soil, the taproot descends to a depth of 6 m (20 ft), with profuse, wide-spreading feeder roots and anchor roots penetrating deeply into the ...
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa and naturalized in Asia. [6] The genus Tamarindus is monotypic, meaning that it contains only this species. It belongs to the family Fabaceae.
A pitaya (/ pɪˈtaɪ.ə /) or pitahaya (/ ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə /) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Pitaya is cultivated in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Brazil ...
Chaunsa (Urdu: چونسا ; Bhojpuri: चउसा Hindi: चौंसा), also known as chausa, is a mango cultivar indigenous to South Asia. It is grown mainly in India and Pakistan; both countries export significant quantities of the fruit. [1][2] The main centers of chaunsa cultivation are the states of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh in India and ...
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 ...
Ripe apple guavas (Psidium guajava)Guava (/ ˈ ɡ w ɑː v ə / GWAH-və) [1] is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. [2] The common guava Psidium guajava (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (), native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. [2]
Papaya Plant and fruit, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Caricaceae Genus: Carica Species: C. papaya Binomial name Carica papaya L. The papaya, papaw, is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 ...
Ziziphus mauritiana, also known as Indian jujube, [2] Indian plum, [2] Chinese date, [2] Chinee apple, [2] ber [2] and dunks [2] is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related Chinese jujube ( Z. jujuba ), but whereas Z. jujuba prefers temperate climates, Z. mauritiana is ...