Indian fruit plants here do not necessarily mean they are native to India. Some of the fruits commonly found in India are not native to the country. But they are commonly seen in at least some parts of the country.
India has a varied but mostly tropical climate. Hence, a large variety of fruit plants grow in India.
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The strawberry guava, scientifically Psidium cattleianum, is a small tree or shrub native to South America but growing throughout the tropics. Although it belongs to the myrtle family, it's botanically distinct from the common guava, which is Psidium guajava. It's known for its sweet and tart fruits, which taste like a mixture of strawberries and guavas.
Cat fruit, botanically Syzygium zeylanicum, or Poochapazham, as it is called in the southern states, is an easy-to-grow fruit plant with white coloured fruits that have a sweet-sour taste.
See more about Cat fruit plants.
Custard Apple is known by various names, such as Bull's Heart, Bullock's Heart, Cherimoya, Kamansi, Ramphal, Wild Sweetsop, etc.
Its flesh has a soft and sweet and custard-like texture and a unique flavour. It is best for making smoothies and desserts or simply consumed raw.
Honey Jack or "Then" (honey) Varikka, as the name indicates, is a very sweet variety of jackfruit. Ripe fruits don't spoil fast. The fruit can be quite large—15 kg or more. The carpels are rigid and sweet.
Honey Jack is a Jackfruit variety that is excellent as a table fruit and suitable for planting on the homestead.
Fondly called the one-year jack, the Vietnam Super Early Jackfruit is a high-yielding variety of jack that fruits early, typically in the second year itself.
However, this does not mean its fruit is of inferior quality. It has firm, sweet, and crunchy carpels that are comparable to any other good variety of jackfruit.
Violet guava (Perakka) has a distinct appearance with its dark violet colour. It has a pleasing aroma and tastes sweet.
Violet Guava belongs to the same species as common guava and has all the goodness associated with it. Not just the fruit, even the bark, leaves and flower have a violet shade.
Common names: Violet Guava, Purple Guava, Beetroot Guava
All seasons Jack bears fruit throughout the year. It has yellow carpels and is rich in nutrients.
Almost all jackfruit varieties are seasonal. Though jackfruit is a much loved fruit, its availability is limited to a few months.
All seasons Jack is thus good news for all jackfruit lovers. Known for its multiple fruiting seasons in a year, All Seasons Jack has firm yellow carpels.
Jackfruit is rich in nutrients and also has medicinal value. You get all these benefits from All Seasons Jack as well.
Botanical name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
