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Indian Fruit Plants

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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  • Fruit Plant: Cat Fruit
  • Fruit Plant: Moottypazham
  • Fruit Plant: Mousami
  • Fruit Plant: Rambutan

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.

  • Scientific name: Syzygium zeylanicum
  • Propagation method: Seedling
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Maturity period: 4-6 years
  • Fruiting season: March to May
  • Growing in containers: Not common
  • Ease of growing: Moderate
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro
  • Place of shipment: Thrissur
  • Shipment period: Within 3 days

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Rambutan N18, originally a Malaysian variety, was named N18 because, on average, 18 fruits make up 1 kg. Its fruits are big and round in shape, with a bright red colour. This is the most commonly cultivated variety of Rambutan. 

  • Scientific name: Nephelium lappaceum
  • Propagation method: Bud
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro

The Mootilpazham fruit found in the forests of the Western Ghats derives its name from the abundance of fruit at the base of the tree, ‘mootil’, meaning at the base. Moottypazham is a small tree growing with evergreen foliage.

  • Scientific name: Baccaurea courtallensis
  • Propagation method: Seedling
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro