List of national fruits

This is a list of national fruits arranged alphabetically by country. Some national fruits are officially designated, some are unofficial.

National fruits

Country	Common name	Scientific name	Reference
Armenia	Apricot	Prunus armeniaca
India	Mango	Mangifera indica	^[1]
Bangladesh	Jackfruit^[2]	Artocarpus heterophyllus
Brazil	Cupuaçu^{[citation needed]}	Theobroma grandiflorum
Cambodia	Lady's Finger Banana (chek pong moan in Khmer)	Musa acuminata Colla (AA Group) cv. 'Lady's Finger'	^[3]
China	Kiwifruit	Actinidia deliciosa	^[4]
England	Apple	Malus domestica
Iran	Pomegranate^{[citation needed]}	Punica granatum
Jamaica	Ackee	Blighia sapida	^[5]
Japan	Lychee	Litchi chinensis
Mexico	Avocado^{[citation needed]}	Persea americana
Malaysia	Papaya^{[citation needed]}	Papaya
Pakistan	Mango (Summer national fruit)	Mangifera indica
Pakistan	Guava (Winter national fruit)	Psidium^{[citation needed]}
Philippines	Mango^{[citation needed]}	Mangifera indica

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References

^ "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website. http://india.gov.in/knowindia/national_fruit.php.
^ http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/J_0004.HTM
^ http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia. This cultivar is also known as kluai khai in Thailand which has a similar meaning, that being "Egg Banana." And it is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
^ "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. http://www.123independenceday.com/china/national-symbols.html. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^ "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html. Retrieved 2006-06-04.

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