Scientific name: musa acuminata and musa balbisiana
Dis forDragon fruit
Scientific name: hylocereus undatus
Dragon fruit grow on a vine-like cactus. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and South America but are grown in a number of Asian countries and even Australia. Their flowers open at night and have a nice smell.
The pulpy center of the fruit is eaten raw, and the juice can be drank or used to make wine. Dragon fruit has a very mild taste.
Scientific name: genus: durio
Durians are a large, heavy, prickly fruit from Malaysia and Indonesia. They have a very strong smell that some people find disgusting and other people really like. The taste is described as like custard with almonds.
Durians are used in many dishes in Malaysia, especially sweet desserts.
Kis forKiwi fruit
Scientific name: actinidia deliciosa
Scientific name: mangifera indica
Mangoes are a medium sized, sweet fruit native to India. Mangoes grow on a tree in tropical areas. Mango trees can live to be 300 years old.
Mangoes are soft, and have bright orange flesh. Mangoes can be eaten fresh, dried, in salads and pulped for juice. Mangoes can also be picked underripe and used to make chutney or other dishes.
Scientific name: carica papaya
Scientific name: ananas comosus
Pineapples are a type of very sweet tropical fruit. Pineapples are eaten fresh, used in desserts, cakes and their juice is used in many drinks. You need to take off the prickly outside of the fruit before you can eat it.
Pineapple flowers are most often pollinated by the hummingbird.
Soursop is a tropical found in warm places like South and Central America and South Asia. It is also called graviola. The fruit is oval and has green, bumpy skin, with soft white or pale yellow flesh inside.
Sis forStar fruit
Scientific name: averrhoa carambola
Star fruit (kamrak) is popular in areas of Asia such as the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. It grows best in tropical areas. It is a sweet, juicy fruit and is high in vitamin C, as well as having other health benefits.
