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 Picture Reference
 AfghanistanPomegranatejumbo, ruby-redPomegranate
 ArmeniaApricotPrunus armeniaca
 AzerbaijanPomegranatePunica granatum
 AustraliaRiberrySyzygium luehmannii
 BangladeshJackfruit[1]Artocarpus heterophyllus
 BrazilCupuaçuTheobroma grandiflorum
 CambodiaLady's Finger Banana
(chek pong moan in Khmer)		Musa acuminata[2]
 CanadaMcIntosh AppleMalus domestica
 ChinaKiwifruitActinidia deliciosa[3]
JujubeZiziphus zizyphus[4]
 FrancePearPyrus communis
 IndiaMangoMangifera indica[5]
 IndonesiaDurianDurio zibethinus
 IranPomegranatePunica granatum
 JamaicaAckeeBlighia sapida [6]
 JapanLycheeLitchi chinensis
Japanese persimmonDiospyros kaki[7]
 MexicoAvocado Persea americana
 MalaysiaDurianDurio zibethinus
   NepalGolden Himalayan BerryRubus ellipticus
 New ZealandKiwifruitActindia deliciosia
 PakistanMango (Aam) (Summer national fruit)Mangifera indica[8]
Guava (Winter national fruit)Psidium spp
 PhilippinesMangoMangifera indica
 PolandApplesMalus Mill.
 SingaporePapayaCarica Papaya
 Sri LankaJackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllus
 TurkeySultana grapesVitis vinifera
 United KingdomRaspberryRubus idaeus
 United StatesBlueberryCyanococcus

References
  1. "BANGLAPEDIA: Jackfruit". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia.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.
  3. "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  4. "红日子倡导将红枣定为中国的"国果"". news.163.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  5. "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website.
  6. "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  7. "Persimmon". Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  8. "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

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