A soursop fruit hanging from the branch.
Annona Muricata
Common names: Soursop, Graviola, Guanabana. Soursop fruits are heart-shape with a rough green skin with soft fleshy spines. The flesh is juicy and slightly acidic and produces a rich creamy juice which is very refreshing.
Varieties of mango
Mangifera indica L.
There are dozens of variety of mango family, varying in fragrance and flavour from sublime to unpleasant.
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Seedless guava looks a bit of a retard compared to its non seedless variety.
Psidium Guajava L
The Guava is almost universally known by its common English name or its equivalent in other languages. Spanish: guayabo or guayavo. French: goyave or goyavier. Dutch: guyaba or goeajaaba. Hawaiian: guaya or kuawa. In Malaysia it is known as guava or jambu batu.
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Sugar Apple (aka buah nona in Malaysia)
Annona Squamosa
The most common varieties found in Asia are quite small. All fruits share the same distinctive appearance, with the skin composed of overlapping fleshy green/purple “petals”.
Pulasan
Nephelium Mutabile
The pulasan is closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. It is also sometimes known as rambutan-kafri, rambutan paroh or pening-pening-ramboetan.
Description and Origin
The pulasan tree is about 33 to 50 ft in height, has a short trunk (12 – 16 in thick) and the branchelets are brown-hairy when young. The flavor is generally much sweeter than that of the rambutan. The pulasan is native to Western Malaysia, mostly in lowland forests around Perak.
Rambutan is best eaten fresh.
Nephelium lappaceum L.
It is generally known as Rambutan in most language.
Origin and Distribution
Rambutan is native to Malaysia and is commonly available is South East Asia. There are quite a few varieties available, notably the red and yellow varieties.
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Langsat
Lansium Domesticum
The langsat is also known as lansa, langseh, langsep, lanzon or kokosan.
Origin and Distribution
The langsat originated in Western Malaysia and is common both wild and cultivated throughout the Archipelago and on the island of Luzon in the Philippines where the fruits are very popular and the tree is being utilized in reforestation of hilly areas.
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Dragon Fruit (aka Pitaya)
Hylocereus Undatus – White variety
Hylocereus Polyrhizus- Red variety
The generic name for Dragon Fruit is “Pitaya” as it is known in North America. Dragon Fruit is relatively new to Malaysia. It originated from Central America and it was brought into Vietnam by the US Army during the Vietnam War. Since then, it has been cultivated commercially in large scale farms in Vietnam.
Mangosteen, the Queen of fruits
Garcinia mangostana L.
One of the most famous tropical fruits. The mangosteen is a Southeast Asian native and bears fruit at the same time as durian. The thick but soft woody shell encloses several segments of the most exquisite juicy white flash, sweet yet slightly acidic.
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The king of fruits, destined for the enjoyment of durian lovers.
Durio zibethinus Murr
The durian is native to Malaysia and Indonesia. In Malaysia, durian plantations are found mostly in Johor, Perak and Penang.
Harvesting Period
The Raja Kunyit variety has 2 fruiting seasons, generally available during June/July and December/January periods.
