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REMA 1000 Supermarket interior grocery store Tønsberg, Norway 2017-11-03 fruit vegetables
Various fruits for sale at a grocery store

This list contains the names of fruits that are considered edible either raw or in some cuisines. The word "fruit" is used in several different ways. The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, that is, "Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit, for example rhubarb." Many edible plant parts that are true fruits botanically speaking, are not considered culinary fruits. They are classified as vegetables in the culinary sense (for example: the tomato, zucchini, and so on), and hence they do not appear in this list. Similarly, some botanical fruits are classified as nuts (e.g. brazil nut), and do not appear here either. Even so, this list is otherwise organized botanically.

Pomes

Malus-Gala
A basket full of apples
Four pears
Different pear varieties
സപ്പോട്ട
Sapodilla fruits

Pomes include any crunchy accessory fruit that surrounds the fruit's inedible "core" (composed of the plant's endocarp) and typically has its seeds arranged in a star-like pattern.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Almond-leaved pear Pyrus spinosa
Amelanchier intermedia Amelanchier intermedia
Amelanchier parviflora Amelanchier parviflora
Apple Malus domestica Apple cultivars
Apricot-leaved pear Pyrus armeniacifolia
Asian pear Pyrus pyrifolia
Balatá Manilkara bidentata
Birchleaf pear Pyrus betulifolia
Callery pear Pyrus calleryana
Calva crabapple Malus kansuensis
Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis
Caqui Manilkara kauki
Cerrado pear Eugenia klotzschiana
Chinese crab apple Malus hupehensis
Chinese flowering apple Malus spectabilis
Chinese pearleaf crabapple Malus asiatica
Chinese quince Pseudocydonia sinensis
Chinese serviceberry Amelanchier sinica
Chinese white pear Pyrus × bretschneideri
Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
Coastal serviceberry Amelanchier obovalis
Cocky apple Planchonia careya
Cut-leaf crabapple Malus toringoides
Cut-leaf crabapple Malus transitoria
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea
Dusky pear Pyrus phaeocarpa
Eastern crabapple Malus orientalis
Eastern mayhaw Crataegus aestivalis
European crab apple Malus sylvestris
European wild pear Pyrus pyraster
Florentine crabapple Malus florentina
Hall crabapple Malus halliana
Hawthorn Crataegus rhipidophylla
Indian wild pear Pyrus pashia
Jagua Genipa americana
Japanese crab Malus floribunda
Juneberry Amelanchier lamarckii
Kaido crab apple Malus × micromalus
Kazak pear Pyrus korshinskyi
Khirni Manilkara hexandra
Korean juneberry Amelanchier asiatica
Lebanese wild apple Malus trilobata
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica
Lovi-lovi Flacourtia inermis
Low juneberry Amelanchier spicata
Low serviceberry Amelanchier humilis
Malus sieversii Malus sieversii
Malus × zumi Malus × zumi
Manchurian crab apple Malus mandshurica
Manilkara chicle Manilkara chicle
Manilkara elata Manilkara elata
Manilkara obovata Manilkara obovata
Massaranduba Manilkara bella
Medlar Mespilus germanica
Mountain serviceberry Amelanchier bartramiana
Nantucket serviceberry Amelanchier nantucketensis
Niedzwetzky's apple Malus niedzwetzkyana
Nokaidō Malus spontanea
Oleaster-leafed pear Pyrus elaeagrifolia
Pacific crabapple Malus fusca
Pale serviceberry Amelanchier pallida
Pear Pyrus communis Pear cultivars
Pillar apple Malus tschonoskii
Plumleaf crab apple Malus prunifolia
Plymouth pear Pyrus cordata
Prairie crabapple Malus ioensis
Pratt's crabapple Malus prattii
Pyrus glabra Pyrus glabra
Pyrus regelii Pyrus regelii
Pyrus xerophila Pyrus xerophila
Quince Cydonia oblonga
Ramontchi Flacourtia indica
Roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sapodilla Manilkara zapota
Sargent crabapple Malus sargentii
Saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia
Scarlet firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Shipova × Sorbopyrus irregularis
Shrub apple Malus brevipes
Siberian crab apple Malus baccata
Sikkim crabapple Malus sikkimensis
Smooth serviceberry Amelanchier laevis
Snow pear Pyrus nivalis
Snowy mespilus Amelanchier ovalis
Sorb Sorbus domestica
Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia
Sweet crabapple Malus coronaria
Syrian pear Pyrus syriaca
Taiwan crabapple Malus doumeri
Toringo crabapple Malus toringo
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
Ussurian pear Pyrus ussuriensis
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis
Wiegand's serviceberry Amelanchier interior
Wild dilly Manilkara jaimiqui
Yunnan crabapple Malus yunnanensis

Drupes

Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
The coconut is a drupe
Mango and cross sections
Ways to slice a mango

Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed (or "stone") or one hard capsule containing seeds.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Açaí Euterpe oleracea
Acerola Malpighia emarginata
Afghan cherry Prunus jacquemontii
African mango Irvingia gabonensis
African mangosteen Garcinia livingstonei
African oil palm fruit Elaeis guineensis
Aguasiqui Prunus gentryi
Alaskan bunchberry Cornus × unalaschkensis
Allegheny plum Prunus alleghaniensis
Almond Prunus amygdalus
Amazon grape Pourouma cecropiifolia
Avocado Persea americana
Ambarella Spondias dulcis
American oil palm fruit Elaeis oleifera
American plum Prunus americana
Apricot Prunus armeniaca
Apricot plum Prunus simonii
Arabian wild almond Prunus arabica
Bambangan Mangifera pajang
Beach plum Prunus maritima
Bear's plum Prunus ursina
Bignay Antidesma bunius
Binjai Mangifera caesia
Bird cherry Prunus padus
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Black plum Prunus nigra
Blue guarri Euclea crispa
Bokhara plum Prunus bokhariensis
Bolivian mountain coconut Parajubaea torallyi
Briançon apricot Prunus brigantina
Brush cherry Syzygium australe
Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata
Burdekin plum Pleiogynium timoriense
Bush butter fruit Dacryodes edulis
Butia arenicola Butia arenicola
Butia campicola Butia campicola
Butia capitata Butia capitata
Butia catarinensis Butia catarinensis
Butia lallemantii Butia lallemantii
Butia matogrossensis Butia matogrossensis
Butia pubispatha Butia pubispatha
Butia purpurascens Butia purpurascens
Calligonum junceum Calligonum junceum
Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis
Casimiroa Casimiroa edulis
Cedar Bay cherry Eugenia reinwardtiana
Changunga Byrsonima crassifolia
Cherry elaeagnus Elaeagnus multiflora
Cherry laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry of the Rio Grande Eugenia involucrata
Cherry plum Prunus cerasifera
Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia
Chinese bush cherry Prunus glandulosa
Chinese date Ziziphus mauritiana
Chinese plum Prunus salicina
Chinese sour cherry Prunus pseudocerasus
Choke cherry Prunus virginiana
Clove cherry Prunus apetala
Coarse dodder-laurel fruit Cassytha melantha
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco
Coconut Cocos nucifera
Coffeeberry Frangula californica
Cone cherry Prunus conadenia
Cornelian cherry Cornus mas
Corozo palm fruit Bactris guineensis
Country-almond Terminalia catappa
Creek plum Prunus rivularis
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum
Curry berry Murraya koenigii
Cyclamin cherry Prunus cyclamina
Damson Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
Darvaz plum Prunus darvasica
Date Phoenix dactylifera
David's peach Prunus davidiana
Dawyck cherry Prunus × dawyckensis
Desert almond Prunus fasciculata
Desert apricot Prunus fremontii
Desert peach Prunus andersonii
Desert quandong Santalum acuminatum
Dog cherry Prunus buergeriana
Dwarf jelly palm fruit Butia archeri
Dwarf Russian almond Prunus tenella
Dwarf yatay palm fruit Butia paraguayensis
Emblic Phyllanthus emblica
Emu apple Owenia acidula
Engkala Litsea garciae
European dwarf cherry Prunus fruticosa
European Plum Prunus domestica
Fergana peach Prunus ferganensis
Fibrous satinash Syzygium fibrosum
Flatwoods plum Prunus umbellata
Flowering almond Prunus triloba
Fuji cherry Prunus incisa
Gandaria Bouea macrophylla
Gansu peach Prunus kansuensis
Gomortega Gomortega keule
Gray-leaf cherry Prunus canescens
Greengage Prunus domestica subsp. italica
Green plum Buchanania obovata
Guavaberry Myrciaria floribunda
Guarana Paullinia cupana
Gubinge Terminalia ferdinandiana
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Hairless rambutan Nephelium xerospermoides
Himalayan bird cherry Prunus cornuta
Hokkaido bird cherry Prunus ssiori
Hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia
Hortulan plum Prunus hortulana
Italian plum Prunus cocomilia
Jambolan Syzygium cumini
Japanese alpine cherry Prunus nipponica
Japanese apricot Prunus mume
Japanese bird cherry Prunus grayana
Japanese bush cherry Prunus japonica
Japanese cherry Prunus serrulata
Japanese silverberry Elaeagnus umbellata
Jelly palm fruit Butia odortata
Jocote Spondias purpurea
Jujube Ziziphus jujuba
Kelsey plum Prunus salicina spp.
King coconut Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca
Korlan Nephelium hypoleucum
Lala palm Hyphaene coriacea
Lemonadeberry Rhus integrifolia
Lemon aspen fruit Acronychia acidula
Little gooseberry Buchanania arborescens
Longan Dimocarpus longan
Long-peduncled almond Prunus pedunculata
Lychee Litchi chinensis
Malay rose apple Syzygium malaccense
Mamey sapote Pouteria sapota
Manchurian apricot Prunus mandshurica
Manchurian cherry Prunus maackii
Mango Mangifera indica Mango cultivars
Marula Sclerocarya birrea
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
Miracle fruit Synsepalum dulcificum
Miyama cherry Prunus maximowiczii
Moriche palm fruit Mauritia flexuosa
Muntrie Kunzea pomifera
Murray's plum Prunus murrayana
Nance Byrsonima crassifolia
Nanjing cherry Prunus tomentosa
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago
Nectarine Prunus persica var. nucipersica
Neem Azadirachta indica
Nepali hog plum Choerospondias axillaris
Nipa palm fruit Nypa fruticans
Nutmeg fruit Myristica fragrans
Oklahoma plum Prunus gracilis
Olosapo Couepia polyandra
Oshima cherry Prunus speciosa
Otaheite gooseberry Phyllanthus acidus
Pacific plum Prunus subcordata
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens
Peach Prunus persica
Peanut butter fruit Bunchosia glandulifera
Pequi Caryocar brasiliense
Phalsa Grewia asiatica
Pigeon plum Coccoloba diversifolia
Pili Canarium ovatum
Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica
Pitanga Eugenia uniflora
Pitomba Talisia esculenta
Prunus alaica Prunus alaica
Prunus bifrons Prunus bifrons
Prunus brachypetala Prunus brachypetala
Prunus cortapico Prunus cortapico
Prunus fenzliana Prunus fenzliana
Prunus tangutica Prunus tangutica
Pulasan Nephelium mutabile
Queen palm fruit Syagrus romanzoffiana
Rambutan Nephelium lappaceum
Red bush apple Syzygium suborbiculare
Riberry Syzygium luehmannii
Sabal palm fruit Sabal palmetto
Sageretia Sageretia theezans
Sand cherry Prunus pumila
Sansapote Licania platypus
Sargent's cherry Prunus sargentii
Savannah cherry Eugenia calycina
Saw palmetto fruit Serenoa repens
Sea coconut Lodoicea maldivica
Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera
Shoebutton ardisia Ardisia elliptica
Siberian apricot Prunus sibirica
Silver almond Prunus argentea
Silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea
Silver peanut butter fruit Bunchosia argentea
Sloe Prunus spinosa
Smooth stone peach Prunus mira
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sourplum Ximenia caffra
Spanish cherry Mimusops elengi
Spanish lime Melicoccus bijugatus
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina
Taiwan cherry Prunus campanulata
Tamarind-plum Dialium indum
Tapia Uapaca bojeri
Texas almond Prunus minutiflora
Texas peach Prunus texana
Tianshan cherry Prunus tianshanica
Velvet tamarind Dialium cochinchinense
Velvet tamarind Dialium guineense
Viagra palm Calamus erectus
Watery rose apple Syzygium aqueum
Wax apple Syzygium samarangense
White aspen berry Acronychia oblongifolia
Wild cherry Prunus avium
Wild Himalayan cherry Prunus cerasoides
Wild peach Terminalia carpentariae
Willow leaf cherry Prunus incana
Winter-flowering cherry Prunus × subhirtella
Wongi Manilkara kauki
Wooly jelly palm fruit Butia eriospatha
Yangmei Myrica rubra
Yatay palm fruit Butia yatay
Yellow mombin Spondias mombin
Yellow plum Ximenia americana
Yoshino cherry Prunus × yedoensis
Zwetschge Prunus domestica subsp. domestica

Botanical berries

Bananas
Bananas on grocery store shelves

Botanical berries represent any fruit that has a relatively thin exterior, with mostly flesh and more than one seed inside.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Abiu Pouteria caimito
American black elderberry Sambucus canadensis
American persimmon Diospyros virginiana
American red elderberry Sambucus pubens
Apple berry Billardiera scandens
Arabian coffee Coffea arabica Coffee cultivars
Araza Eugenia stipitata
Babaco Vasconcellea × heilbornii
Banana Musa acuminata Banana cultivars
Banana passionfruit Passiflora tarminiana
Banana passionfruit Passiflora tripartita
Barberry Berberis vulgaris
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bell apple Passiflora nitida
Bengal currant Carissa carandas
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry cactus fruit Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Black currant Ribes nigrum
Black sapote Diospyros nigra
Blue passionfruit Passiflora caerulea
Blue sweet calabash Passiflora morifolia
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Borojó Alibertia patinoi
Bolwarra Eupomatia laurina
Bombona Solanum pachyandrum
Brazil cherry Eugenia brasiliensis
Brazilian guava Psidium guineense
Burahol Stelechocarpus burahol
Bushveld bluebush Diospyros lycioides
Cainito Chrysophyllum cainito
Calabur fruit Muntingia calabura
Cambuci Campomanesia phaea
Camu camu Myrciaria dubia
Canistel Pouteria campechiana
Cape gooseberry Physalis peruviana
Cardón fruit Pachycereus pringlei
Cattley guava Psidium cattleyanum
Ceylon gooseberry Dovyalis hebecarpa
Chilean guava Ugni molinae
Conkerberry Carissa spinarum
Costa Rican guava Psidium friedrichsthalianum
Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Curuba Passiflora mixta
Darwin's barberry Berberis darwinii
Date-plum Diospyros lotus
Davidson's plum Davidsonia jerseyana
Dragon fruit Hylocereus undatus
Dutchman's laudanum Passiflora rubra
Elderberry Sambucus nigra
Fe'i banana Musa × troglodytarum
Feijoa Feijoa sellowiana
Fox grape Vitis labrusca
Garlic passionfruit Passiflora loefgrenii
Giant granadilla Passiflora quadrangularis
Glenniea philippinensis Glenniea philippinensis
Golden kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Grape Vitis vinifera Grape cultivars
Green sapote Pouteria viridis
Guava Psidium guajava
Hardy kiwi Actinidia arguta
Honeyberry Lonicera caerulea
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum
Jabuticaba Plinia cauliflora
Kei apple Dovyalis caffra
Kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa
Kubal Willughbeia sarawacensis
Langsat Lansium parasiticum
Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Lúcuma Pouteria lucuma
Malabar plum Syzygium jambos
Mammee Mammea americana
Mandacaru Cereus jamacaru
Mangaba Hancornia speciosa
Maqui berry Aristotelia chilensis
Maracuja Bravo Passiflora gibertii
Maracuja Mochila Passiflora cincinnata
Maracuja Redondo Passiflora picturata
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Maypop Passiflora incarnata
Midgen berry Austromyrtus dulcis
Mortiño Vaccinium floribundum
Musa ingens Musa ingens
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia
Musho Jaltomata cajacayensis
Naranjilla Solanum quitoense
Native currant Acrotriche depressa
New Zealand passionfruit Passiflora tetrandra
Ooray Davidsonia pruriens
Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium
Papaya Carica papaya
Passiflora alata Passiflora alata
Passiflora ambigua Passiflora ambigua
Passiflora ampullacea Passiflora ampullacea
Passiflora manicata Passiflora manicata
Passiflora membranacea Passiflora membranacea
Passiflora platyloba Passiflora platyloba
Passiflora serratifolia Passiflora serratifolia
Passionfruit Passiflora edulis
Pentadiplandra brazzeana Pentadiplandra brazzeana
Pepino Solanum muricatum
Perfumed passionfruit Passiflora vitifolia
Persimmon Diospyros kaki
Peruvian apple cactus fruit Cereus repandus
Pink banana Musa velutina
Pitomba-da-bahia Eugenia luschnathiana
Plantain Musa balbisiana
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Poro poro Passiflora pinnatistipula
Prickly pear fruit Opuntia ficus-indica
Purple apple-berry Billardiera longiflora
Purple guava Psidium rufum
Puruí Alibertia edulis
Red banana passionfruit Passiflora antioquiensis
Red currant Ribes rubrum
Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium
Red passionfruit Passiflora cinnabarina
Rukam Flacourtia rukam
Saguaro fruit Carnegiea gigantea
Salal Gaultheria shallon
Scarlet passionfruit Passiflora coccinea
Sea anemone passionfruit Passiflora actinia
Sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Small-leaved fuchsia Fuchsia microphylla
Small-leaved myrtle berry Archirhodomyrtus beckleri
Smooth davidson's plum Davidsonia johnsonii
Solomon's plume Maianthemum racemosum
South American sapote Quararibea cordata
Star fruit Averrhoa carambola
Stinking passionfruit Passiflora foetida
Strawberry tree fruit Arbutus unedo
Sugar plum Uapaca kirkiana
Susung-kalabaw Uvaria rufa
Swartbas Diospyros whyteana
Sweet apple-berry Billardiera cymosa
Sweet calabash Passiflora maliformis
Sweet granadilla Passiflora ligularis
Tamarillo Solanum betaceum
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana
Velvet apple Diospyros blancoi
Wampee Clausena lansium
Water lemon Passiflora laurifolia
White passionfruit Passiflora subpeltata
Wild orange Capparis mitchellii
Wolfberry Lycium barbarum
Yellow granadilla Passiflora edulis f flavicarpa

Pepos

Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe and slice
Bael Sherbat Indian Beverage
Bael being made into bael ka sharbat, a popular Indian drink

Pepos represent any fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each locule. Melons are good examples of this.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
African baobab fruit Adansonia digitata
Australian baobab fruit Adansonia gregorii
Bael Aegle marmelos
Bailan melon Cucumis melo var. inodorus 'Bailan Melon'
Banana melon Cucumis melo 'Banana'
Banana yucca Yucca baccata
Canary melon Cucumis melo var. inodorus 'Canary Melon'
Citron melon Citrullus caffer
Cucumis prophetarum Cucumis prophetarum
Cassabanana Sicana odorifera
Crane melon Cucumis melo 'Crane Melon'
Crenshaw melon Cucumis melo 'Crenshaw Melon'
Doub palm fruit Borassus flabellifer
European cantaloupe Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Fony baobab fruit Adansonia rubrostipa
Gaya melon Cucumis melo 'Gaya'
Honeydew melon Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hydnora abyssinica Hydnora abyssinica
Jackal food Hydnora africana
Jícara Crescentia cujete
Kajari melon Cucumis melo 'Kajari'
Kiwano Cucumis metuliferus
Kiwano rund Cucumis metuliferus var. rund
Kolkhoznitsa melon Cucumis melo
Korean melon Cucumis melo var. makuwa
Mirza melon Cucumis melo 'Mirza'
Muskmelon Cucumis melo
Natal orange Strychnos spinosa
North American cantaloupe Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Reticulatus group cultivars
Santa Claus melon Cucumis melo var. inodorus 'Santa Claus Melon'
Sprite melon Cucumis melo 'Sprite Melon'
Tigger melon Cucumis melo 'Tigger Melon'
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
Wood-apple Limonia acidissima

Hesperidiums

Lemon - whole and split
One whole lemon and one cut in half
Buddhas hand 1
The buddha's hand, a uniquely shaped variant of citron
Lime Blossom 2
Lime and blossom

Also known as citruses, Hesperidiums possess thick and leathery rinds. These fruits are generally sour and acidic to some extent and have a wagon wheel-like cross section.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
African cherry orange Citropsis articulata
Amanatsu Citrus × natsudaidai
Bajoura citron Citrus medica ssp. bajoura
Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia
Bitter orange Citrus × aurantium
Blood lime Citrus australasica var. sanguinea × 'Ellendale Mandarin'
Blood orange Citrus × sinensis 'Blood Orange'
Buddha's hand Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis
Calamondin × Citrofortunella microcarpa
Cam sành Citrus reticulata × sinensis
Centennial variegated kumquat Citrus margarita 'Centennial Variegated Kumquat'
Citron Citrus medica Citron cultivars
Clementine Citrus × clementina
Desert lime Citrus glauca
Etrog Citrus medica var. ethrog
Finger lime Citrus australasica
Florentine citron Citrus × limonimedica
Grapefruit Citrus × paradisi
Haruka Citrus tamurana x C. natsudaidai
Hyuganatsu Citrus tamurana
Ichang papeda Citrus cavaleriei
Iyokan Citrus × iyo
Jiangsu kumquat Citrus obovata
Kabosu Citrus sphaerocarpa
Kaffir lime Citrus hystrix
Kanpei Citrus reticulata 'Kanpei'
Kawachi Bankan Citrus kawachiensis
Key lime Citrus × aurantiifolia
Kinkoji unshiu Citrus obovoidea x C. unshiu
Kinnow Citrus nobilis × citrus × deliciosa
Kiyomi Citrus unshiu × citrus sinensis
Kobayashi mikan Citrus natsudaidai x C. unshiu
Koji orange Citrus leiocarpa
Kuchinotsu No.37 Kiyomi x encore
Kumquat Citrus japonica
Lemon Citrus limon
Lime Citrus × latifolia
Limeberry Triphasia trifolia
Limequat Citrus × floridana
Mandarin orange Citrus reticulata
Mangshanyegan Citrus mangshanensis
Melogold Citrus grandis × citrus paradisi
Meyer lemon Citrus × meyeri
Myrtle-leaved orange Citrus myrtifolia
Ōgonkan Citrus flaviculpus
Ojai pixie Citrus reticulata 'Ojai pixie'
Orange Citrus × sinensis
Oroblanco Citrus grandis × citrus paradisi
Oval kumquat Citrus margarita
Pomelo Citrus maxima
Pompia Citrus medica tuberosa
Ponderosa lemon Citrus × pyriformis
Rangpur Citrus × limonia
Round lime Citrus australis
Satsuma mandarin Citrus unshiu
Shangjuan Citrus cavaleriei × citrus
Shonan gold Citrus flaviculpus × citrus unshiu
Sudachi Citrus sudachi
Sweet limetta Citrus limetta
Taiwan tangerine Citrus × depressa
Tangelo Citrus × tangelo
Tangerine Citrus tangerina
Tangor Citrus reticulata × sinensis 'Tangor'
Ugli fruit Citrus reticulata × citrus paradisi
Volkamer lemon Citrus volkameriana
Yuzu Citrus junos

Aggregate fruits

Cherimoya (53573386)
A sliced cherimoya
Raspberry - halved (Rubus idaeus)
Half of a raspberry

Aggregate fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
African custard-apple Annona senegalensis
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana
American red raspberry Rubus strigosus
Annona aurantiaca Annona aurantiaca
Annona conica Annona conica
Annona coriacea Annona coriacea
Annona cornifolia Annona cornifolia
Annona jahnii Annona jahnii
Annona longiflora Annona longiflora
Annona nutans Annona nutans
Annona paludosa Annona paludosa
Annona stenophylla Annona stenophylla
Annonilla Annona nitida
Araticum-cagão Annona cacans
Aratincum do Para Annona sericea
Arctic raspberry Rubus arcticus
Armenian blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Atemoya Annona squamosa × annona cherimola
Atherton raspberry Rubus probus
Balloon berry Rubus illecebrosus
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis
Beach sugar apple Annona salzmannii
Biribá Rollinia deliciosa
Black mulberry Morus nigra
Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis
Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
Boysenberry Rubus ursinus × rubus idaeus
California blackberry Rubus ursinus
Cawesh Annona scleroderma
Cherimoya Annona cherimola Cherimoya cultivars
Chinese bramble berry Rubus tricolor
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Creeping raspberry Rubus hayata-koidzumii
Cudrang Maclura tricuspidata
Custard apple Annona reticulata
Cutleaf evergreen blackberry Rubus laciniatus
Delicious raspberry Rubus deliciosus
Dewberry Rubus flagellaris
Dwarf red blackberry Rubus pubescens
Elephant apple Dillenia indica
Elmleaf blackberry Rubus ulmifolius
Emu berry Grewia retusifolia
European dewberry Rubus caesius
European red raspberry Rubus idaeus
Five-leaved bramble berry Rubus pedatus
Garden dewberry Rubus aboriginum
Golden Himalayan raspberry Rubus ellipticus
Gummy Bear fruit Cecropia peltata
Gympie-gympie fruit Dendrocnide moroides
Hawaiian raspberry Rubus hawaiensis
Ilama Annona diversifolia
Japanese bramble berry Rubus parvifolius
Korean blackberry Rubus coreanus
Korean raspberry Rubus crataegifolius
Kousa dogwood fruit Cornus kousa
Loganberry Rubus × loganobaccus
Marolo Annona crassiflora
Mock strawberry Potentilla indica
Molucca bramble berry Rubus moluccanus
Mora común Rubus adenotrichos
Mora de Castilla Rubus glaucus
Mountain raspberry Rubus fraxinifolius
Mountain soursop Annona montana
Mysore raspberry Rubus niveus
Nepalese raspberry Rubus nepalensis
Pennsylvania blackberry Rubus pensilvanicus
Pond apple Annona glabra
Purple-flowered raspberry Rubus odoratus
Red mulberry Morus rubra
Rose hip Rose Hip
Roseleaf bramble berry Rubus rosifolius
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus
Smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis
Snow raspberry Rubus nivalis
Soncoya Annona purpurea
Soursop Annona muricata
Stone bramble berry Rubus saxatilis
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa Strawberry cultivars
Sugar-apple Annona squamosa
Tayberry Rubus fruticosus × rubus idaeus
Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus
White bark raspberry Rubus leucodermis
White mulberry Morus alba
White-stemmed bramble Rubus cockburnianus
Wild cherimoya Annona hypoglauca
Wild strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius
Youngberry Rubus caesius 'Youngberry'

Multiple fruits

Pineapple1
The pineapple is a multiple fruit
JackfruitLift
The jackfruit is known for being the world's largest fruit
Fig (Ficus carica) fruit halved
A halved Fig

Multiple fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from multiple flowers.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
African peach Sarcocephalus latifolius
Artocarpus lowii Artocarpus lowii
Artocarpus styracifolius Artocarpus styracifolius
Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis
Breadnut Artocarpus camansi
Cempedak Artocarpus integer
Chaplaish Artocarpus chama
Clown fig Ficus aspera
Cluster fig Ficus racemosa
Desert fig Ficus platypoda
Dugdug Artocarpus mariannensis
Duguetia confinis Duguetia confinis
Duguetia spixiana Duguetia spixiana
Dye fig Ficus tinctoria
False pineapple Ananas macrodontes
Ficus carrii Ficus carrii
Ficus insipida Ficus insipida
Ficus neriifolia Ficus neriifolia
Ficus parietalis Ficus parietalis
Ficus simplicissima Ficus simplicissima
Ficus sinuata Ficus sinuata
Ficus ulmifolia Ficus ulmifolia
Ficus wassa Ficus wassa
Fig Ficus carica
Hala fruit Pandanus tectorius
Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
Japanese fig Ficus erecta
Keledang Artocarpus lanceifolius
Kesusu Prainea limpato
Kwai muk Artocarpus parvus
Monkey fruit Artocarpus lacucha
Monkey jackfruit Artocarpus rigidus
Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa
Noni Morinda citrifolia
Oakleaf fig Ficus montana
Peluntan Artocarpus sericicarpus
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Pingan Artocarpus sarawakensis
Pinkglow pineapple Ananas comosus 'Pinkglow'
Pudau Artocarpus kemando
Red fruit Pandanus conoideus
River sandpaper fig Ficus capreifolia
Sampang Artocarpus gomezianus
Sandpaper fig Ficus coronata
Strangler fig Ficus aurea
Sweet sandpaper fig Ficus opposita
Sycamore fig Ficus sycomorus
Tamaran Artocarpus tamaran
Terap Artocarpus odoratissimus
Terap hitam Artocarpus scortechinii
Terap nasi Artocarpus elasticus
Tilap Artocarpus teysmannii
White fig Ficus virens
White kwai muk Artocarpus hypargyreus
White sandpaper fig Ficus fraseri
Wild fig Ficus palmata
Wild jack Artocarpus hirsutus

Capsules

Cacao Tree - Theobroma cacao - panoramio
Cacao pods
Mangosteen3
Mangosteens, sliced in a way that exposes the carpels

Capsules represent a pod fruit with multiple carpels.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Achacha Garcinia humilis
Ackee Blighia sapida
Aglaia teysmanniana Aglaia teysmanniana
Asam gelugur Garcinia atroviridis
Asam kelubi Eleiodoxa conferta
Bacuri Platonia insignis
Bemange Cola urceolata
Black apple Pouteria australis
Blue tongue Melastoma affine
Boquila Boquila trifoliolata
Burmese grape Baccaurea ramiflora
Button mangosteen Garcinia prainiana
Cacao Theobroma cacao
Charichuelo Garcinia madruno
Chocolate vine fruit Akebia quinata
Copperleaf snowberry Gaultheria hispida
Courbaril Hymenaea courbaril
Cupuaçu Theobroma grandiflorum
Durian Durio zibethinus
Durio oxleyanus Durio oxleyanus
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens
Gấc Momordica cochinchinensis
Gamboge Garcinia morella
Garcinia cambogia Garcinia gummi-gutta
Garcinia forbesii Garcinia forbesii
Garcinia magnifolia Garcinia magnifolia
Garcinia pseudoguttifera Garcinia pseudoguttifera
Jentik Baccaurea polyneura
Keluak Pangium edule
Kokum Garcinia indica
Kola nut Cola nitida
Kundong Garcinia parvifolia
Lardizabala Lardizabala biternata
Lemon drop mangosteen Garcinia intermedia
Luóhàn guǒ Siraitia grosvenorii
Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana
Menteng Baccaurea racemosa
Mountain snowberry Gaultheria depressa
Mundu Garcinia dulcis
Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Red salak Salacca affinis
Salak Salacca zalacca
Santol Sandoricum koetjape
Small-leaved tamarind Diploglottis campbellii
Spanish tamarind Vangueria madagascariensis
Terengganu cherry Lepisanthes alata
Toad tree fruit Tabernaemontana elegans
Trichosanthes beccariana Trichosanthes beccariana
Vanilla Vanilla planifolia
Yantok Calamus manillensis

Legumes

Legumes represent a pod fruit with one carpel.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
African locust bean Parkia biglobosa
Bilimbi Averrhoa bilimbi
Carob Ceratonia siliqua
Ice-cream bean Inga edulis
Monkeypod Pithecellobium dulce
Tamarind Tamarindus indica
Zig-zag vine fruit Melodorum leichhardtii

Follicles

Follicles represent a single ovary that splits along a single seam.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Angular sea-fig Carpobrotus glaucescens
Dead man's fingers Decaisnea fargesii
Karkalla fruit Carpobrotus rossii
Sour fig Carpobrotus edulis

Plants with edible fruit-like structures

Podocarpus elongatus Groot Winterhoek fruit
Modified fleshy cone of Podocarpus elongatus
Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb made into rhubarb pie

Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such.

Common name Species name Cultivar list
Alligator juniper berry Juniperus deppeana
Arius Podocarpus costalis
Broad-leaved brown pine fruit Podocarpus dispermus
Broad-leaved yellowwood fruit Podocarpus latifolius
Brown pine fruit Podocarpus neriifolius
California juniper berry Juniperus californica
Cashew apple Anacardium occidentale
Creeping juniper berry Juniperus horizontalis
Desert juniper berry Juniperus osteosperma
Dwarf plum pine fruit Podocarpus spinulosus
East African yellowwood fruit Podocarpus milanjianus
Greek juniper berry Juniperus excelsa
Himalayan juniper berry Juniperus recurva
Jícama Pachyrhizus erosus
Juniper berry Juniperus communis
Juniperus turbinata Juniperus turbinata
Kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Koolah Podocarpus drouynianus
Manoao Manoao colensoi
Mountain juniper berry Juniperus monticola
Nageia Nageia nagi
Native cherry Exocarpos cupressiformis
One-seed juniper berry Juniperus monosperma
Pashtun juniper berry Juniperus seravschanica
Persian juniper berry Juniperus polycarpos
Phoenicean juniper berry Juniperus phoenicea
Plum pine fruit Podocarpus elatus
Podocarpus Podocarpus elongatus
Podocarpus lambertii Podocarpus lambertii
Prickly juniper berry Juniperus oxycedrus
Prumnopitys Prumnopitys andina
Raisin tree fruit Hovenia dulcis
Redberry juniper berry Juniperus coahuilensis
Rhubarb Rheum × hybridum Rhubarb cultivars
Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum
Rocky Mountain juniper berry Juniperus scopulorum
Southern juniper berry Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
Syrian juniper berry Juniperus drupacea
Temple juniper berry Juniperus rigida
Totara Podocarpus totara
Virginian juniper berry Juniperus virginiana
Western juniper berry Juniperus occidentalis
Yew berry Taxus baccata
Yew plum pine fruit Podocarpus macrophyllus
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