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


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! Country
! Country
! Common name
! Common name
! Scientific name
! Scientific name
! Picture
! Image
! Resource
! Ref.
! Notes
!Notes
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| [[Afghanistan]]
| [[Pomegranate]]
| ''[[Punica granatum]]''
| [[File:Granatäpfel.JPG|120px]]
| <ref name="auto" />
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|[[Albania]]
|[[Italian plum]]
|''[[Prunus cocomilia]]''
|[[File:Prunus cocomilia.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National fruit of Albania - Cherry {{!}} Symbol Hunt|url=https://symbolhunt.com/albania/national-fruit/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=symbolhunt.com|date=4 January 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2022}}
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|[[Algeria]]
|[[Date palm|Dates]]
|''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]''
|[[File:Phoenix (botanical) финики.jpg|frameless|115x115px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National fruit of Algeria - Cherries {{!}} Symbol Hunt|url=https://symbolhunt.com/algeria/national-fruit/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=symbolhunt.com|date=28 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2022}}
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|[[Angola]]
|[[Arecaceae|Palm]]
|''[[Borassus flabellifer]]''
|[[File:Fruits of Borassus flabellifer.jpg|frameless|122x122px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National fruit of Angola - Palm fruit {{!}} Symbol Hunt|url=https://symbolhunt.com/angola/national-fruit/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=symbolhunt.com|date=28 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|[[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|[[Pineapple]]
|[[Pineapple]]
|''[[Ananas comosus|Ananas Comosus]]''
|''[[Ananas comosus]]''
|[[File:Pineapples.JPG|frameless|126x126px]]
|[[File:Pineapples.JPG|frameless|126x126px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Intelligence|first=fDi|title=Antigua and Barbuda looks to cash in on fruit appeal|url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/article/44162|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.fdiintelligence.com|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Intelligence|first=fDi|title=Antigua and Barbuda looks to cash in on fruit appeal|url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/article/44162|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.fdiintelligence.com|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Argentina]]
|[[Apple]]
|''[[Apple|Malus domestica]]''
|[[File:Red Apple.jpg|frameless|127x127px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National fruit of Argentina - Apple {{!}} Symbol Hunt|url=https://symbolhunt.com/argentina/national-fruit/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=symbolhunt.com|date=28 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| ''[[Apricot|Prunus armeniaca]]''
| ''[[Apricot|Prunus armeniaca]]''
| [[File:Apricots.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Apricots.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarmenia.org/apricot/|title=Apricot. The Armenian gold. History of spreading in European countries|date=Aug 29, 2017}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foodprint.org/real-food/apricots/|title=Apricot|website=FoodPrint|access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
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|[[Australia]]
|[[Syzygium luehmannii|Riberry]]
|''[[Syzygium luehmannii]]''
|[[File:Syzygium luehmannii fruit.jpg|frameless|176x176px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National fruit of Australia - Riberry {{!}} Symbol Hunt|url=https://symbolhunt.com/australia/national-fruit/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=symbolhunt.com|date=28 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[Austria]]
| [[Apple]]
| ''[[Apple|Malus domestica]]''
| [[File:Red Apple.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Oststeirischer Apfel|url=https://www.genuss-region.at/genussregionen/steiermark/oststeirischer-apfel/index.html|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509190718/http://www.genuss-region.at/genussregionen/steiermark/oststeirischer-apfel/index.html|archive-date=9 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ''[[Punica granatum]]''
| ''[[Punica granatum]]''
| [[File:Granatäpfel.JPG|120px]]
| [[File:Granatäpfel.JPG|120px]]
| <ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Pearls of Baku|url=http://www.everyonesanoriginal.com/food-drink/mixology/cbb59fba-add0-4aba-a7b4-1489558542e4|website=www.everyonesanoriginal.com|access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref>
| <ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Pearls of Baku|url=http://www.everyonesanoriginal.com/food-drink/mixology/cbb59fba-add0-4aba-a7b4-1489558542e4|website=www.everyonesanoriginal.com|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226023716/http://www.fairmontmoments.com//food-drink/mixology/cbb59fba-add0-4aba-a7b4-1489558542e4|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Bangladesh]]
| [[Bangladesh]]
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| [[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG|120px]]
| [[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG|120px]]
| <ref>[http://www.bangladesh.com/blog/jackfruit-national-fruit-of-bangladesh Jackfruit – National Fruit of Bangladesh.] bangladesh.com</ref>
| <ref>[http://www.bangladesh.com/blog/jackfruit-national-fruit-of-bangladesh Jackfruit – National Fruit of Bangladesh.] bangladesh.com</ref>
| Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh.
|Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh.
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| [[Cambodia]]
| [[Cambodia]]
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| ''[[Musa aromatica]]''
| ''[[Musa aromatica]]''
| [[File:Bananas dsc07803.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Bananas dsc07803.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |title= |website=www.forestry.gov.kh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630215053/http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-30}}</ref><ref name="9fruits" />
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |title=Royal Decree on Designation of Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia |website=www.forestry.gov.kh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630215053/http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-30}}</ref>
| 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." It is known as ''pisang mas'' in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
|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." It is known as ''pisang mas'' in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
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| [[Canada]]
| [[Blueberries]]
| ''[[Cyanococcus]]''
| [[File:Vaccinium corymbosum(01).jpg|120px]]
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
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| [[Colombia]]
| [[Alibertia patinoi|Borojó]]
| ''[[Alibertia patinoi]]''
| [[File:Borojó Fruto.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="Fruits in Colombia">{{cite web|url=http://off2colombia.com/destination-colombia/colombian-food-and-drinks/fruits-in-colombia |title=Fruits in Colombia  |publisher=off2colombia.com.co |date= |access-date=2015-01-03}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2017}}
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| [[Central African Republic]]
| [[China]]
| [[Banana]]
| [[Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa|Fuzzy kiwifruit]]
| ''[[Musa acuminata]]'',<br />''[[Musa balbisiana]]'',<br />or ''[[Musa paradisiaca]]''
| [[Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa|''Actinidia chinensis'' var. ''deliciosa'']]
| [[File:Bananavarieties.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>The Travel Book – Central African Republic. Retrieved 2014-16-09</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2021}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[China]]
| [[Actinidia deliciosa|Fuzzy kiwifruit]]
| ''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]''
| [[File:Kiwi aka.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Kiwi aka.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123independenceday.com/china/national-symbols.html |title=National Symbols of China |publisher=123independenceday.com |date= |access-date=2009-12-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2017}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.123independenceday.com/china/national-symbols.html |title=National Symbols of China |publisher=123independenceday.com |date= |access-date=2009-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031032442/http://www.123independenceday.com/china/national-symbols.html}}</ref>
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| [[Banana passionfruit|Curuba]]
| ''[[Banana passionfruit|Passiflora mollissima]]'' (''[[Passiflora tarminiana|P. tarminiana]]'' <br /> and ''P. tripartita var. mollissima'')
| [[File:Curuba.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="Fruits in Colombia" />{{Failed verification|date=June 2017}}
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| [[Cuba]]
| [[Cuba]]
| [[Mamey sapote|Mamey]]
| [[Mamey sapote|Mamey]]
| [[Pouteria sapota]]
| ''[[Pouteria sapota]]''
| [[File:ARS- Pouteria sapota.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:ARS- Pouteria sapota.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite book |last= Bader |first= Myles |title= The Wizard of Food's Encyclopedia of Kitchen & Cooking Secrets |date= February 2010 |publisher= Strategic Book Publishing |isbn= 978-1-60911-017-8 |page= 430 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5FVn9EjHH0C&q=mamey+national+fruit+cuba&pg=PA430}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite book |last= Bader |first= Myles |title= The Wizard of Food's Encyclopedia of Kitchen & Cooking Secrets |date= February 2010 |publisher= Strategic Book Publishing |isbn= 978-1-60911-017-8 |page= 430 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5FVn9EjHH0C&q=mamey+national+fruit+cuba&pg=PA430}}</ref>
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| [[Greece]]
| [[Olive]]
| ''[[Olea]]''
| [[File:Olive.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abea.gr/en/history-of-olive-in-crete/|title=Olive oil. The Ancient Greek gold. History of olive tree|date=2015}}</ref>
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| [[File:Red Apple.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Red Apple.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title= German National Fruit, the Little Fleiner Apple|url=http://www.stimme.de/heilbronn/nachrichten/schozach-bottwar/sonstige-Einst-deutsche-Nationalfrucht;art1909,1695199 |date=18 November 2009}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title= German National Fruit, the Little Fleiner Apple|url=http://www.stimme.de/heilbronn/nachrichten/schozach-bottwar/sonstige-Einst-deutsche-Nationalfrucht;art1909,1695199 |date=18 November 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Greece]]
| [[Olive]]
| ''[[Olea]]''
| [[File:Olive.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abea.gr/en/history-of-olive-in-crete/|title=Olive oil. The Ancient Greek gold. History of olive tree|date=2015}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=that specifies a national fruit|date=August 2025}}
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| [[India]]
| [[India]]
| [[Mango]]  
| [[Mango]]
| ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| [[File:GntMango2.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:GntMango2.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title= National Fruit|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=13 |date= |publisher=[[Govt. of India]] Official website |page=}}</ref><ref name="9fruits" />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=National Fruit |url=https://archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=13 |date= |publisher=[[Govt. of India]] Official website |page= |access-date=2018-01-29 |archive-date=2018-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172848/https://archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Iran]]
| [[Pomegranate]]
| ''[[Pomegranate|Punica granatum]]''
| [[File:Pomegranate.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="9fruits" />
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| [[Israel]]
| [[Israel]]
| [[Opuntia|Sabra]]/[[Opuntia ficus-indica|Prickly pear]]
| [[Opuntia|Sabra]]/[[Opuntia ficus-indica|Prickly pear]]
|''[[Opuntia]]''
|''[[Opuntia]]''
|[[File:PikiWiki Israel 56968 sabra fruit (plural).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|[[File:PikiWiki Israel 56968 sabra fruit (plural).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|<ref name="UPI">{{cite news |title=Israel's national fruit gets a shave |url=https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1994/08/02/Israels-national-fruit-gets-a-shave/6122775800000/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |agency=UPI |publisher=United Press International}}</ref>
|<ref name="UPI">{{cite news |title=Israel's national fruit gets a shave |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/02/Israels-national-fruit-gets-a-shave/6122775800000/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |agency=UPI |publisher=United Press International}}</ref>
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| ''[[Diospyros kaki]]''
| ''[[Diospyros kaki]]''
| [[File:Threekakifruit-cutopen.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Threekakifruit-cutopen.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fruitipedia.com/Persimmon.htm|title=Persimmon|website=www.fruitipedia.com|access-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216022535/http://www.fruitipedia.com/Persimmon.htm|archive-date=2014-12-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="9fruits" />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fruitipedia.com/Persimmon.htm|title=Persimmon|website=www.fruitipedia.com|access-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216022535/http://www.fruitipedia.com/Persimmon.htm|archive-date=2014-12-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Malaysia]]
| [[Papaya]]
| ''Carica papaya''
| [[File:Papaya - longitudinal section.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="9fruits" />
| Papaya (from Malay: ''pepaya'') is the national fruit of Malaysia. It is available all year round.
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| [[Thailand]]
| [[Mangosteen]]
| ''Garcinia mangostana''
| [[File:Mangosteens - whole and opened.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="9fruits" />
| Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’. It is available from May until August. Mangosteen is called ‘Mangkhud’ in [[Thai language]].
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| [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]]
| [[Durian]]
| ''[[Durian|Nephelium lappaceum]]''
| [[File:Durian.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="9fruits">{{cite web|url=http://9fruits.co.th/en/asean-summit-day/|title=ASEAN Summit Day - 9 Fruits|website=9fruits.co.th|access-date=2022-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509065154/http://9fruits.co.th/en/asean-summit-day/|archive-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>
| Durian is the national fruit of Indonesia and Singapore. The name literally means "the thorns" in Indonesian. It is also known as the ‘King of Fruits. Indonesia have two fruiting seasons because durian is grown in various localities. The main harvest is from October to February, but another region produces the crop around June to September.
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| [[Nepal]]
| [[Nepal]]
| [[Raspberry]]
| [[Mandarin orange]]
| ''[[Rubus ellipticus]]''
| [[Mandarin orange|''Citrus'' × ''Reticulata'']]
| [[File:Aiselu berry.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Citrus reticulata April 2013 Nordbaden.JPG|120px]]
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Orange declared as Nepal's national fruit |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/orange-declared-as-nepal-s-national-fruit/ |date=12 April 2024 |work=[[Republica (newspaper)|myRepública]] |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
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| Varieties widely cultivated in Nepal include Nepali Mandarin, Owari Satsuma and Unshiu Satsuma. Major areas in [[Sindhuli]], [[Ramechhap]] and [[Gorkha]].
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| [[Pakistan]]
| [[Pakistan]]
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| ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| [[File:GntMango2.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:GntMango2.jpg|120px]]
| <ref name="officialsymbols">{{citation|last=|first=|title=National Symbols of Pakistan|url=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|volume=|pages=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|publisher=Official Gateway to the Government of Pakistan|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="9fruits" />
| <ref name="officialsymbols">{{citation|last=|first=|title=National Symbols of Pakistan|url=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|volume=|pages=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|publisher=Official Gateway to the Government of Pakistan|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Philippines]]
| [[Mango]]
| ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| [[File:GntMango2.jpg|120px]]
| Mango is the national fruit of Philippines. Mango season in Philippines is from March to June. It is called ''Mangga'' in [[Filipino language|Filipino]].<ref name="9fruits" />
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| [[Serbia]]
| [[Serbia]]
| [[Plum]]
| [[Plum]]
| ''prunus''
| ''[[Prunus domestica]]''
| [[File:Slivka.JPG|120px]]
| [[File:Slivka.JPG|120px]]
| <ref name="Mennell-383" />
| <ref name="Mennell-383">{{cite book |author=Stephen Mennell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoC |title=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue |publisher=Council of Europe |year=2005 |isbn=9789287157447 |page=383}}</ref>
| Plum and its products are of great importance to Serbs and part of numerous customs.<ref name="Mennell-383">{{cite book|author=Stephen Mennell|title=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue|publisher=Council of Europe|year=2005|isbn=9789287157447|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoC|page=383}}</ref> A saying goes that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best.<ref name="Mennell-383" /> The fertile region of [[Šumadija]] in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and [[Šljivovica]], the national drink.<ref>{{cite book|title=The encyclopedia Americana|author=Grolier Incorporated|publisher=Grolier|year=2000|isbn=978-0-7172-0133-4|page=715}}</ref>
|The plum and its products are of great importance to Serbs and part of numerous customs.<ref name="Mennell-3833">{{cite book |author=Stephen Mennell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoC |title=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue |publisher=Council of Europe |year=2005 |isbn=9789287157447 |page=383}}</ref> A Serbian saying says that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best.<ref name="Mennell-3833" /> The region of [[Šumadija]] in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and [[Šljivovica]], the national drink.<ref>{{cite book |author=Grolier Incorporated |title=The encyclopedia Americana |publisher=Grolier |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-7172-0133-4 |page=715}}</ref>
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| [[Seychelles]]
| [[Spain]]
| [[Coco de mer]]
| [[Grape]]
| ''[[Lodoicea]]''
| ''[[Vitis vinifera]]''
| [[File:I frutti del cocò de mer - M e F - panoramio.jpg|120px]]
| [[File:Cabernet Sauvignon Gaillac.jpg|120px]]
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=What is the national fruit of Spain? |url=https://www.proprofs.com/discuss/q/702260/what-is-the-national-fruit-of-spain |website=proprofs.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704111252/https://www.proprofs.com/discuss/q/702260/what-is-the-national-fruit-of-spain |archive-date=2019-07-04}}</ref>
|Coco de mer, (Lodoicea maldivica), also called double coconut, native palm of the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. The flowers are borne in enormous fleshy spadices (spikes), the male and female on distinct plants.
|There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production.
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| [[Sri Lanka]]
| [[Sri Lanka]]
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| ''[[jackfruit|Artocarpus heterophyllus]]''
| ''[[jackfruit|Artocarpus heterophyllus]]''
| [[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG|120px]]
| [[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG|120px]]
| <ref>[http://www.srilanka.com/blog/jackfruit-national-fruit-of-sri-lanka-Jackfruit – National Fruit of Sri Lanka.] bangladesh.com</ref><ref name="9fruits" />
| <ref>[http://www.srilanka.com/blog/jackfruit-national-fruit-of-sri-lanka-Jackfruit – National Fruit of Sri Lanka.] bangladesh.com{{dead link|date=August 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Spain]]
| [[Grape]]
| ''[[Vitis vinifera]]''
| [[File:Cabernet Sauvignon Gaillac.jpg|120px]]
| <ref>[https://www.proprofs.com/discuss/q/702260/what-is-the-national-fruit-of-spain] proprofs.com</ref>
| There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production.
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| [[South Korea]]
| [[Asian Pear]]
| ''[[Pyrus pyrifolia]]''
| [[File:Pyrus pyrifolia (Raja) young fruits 4.jpg|120px]]
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
| There are other national fruits of South Korea such as Persimmons and Apples.
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|[[United Arab Emirates]]
|[[United Arab Emirates]]
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|''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]''
|''[[Phoenix dactylifera]]''
|[[File:Phoenix (botanical) финики.jpg|frameless|115x115px]]
|[[File:Phoenix (botanical) финики.jpg|frameless|115x115px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Symbols of the UAE You Didn't Know About|url=https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/national-symbols-uae/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=A blog about homes, trends, tips & life in the UAE {{!}} MyBayut|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 30 December 2025


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

Country Common name Scientific name Image Ref. Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Pineapple Ananas comosus [1]
Armenia Apricot Prunus armeniaca [2]
Azerbaijan Pomegranate Punica granatum [3]
Bangladesh Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus [4] Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh.
Cambodia Chicken egg banana
(chek pong moan in Khmer) 		Musa aromatica [5] 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." It is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.
China Fuzzy kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa [6]
Cuba Mamey Pouteria sapota [7]
Germany Apple Malus domestica [8]
Greece Olive Olea [9][better source needed]
India Mango Mangifera indica [10]
Israel Sabra/Prickly pear Opuntia [11]
Jamaica Ackee Blighia sapida [12]
Japan Japanese persimmon Diospyros kaki [13]
Nepal Mandarin orange Citrus × Reticulata [14] Varieties widely cultivated in Nepal include Nepali Mandarin, Owari Satsuma and Unshiu Satsuma. Major areas in Sindhuli, Ramechhap and Gorkha.
Pakistan Mango Mangifera indica [15]
Serbia Plum Prunus domestica [16] The plum and its products are of great importance to Serbs and part of numerous customs.[17] A Serbian saying says that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best.[17] The region of Šumadija in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink.[18]
Spain Grape Vitis vinifera [19] There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production.
Sri Lanka Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus [20]
United Arab Emirates Dates Phoenix dactylifera [21]
Ukraine Water Elder Viburnum opulus [22]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Intelligence, fDi. "Antigua and Barbuda looks to cash in on fruit appeal". www.fdiintelligence.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Apricot". FoodPrint. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pearls of Baku". www.everyonesanoriginal.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Jackfruit – National Fruit of Bangladesh. bangladesh.com
  5. ↑ "Royal Decree on Designation of Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia" (PDF). www.forestry.gov.kh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-30.
  6. ↑ "National Symbols of China". 123independenceday.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  7. ↑ Bader, Myles (February 2010). The Wizard of Food's Encyclopedia of Kitchen & Cooking Secrets. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-60911-017-8.
  8. ↑ "German National Fruit, the Little Fleiner Apple". 18 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Olive oil. The Ancient Greek gold. History of olive tree". 2015.
  10. ↑ "National Fruit". Govt. of India Official website. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Israel's national fruit gets a shave". United Press International. UPI. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "This is Jamaica". National Symbols of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  13. ↑ "Persimmon". www.fruitipedia.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  14. ↑ "Orange declared as Nepal's national fruit". myRepública. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ↑ National Symbols of Pakistan, Official Gateway to the Government of Pakistan, archived from the original on 28 November 2016, retrieved 28 July 2016
  16. ↑ Stephen Mennell (2005). Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue. Council of Europe. p. 383. ISBN 9789287157447.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Stephen Mennell (2005). Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue. Council of Europe. p. 383. ISBN 9789287157447.
  18. ↑ Grolier Incorporated (2000). The encyclopedia Americana. Grolier. p. 715. ISBN 978-0-7172-0133-4.
  19. ↑ "What is the national fruit of Spain?". proprofs.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04.
  20. ↑ – National Fruit of Sri Lanka. bangladesh.com[dead link]
  21. ↑ "National Symbols of the UAE You Didn't Know About". A blog about homes, trends, tips & life in the UAE | MyBayut. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  22. ↑ Battles, Matthew (2022-10-27). "Plants, Identity, and War in Ukraine". Arnold Arboretum. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

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