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List of national fruits

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

CountryCommon nameScientific nameImageRef.Notes
Antigua and BarbudaPineappleAnanas comosus[[File:Pineapples.JPGframeless126x126px]]
ArmeniaApricotPrunus armeniaca[[File:Apricots.jpg120px]]
AzerbaijanPomegranatePunica granatum[[File:Granatäpfel.JPG120px]]title=Pearls of Bakuurl=http://www.everyonesanoriginal.com/food-drink/mixology/cbb59fba-add0-4aba-a7b4-1489558542e4website=www.everyonesanoriginal.comaccess-date=9 November 2014archive-date=26 December 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226023716/http://www.fairmontmoments.com//food-drink/mixology/cbb59fba-add0-4aba-a7b4-1489558542e4url-status=dead}}
BangladeshJackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllus[[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG120px]]Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh.
CambodiaChicken egg banana
(chek pong moan in Khmer)Musa aromatica[[File:Bananas dsc07803.jpg120px]]The Royal Decree states the chicken egg banana is known as Musa aromatica but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia.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.
ChinaFuzzy kiwifruitActinidia chinensis var. deliciosa[[File:Kiwi aka.jpg120px]]
CubaMameyPouteria sapota[[File:ARS- Pouteria sapota.jpg120px]]
GermanyAppleMalus domestica[[File:Red Apple.jpg120px]]
GreeceOliveOlea[[File:Olive.jpg120px]]
IndiaMangoMangifera indica[[File:GntMango2.jpg120px]]
IsraelSabra/Prickly pearOpuntia[[File:PikiWiki Israel 56968 sabra fruit (plural).jpgframeless120x120px]]title=Israel's national fruit gets a shaveurl=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/02/Israels-national-fruit-gets-a-shave/6122775800000/access-date=12 April 2022agency=UPIpublisher=United Press International}}
JamaicaAckeeBlighia sapida [[File:Ackee 001.jpg120px]]title=This is Jamaicawork=National Symbols of Jamaicaurl=http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.htmlaccess-date=2006-06-04url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619153047/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.htmlarchive-date=2006-06-19 }}
JapanJapanese persimmonDiospyros kaki[[File:Threekakifruit-cutopen.jpg120px]]
NepalMandarin orangeCitrus × Reticulata[[File:Citrus reticulata April 2013 Nordbaden.JPG120px]]Varieties widely cultivated in Nepal include Nepali Mandarin, Owari Satsuma and Unshiu Satsuma. Major areas in Sindhuli, Ramechhap and Gorkha.
PakistanMangoMangifera indica[[File:GntMango2.jpg120px]]last=first=title=National Symbols of Pakistanurl=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.htmlvolume=pages=archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.htmlpublisher=Official Gateway to the Government of Pakistanaccess-date=28 July 2016archive-date=28 November 2016}}
SerbiaPlumPrunus domestica[[File:Slivka.JPG120px]]author=Stephen Mennellurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoCtitle=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialoguepublisher=Council of Europeyear=2005isbn=9789287157447page=383}}author=Stephen Mennellurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoCtitle=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialoguepublisher=Council of Europeyear=2005isbn=9789287157447page=383}} A Serbian saying says that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best. The region of Šumadija in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink.
SpainGrapeVitis vinifera[[File:Cabernet Sauvignon Gaillac.jpg120px]]There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production.
Sri LankaJackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllus[[File:Jackfruit hanging.JPG120px]]
United Arab EmiratesDatesPhoenix dactylifera[[File:Phoenix (botanical) финики.jpgframeless115x115px]]
UkraineWater ElderViburnum opulus[[File:Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus (51922038259).jpgframeless120x120px]]

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  9. (2015). "Olive oil. The Ancient Greek gold. History of olive tree".
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  11. "Israel's national fruit gets a shave". United Press International.
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  14. (12 April 2024). "Orange declared as Nepal's national fruit". [[Republica (newspaper).
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  21. (9 November 2019). "National Symbols of the UAE You Didn't Know About".
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