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Identification Guide of Exotic <strong>Fruits</strong><br />

Fruit Identification Guide<br />

Illustration/Common Name Description Botanical Name Other Names<br />

KIWI Hairy skin.<br />

Numerous small, black seeds.<br />

Banana-strawberry flavor.<br />

Temperate<br />

KOLA NUT 4 to 5 inches.<br />

Pod containing several seeds.<br />

Seeds split into four sections.<br />

Seeds white to pink.<br />

Very bitter.<br />

Chewed as a stimulant.<br />

Tropical<br />

KUMQUAT 1¼ to 1¾ inches long; ¾ to 1<br />

inches in diameter.<br />

Appearance of a dwarf<br />

orange.<br />

Thin rind.<br />

Sour pulp.<br />

Very sweet on inside of rind.<br />

Used for preserves.<br />

Tropical to subtropical<br />

LANGSAT 1¾ inches.<br />

Leathery skin with velvety<br />

texture.<br />

Translucent pulp in five<br />

sections.<br />

One or more well<br />

developed seeds.<br />

Tropical<br />

Actinidia chinensis Chinese gooseberry,<br />

grosella chinas<br />

Cola acuminata cola nut,<br />

guru<br />

Fortunella spp. Hong Kong kumquat,<br />

meiwa kumquat,<br />

oval kumquat,<br />

round kumquat<br />

Lansium domesticum bon bon,<br />

lansone<br />

12/2006-01 <strong>Fruits</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vegetables</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> 5-8<br />

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