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Origins of Scientific Names

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Abiu	Pouteria caimito
Abiurana	Pouteria bullata
Aboirana	Pouteria venosa
Abuai	Pouteria gardneriana
Acai Palm	Euterpe oleracea
Acerola	Malphigia glabra
Achira	Canna edulis
Akee	Blighia sapida
Alligator Apple	Annona glabra
Alligator Pear	Persea americana
Almirajo	Patinoa almirajo
Alupag	Dimocarpus didyma
Amazon Tree Grape	Pouroma cercopiaefolia
Ambarella	Spondias dulcis
Annato	Bixa orellana
Apple	Malus pumila
Arabian Coffee	Coffea arabica
Araca-boi	Eugenia stipitata
Araticum-cagao	Annona cacans
Argan	Argania spinosa
Armadillo Fruit	Chrysophyllum soboliferum
Arrayan	Calyptropsidium sartorianum
Arrowroot	Canna edulis
Asam Kambang	Mangifera quadrifida
Ashwagandha	Withania somnifera
Atemoya	Annona cherimola x squamosa
Australian Finger Lime	Citrus australasica
Australian Round Lime	Citrus australis
Ausubo	Manilkara bidentata
Avocado	Persea americana

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Babaco	Carica pentagonia
Bacupari	Garcinia gardneriana
Bacuri	Platonia insignis
Bael Fruit	Aegle marmelos
Bahia Sunsapote	Licania salzmannii
Bakuripari	Rheedia macrophylla
Banana	Musa acuminata
Banana Passion Fruit	Passiflora mollissima
Baobab	Adansonia digitata
Bapeba	Pouteria pachycalyx
Barbados Cherry	Malphigia glabra
Batoko Plum	Flacourtia inermis
Beach Cherry	Eugenia punicifolia
Beach Sugar Apple	Areca catechu
Belizian Genip	Talisia esculenta
Bell Apple	Passiflora nitida
Bergamot	Citrus aurantium ssp bergamia
Betel Nut	Areca catechu
Bignay	Antidesma bunius
Bilimbi	Averrhoa bilimbi
Binjai	Mangifera caesia
Biriba	Rollinia mucosa
Bitter Coconut	Syagrus oleracea
Bitter Garcinia	Garcinia spicata
Black Chilean Guava	Ugni myricoides
Black Mulberry	Morus nigra
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum
Black Sapote	Diospyros digyna
Blackberry Jam Fruit	Randia formosa
Bladdernut	Diospyros whyteana
Blue Grape	Myrciaria vexator
Blue Lilly Pilly	Syzygium oleosum
Blue Passion Flower	Passiflora caerulea
Bolivian Fuchsia	Fuchsia boliviana
Brazil Nut	Bertholletia excelsa
Brazil Plum	Spondias tuberosa
Brazilian Cherry	Eugenia uniflora
Brazilian Guava	Psidium guineense
Brazilian Pear	Eugenia klotzschiana
Breadfruit	Artocarpus altilis
Breadnut	Artocarpus altilis
Breadnut	Brosimum alicastrum
Broadleaved Lucuma	Pouteria multiflora
Brunei Cherry	Garcinia parvifolia
Brush Cherry	Syzygium paniculatum
Bullock's Heart	Annona reticulata
Bully Tree	Pouteria multiflora
Bunya-Bunya	Araucaria bidwillii
Bush Persimmon	Diospyros brasiliensis
Butong	Artocarpus nitidus
Button Mangosteen	Garcinia prainiana

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Cabeluda	Eugenia tomentosa
Cacao	Theobroma cacao
Cacaui	Theobroma speciosum
Cagaita	Eugenia dysenterica
Caja Acu	Anacardium giganteum
Calabash Nutmeg	Monodora myristica
Calamondin	Citrus mitis
California Wild Grape	Vitis californica
Cambuca	Marlierea edulis
Cambui	Eugenia candolleana
Cambui	Myrciaria tenella
Camellia	Camellia pitardii
Camu-Camu	Myciaria dubia
Candle Stick Tree	Parmentiera cereifera
Candlenut	Aleurites moluccana
Canistel	Pouteria campechiana
Cannibal's Tomato	Solanum uporo
Cannonball Tree	Couroupita guianensis
Cape Gooseberry	Physalis peruviana
Capulin Cherry	Prunus salicifolia
Carambola	Averrhoa carambola
Cardamom	Elettaria cardamomum
Carissa	Carissa macrocarpa
Carob	Ceratonia siliqua
Cas	Psidium friedrichsthalianum
Cashew	Anacardium occidentale
Cassabanana	Sicana odorifera
Catalina Island Cherry	Prunus lyonii
Cattley Guava	Psidium cattleianum
Cawesh	Annona scleroderma
Cayenne Cherry	Eugenia uniflora
Cedar Bay Cherry	Eugenia reinwardtiana
Ceylon Gooseberry	Dovyalis hebecarpa
Champedak	Artocarpus integer
Charichuela	Rheedia macrophylla
Cherimoya	Annona cherimola
Cherry of the Rio Grande	Eugenia aggregata
Chestnut Vine	Dicella nucifera
Christmas Berry	Eugenia pseudopsidium
Chico Sapote	Makilkara zapota
Chilacayote	Cucurbita ficifolia
Chilean Guava	Ugni molinae
Chinese Blueberry	Vaccinium gaultheriifolium
Chocky Apple	Pouteria multiflora
Chocolate Pudding Fruit	Diospyros digyna
Chocolate Tree	Theobroma cacao
Chupa-Chupa	Quararibea cordata
Cinnamon	Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamon Apple	Pouteria hypoglauca
Citrus Fruits	see Citrus
Clove	Syzygium aromaticum
Coarse Mombin	Spondias venulosa
Coco Plum	Chrysobalanus icaco
Cocoa	Theobroma cacao
Cocona	Solanum sessilifolium
Coconut	Cocos nucifera
Coffee	Coffea arabica
Cola Nut	Cola acuminata
Copacabana Guava	Psidium copacabanensis
Costa Rican Blueberry	Vaccinium consanguineum
Costa Rican Guava	Psidium friedrichsthalianum
Cotztomatl	Physalis costomatl
Coyupe Palm	Aiphanes aculeata
Creeping Fuchsia	Fuchsia procumbens
Cumari	Capsicum praetermissum
Cupuassu	Theobroma grandiflorum
Cupui	Theobroma subincanum
Curiola	Pouteria torta
Curry Leaf	Murraya koenigii
Custard Apple	Annona reticulata

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Davidson's Plum	Davidsonia pruriens
Dragon Fruit	Hylocereus undatus
Drumstick Tree	Moringa oleifera
Durian	Durio zibenthis
Dwarf Tamarillo	Cyphomandra abutiloides

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Egg Fruit	Pouteria campechiana
Egg Nut	Couepia longipendula
Elephant Apple	Dillenia indica
Emblic	Phyllanthus emblica
Engkala	Litsea garciae
Entawak	Artocarpus ansiophyllus
Etrog Citron	Citrus medica var. etrog
Exploding Cucumber	Cyclanthera explodens

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
False Jaboticaba	Myrciaria vexator
False Mangosteen	Garcinia cochinchinensis
False Mangosteen	Garcinia xanthochymus
False Monkey Puzzle Tree	Araucaria bidwillii
Feijoa	Feijoa sellowiana
Field Nance	Byrsonima basiloba
Fijian Longan	Meliococcus bijigatus
Forest Acai	Euterpe precatoria
Forest Num Num	Carissa wyliei
Fragrant Granadilla	Passiflora alata
Fruta-de-Lobo	Solanum lycocarpum
Fruta-de-Tatu	Chrysophyllum soboliferum
Frutao	Pouteria pariry
Fruit for Wolves	Solanum lycocarpum
Fuchsia	Fuchsia denticulata

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Gabiroba	Campomanesia xanthocarpa
Galapagos Island Tomato	Lycopersicon cheesmanii
Gamboge	Garcinia xanthochymus
Garden Huckleberry	Solanum burbankii, Solanum melanocerasium
Garlic Passion Fruit	Passiflora loefgrenii
Gbogname	Solanum macrocarpon
Genip	Genipa americana
Giant Granadilla	Passiflora quadrangularis
Giant Lau Lau	Eugenia megacarpa
Giant Miracle Fruit	Synsepalum subcordatum
Gin Berry	Glycosmis pentaphylla
Golden Apple	Spondias dulcis
Golden Berry	Physalis peruviana
Golden Kiwi	Actinidia chinensis
Governor's Plum	Flacourtia indica
Grape Leaved Passion Fruit	Passiflora vitifolia
Green Sapote	Pouteria viridis
Ground Cherry	Physalis peruviana
Ground Cherry	Physalis pruinosa
Grumichama	Eugenia brasiliensis
Guarana	Paullinia cupana
Guava	Psidium guajava
Guabilla	Inga marginata
Guabiroba	Campomanesia guaviroba
Guabiyu	Myrcianthes pungens
Guadalupe Palm	Brahea edulis
Guajilote	Parmentiera edulis
Guavira Mi	Campomanesia obversa
Guayabilla	Eugenia victoriana
Guiana Chestnut	Pachira aquatica

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Hairless Rambutan	Nephelium xerospermoides
Hala	Pandanus tectorius
Hardy Kiwi	Actinidia arguta
Herbert River Cherry	Antidesma dallachyanum
Himalayan Ambarella	Spondias axillaris
Himalayan Mulberry	Morus macroura
Hog Plum	Spondias mombin
Holly Azara	Azara petiolaris
Honeysuckle Fuchsia	Fuchsia triphylla
Hooked Rambutan	Nephelium uncinatum
Horned Melon	Cucumis metuliferus
Horse Mango	Mangifera foetida
Horseradish Tree	Moringa oleifera

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Ice Cream Bean	Inga edulis
Ilama	Annona diversifolia
Imbe	Garcinia integrifolia
Imbu	Spondias tuberosa
Indian Fig	Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian Jujube	Zizyphus mauritiana
Indian Plum	Flacourtia jangomans
Inga Acu	Inga cinnamomea

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Jaboticaba	Myrciaria cauliflora
Jack	Mangifera caesia
Jackal Berry	Diospyros mespiliformis
Jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jaltomato	Jaltomata procumbens
Jamaica Nutmeg	Monodora myristica
Jambolan	Syzygium cumini
Jaracatia	Carica dodecaphylla
Java Apple	Syzygium samarangense
Java Plum	Syzygium cumini
Jelly Palm	Butia capitata
Jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis
Jua	Zizyphus joazeiro
Jujube	Zizyphus jujube
Jungleplum	Sideroxylon obtusifolium
Junglesop	Annonidium mannii
Jussara Palm	Euterpe edulis

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Kabiki	Mimusops elengi
Kaffir Lime	Citrus hystrix
Kaffir Plum	Harpephyllum caffrum
Karanda	Carissa carandas
Kei Apple	Dovyalis caffra
Kepel	Stelechocarpus burahol
Kerantongan	Durio oxleyanus
Ketembilla	Dovyalis hebecarpa
Key Lime	Citrus aurantifolia
Kiwano	Cucumis metuliferus
Kiwi	Actinidia chinensis
Koa Haole	Leucaena leucocephala
Kola Nut	Cola acuminata
Kukui	Aleurites moluccana
Kura-Kura	Durio testudinarium
Kwai Muk	Artocarpus hypargyraea

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Lady Apple	Syzygium suborbiculare
Lahong	Durio dulcis
Lakoocha	Artocarpus lakoocha
Lamantan	Mangifera torquenda
Langsat	Lansium domesticum
Lemon Guava	Psidium cattleanium lucidum
Lemonade Berry	Rhus integrifolia
Liberian Coffee	Coffea liberica
Lilac Fuchsia	Fuchsia arborescens
Lilikoi	Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa
Lilly Pilly	Acmena smithii
Limeberry	Triphasia trifolia
Lipstick Tree	Bixa orellana
Litsea	Litsea garcinae
Longan	Dimocarpus longana
Loquat	Eriobotyra japonica
Louvi	Flacourtia inermis
Love-in-a-Mist	Passiflora foetida
Lucuma	Pouteria lucuma
Luffa	Luffa cylindrica
Luli	Garcinia hombroniana
Luma	Luma apiculata
Lychee	Litchi chinensis

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Mabolo	Diospyros blancoi
Macadamia Nut	Macadamia integrifolia
Macaranduba	Pouteria ramiflora
Madrono	Rheedia madruno
Mafai	Baccaurea ramiflora
Malabar Chestnut	Pachira aquatica
Malabar Gourd	Cucurbita ficifolia
Malay Apple	Syzygium malaccense
Malaysian Mombin	Spondias pinnata
Mama-Cadela	Brosimum gaudichaudii
Mamey Apple	Mammea americana
Mamey Sapote	Pouteria sapota
Mamoncillo	Meliococcus bijigatus
Mangaba	Hancornia speciosa
Mango	Mangifera indica
Mangosteen	Garcinia mangostana
Manila Tamarind	Pithecellobium dulce
Maprang	Bouea macrophylla
Maraja Palm	Bactris maraja
Marang	Artocarpus odoratissimus
Marmelada	Alibertia edulis
Marolo	Annona crassiflora
Marula	Sclerocarya birrea
Massaranduba	Manilkara huberi
Mastic	Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Matisia	Quararibea cordata
Mayan Breadnut	Brosimum alicastrum
Mexican Barberry	Berberis gracilis
Mexican Bay	Litsea glaucescens
Mexican Blue Palm	Brahea armata
Mexican Husk Tomato	Physalis ixocarpa
Mexican Lime	Citrus aurantifolia
Meyer Lemon	Citrus x Meyeri
Maypop	Passiflora incarnata
Membangan	Mangifera pajang
Miniature Cashew	Anacardium microcarpum
Miracle Fruit	Synsepalum dulcificum
Mission Fig	Opuntia ficus-indica
Mocambo	Theobroma bicolor
Monkey Apple	Annona glabra
Monkey Banana	Porcelia macrocarpa
Monkey Cacao	Herrania imbricata
Monkey Fruit	Garcinia intermedia
Monkey Jackfruit	Artocarpus rigidus
Monkey Inga	Inga sessilis
Monkey Nut	Anacardium humile
Monkey Pepper	Xylopia aromatica
Monkey Pod	Samanea saman
Monkey Pot	Lecythis pisonis
Moriche Palm	Mauritia flexuosa
Moro Blood Orange	Citrus sinensis 'Moro'
Mount White Lime	Citrus garrowayi
Mountain Apple	Syzygium malaccense
Mountain Garcinia	Garcinia nervosa
Mountain Papaya	Carica pubescens
Mountain Persimmon	Diospyros montana
Mountain Soursop	Annona montana
Mullaca	Physalis angulata
Myrtle	Myrtus communis

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Nance	Byrsonima crassifolia
Naranjilla	Solanum quitoense
Natal Plum	Carissa macrocarpa
Native Gardenia	Randia fitzalanii
Native Passion Fruit	Passiflora herbertiana
Ndea	Sacrocephalus xanthoxylon
Needle Flower Tree	Posoqueria latifolia
Neem	Azadirachta indica
Nevin's Barberry	Berberis nevinii, Mahonia nevinii
Noni	Morinda citrifolia
Nude Rambutan	Nephelium maingayi
Num Num	Carissa bispinosa
Nutmeg	Myristica fragrans

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Oak Leaved Papaya	Carica quercifolia
Olosapo	Couepia polyandra
Orange Apple Cactus	Cereus validus
Orange Thorn	Citriobatus pauciflorus
Orangeberry	Glycosmis pentaphylla
Otaheite Gooseberry	Phyllanthus acidus
Otaheite Walnut	Aleurites trisperma

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Pacay	Inga feuillei
Pakistan Mulberry	Morus macroura
Papaya	Carica papaya
Papayuelo	Carica goudotiana
Para Guava	Psidium acutangulum
Passiflora Incense	Passiflora x 'Incense'
Passion Fruit	Passiflora edulis
Peanut Butter Fruit	Bunchosia armeniaca
Pedalai	Artocarpus sericicarpus
Pepino	Solanum muricatum
Pepper	Piper nigrum
Pequi	Caryocar coriaceum
Perfume Guava	Campomanesia lineatifolia
Perinha	Eugenia lutescens
Persimmon	Diospyros kaki
Peruvian Apple Cactus	Cereus repandus
Phalsa	Grewia subinaequalis
Pigeon Plum	Coccoloba diversifolia
Pili Nut	Canarium ovatum
Pindaiba	Duguetia lanceolata
Pindo Palm	Butia capitata
Pineapple	Ananas comosus
Pineapple Guava	Feijoa sellowiana
Pingan	Artocarpus sarawakensis
Pink Flowered Inga	Inga vulpina
Pitabu	Willughbeia angustifolia
Pitahaya	Hylocereus undatus
Pitanga	Eugenia uniflora
Pitomba	Eugenia luschnathiana
Pleated Cereus	Cereus jamacaru
Polynesian Chestnut	Inocarpus fagifer
Pomegranate	Punica granatum
Pommelo	Citrus maxima
Pond Apple	Annona glabra
Ponderosa Lemon	Citrus limon 'Ponderosa'
Poshe-te	Annona scleroderma
Prickly Pear	Opuntia ficus-indica
Provision Tree	Pachira aquatica
Pseudolulo	Solanum pseudolulo
Puca	Mouriri pusa
Pudau	Artocarpus kemando
Pulasan	Nephelium mutabile
Pummelo	Citrus maxima
Purple Guava	Psidium rufum
Purple Mombin	Spondias purpurea
Purple Yatay Palm	Butia purpurascens

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Quijos Granadilla	Passiflora popenovii
Quince	Cydonia oblonga

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Rain Tree	Samanea saman
Rainforest Plum	Eugenia candolleana
Rambutan	Nephelium lappaceum
Red Mombin	Spondias purpurea
Rambai	Baccaurea motleyana
Red Granadilla	Passiflora coccinea
Robusta Coffee	Coffea canephora
Rollina	Rollinia mucosa
Rose Apple	Syzygium jambos
Rosita de Cacao	Quararibea funebris
Round Mombin	Spondias macrocarpa
Rukam	Flacourtia rukam
Rumberry	Myrciaria floribunda
Russel River Lime	Citrus inodora

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Saba Nut	Pachira aquatica
Santol	Sandoricum koetjape
Sapodilla	Manilkara zapota
Sapote	Pouteria sapota
Sapucaia	Lecythis pisonis
Sartre Guava	Calyptropsidium sartorianum
Sataw	Parkia javanica
Satin Leaf Tree	Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Saurauia	Saurauia madrensis
Sausage Tree	Kigelia pinnata
Savanna Guava	Psidium firmum
Savanna Pitanga	Eugenia calycina
Saw Palmetto	Serenoa repens
Screw Pine	Pandanus tectorius
Sea Grape	Coccoloba uvifera
Sea Lemon	Ximenia americana
Seashore Mangosteen	Garcinia hombroniana
Seven Year Melon	Cucurbita ficifolia
Smooth Genip	Genipa infudibuliformes
Soncoya	Annona purpurea
Sorva	Couma utilis
Souari Nut	Caryocar brasiliense
Sour Bacuri	Garcinia acuminata
Sour Jaboticaba	Myrciaria oblongata
Soursop	Annona muricata
South African Star Apple	Diospyros austroafricana
South American Sapote	Quararibea cordata
Spaghetti Squash	Cucurbita pepo
Spanish Stopper	Eugenia foetida
Star Apple	Chrysophyllum cainito
Star Fruit	Averrhoa carambola
Strawberry Guava	Psidium cattleanium
Strawberry Pear	Hylocereus undatus
Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo
Sudachi	Citrus sudachi
Sugar Apple	Annona squamosa
Sunberry	Solanum burbankii
Sunberry	Physalis minima
Sundrop	Eugenia victoriana
Sunsapote	Licania platypus
Surinam Cherry	Eugenia uniflora
Sururuca	Passiflora setacea
Sweet Calabash	Passiflora maliformis
Sweet Granadilla	Passiflora ligularis

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Tamarillo	Cyphomandra betacea
Tamarind	Tamarindus indica
Tampoi Belimbing	Baccaurea angulata
Tassle Berry	Antidesma venosum
Tomatillo	Physalis ixocarpa
Tourist Pineapple	Pandanus tectorius
Tree Fuchsia	Halleria lucida
Tree Passion Flower	Passiflora macrophylla
Tree Tomato	Cyphomandra betacea
Trifoliate Orange	Poncirus trifoliata
Tropical Almond	Terminalia catappa
Tropical Apricot	Dovyalis abyssinica
Tucuma Palm	Astrocaryum vulgare
Turtle Berry	Eugenia patrisii
Tzimbalo	Solanum caripense

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Ucuqui	Pouteria ucuqui
Uganda Powder Flask	Balsamocitrus dawei
Ugli Fruit	Citrus paradisi x reticulata
Umari	Poraqueiba sericea
Umdoni	Syzygium cordatum
Uvalha	Eugenia uvalha

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Vanilla	Vanilla planifolia
Velvet Apple	Diospyros blancoi

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Wampee	Clausena lansium
Wandering Palm	Syagrus vagans
Water Apple	Syzygium aqueum
Water Berry	Syzygium cordatum
Water Lemon	Passiflora laurifolia
Wax Jambu	Syzygium samarangense
West African Cherry Orange	Citrus articulata
West Indian Lime	Citrus aurantifolia
White Apple	Syzygium forte
White Guabiroba	Campomanesia adamantium
White Indigoberry	Randia aculeata
White Inga	Inga laurina
White Jaboticaba	Myrciaria aureana
White Passion Flower	Passiflora subpeltata
White Pepper	Piper nigrum
White Sapote	Casimiroa edulis
White Stopper	Eugenia axillaris
Wild Apricot	Dovyalis zeyheri
Wild Custard Apple	Annona senegalensis
Wild Nutmeg	Myristica fatua
Wild Water Lemon	Passiflora foetida
Wine Palm	Caryota urens
Wonderberry	Solanum burbankii
Wood Apple	Feronia limonia
Wooly Jelly Palm	Butia eriospatha
Wooly-Leaved Sapote	Casimiroa tetrameria

*Common Name*	*Scientific/Latin Name*
Yatay Palm	Butia yatay
Yellow Jaboticaba	Eugenia tomentosa
Yellow Mangosteen	Randia fitzalanii
Yellow Mombin	Spondias mombin
Yellow Pitaya	Selenicereus megalanthus
Yellow Sapote	Pouteria campechiana
Yellow Strawberry Guava	Psidium cattleanium lucidum
Yunnan Banana	Musa yunnanensis
Yuzu	Citrus junos