Fruits of Warm Climates

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This 505 page book is an exceptionally exhaustive source of information on tropical and subtropical fruits. It is a well-illustrated and very readable, practical guide for those interested in growing tropical and subtropical fruits either for the home garden or commercially. The fruits are grouped by family. Covered under each fruit are: description, origin and distribution, varieties, cultivation, climate, uses, pests and diseases, propagation and nutritional information. purdue.edu Fruits of Warm Climates CropINDEX A-B NewCROP Search Engine NewCROP HomePage CropINDEX C-D CropINDEX E-H CropINDEX I-L CropINDEX M-P CropINDEX Q-T CropINDEX U-Z Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra Muskdana Abies balsamea Pouteria caimito Artemisia absinthium Acacia species Acacia albida Acacia auriculiformis Acacia cyclops Acacia mearnsii Acacia farnesiana Acacia tortilis Acacia mangium Acacia nilotica New Arid Land Ornamentals: Recent Introductions for Desert Landscapes Acacia saligna Acacia senegal Acacia seyal Cucurbit Resources in Namibia Black sugar maple Malphigia glabra Digitaria exilis New Flower Crops Achillea millefolium Bixa orellana Cyclanthera pedata Manilkara zapota New Herbaceous Ornamental Crops Research Acorus calamus Acroceras macrum New Crops from Brazil Kiwifruit, Chinese Gooseberry, Hardy Kiwifruit Vigna angularis Aegle marmelos Horsechestnut Amomum melegueta (syn. Aframomum melegueta) - Grains of Paradise Cenchrus ciliaris Cucumis metuliferus Eleusine coracana Elaeis guineensis Mushroom Sesbania grandiflora Abstracts Ageratum conyzoides: A Tropical Source of Medicinal and Agricultural Products Wheatgrasses Fairway wheatgrass Thickspike wheatgrass Crested wheatgrass Agropyron elongatum Thinopyrum intermedium Pubescent wheatgrass Agropyron repens Streambank wheatgrass Siberian wheatgrass Western wheatgrass Beardless bluebunch wheatgrass Slender wheatgrass Redtop Bentgrasses Persea species Ailanthus altissima Air potato Blighia sapida Albizia falcataria Albizia lebbek Albizia procera Aletris Aleurites fordii Aleurites moluccana Aleurites montana Neglected horticultural crops Medicago sativa and other Medicago species Prosopis pallida Prosopis alba Sacaton Allium ameloprasum Allium cepa Rakkyo Onion, Welsh Allium tuberosum Allium sativum Allium schoenoprasum Allium tricoccum Allspice Prunus dulcis Sorghum spp. Alnus glutinosa Alnus maritima Alnus nepalensis Hazel Alder Yautia Aloe spp. Creeping foxtail Alopecurus praetensis LEMON VERBENA Temperate Berry Crops Galangal Trifolium pratense Alyce Clover Amaranthus Amazon Tree-Grape Spondias cytherea Amelanchier species American Linden Podophyllum peltatum American Mountain-Ash Mentha pulegium Gossypium hirsutum Eustoma Beachgrasses Cardamom Bothriochloa pertusa Anacardium occidentale Ananas comosus Ancistrocladus korupensis Andrographis paniculata Andropogon gayanus Big bluestem Sand bluestem Broomsedge Anethum graveolens Angelica archangelica Purplestem Angelica Luffa acutangula Anigozanthos Pimpinella anisum Annona cherimola Wild Custard Apple Annona diversifolia Annona muricata Soncoya Annona reticulata Custard apples Annona squamosa Eragrostis tef Artemesia_annua Anthriscus cerefolium Bignay Tropaeolum tuberosum Apios americana Apium graveolens Hemp Dogbane Malus sp. Cereus peruvianus Prunus armeniaca Apricot kernel oil Eugenia stipitata Arachis hypogaea Udo Wild-Sarsaparilla New Antimicrobials of Plant Origin Thuja occidentalis Burdock, Edible Burdock Bearberry New Crops as a Possible Solution for the Troubled Israeli Export Market Argemone mexicana Jack-In-The-Pulpit Snakeroot Terminalia arjuna Armoracia rusticana Aronia melanocarpa Arracacia xanthorrhiza Tall oatgrass Arugula Artemisia abrotanum Artemisia dracunculus Cynara scolymus Artocarpus spp. Lakoocha: A Multipurpose Tree of Warm Climate Bamboo Arundo donax Canada Wildginger Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Withania somnifera Rhizophora mucronata Asimina triloba Asparagus officinalis - Asparagus Vigna sesquipedalis Galium odoratum Astragalus species Garcinia hombrioniana: A Potential Fruit and an Industrial Crop Annona squamosa × Annona cherimola Atriplex hortensis Solanum melongena - Eggplant, Aubergine Specialty Mushrooms Casuarina equisetifolia Euphorbia tirucalli Avena sativa Averrhoa bilimbi Averrhoa carambola Avicennia germinans Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avocado oil Axonopus affinis Carica heilbornii var. pentagona Ornamentals: Where Diversity is KingŠthe Israeli Experience Rambai Bactris gasipaes South American Fruits Deserving Further Attention Paspalum notatum Bakupari Bakuri Sida cordifolia Melissa officinalis Balm-Of-Gilead Poplar Balsam pear, Balsam apple Momordica sp. Vigna subterranea Bamboo Greenbrier Bambusa arundinacea Musa spp. Banana Passionfruit Proteaceae Floral Crops: Cultivar Development and Underexploited Uses Yellow Wild-Indigo Ficus benghalensis Cynodon dactylon Barbados Gooseberry Cress, Upland Hordeum vulgare Echinochloa crusgalli Basella rubra - Malabar Spinach Ocimum basilicum Basin wild-rye Bayberry Monarda Bean Bean, Broad, or Fava Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Dolichos lablab Bean, Jack Phaseolus lunatus Bean, Moth Vigna radiata Bean, Pea, Navy Phaseolus coccineus Bean, Urd Mucuna deeringiana Beech nuts Perilla frutescens Beta vulgaris New Bedding Plants Moringa oleifera Benincasa hispida Sesamum indicum Oregon Hollygrape Brazil nut Betula lenta Phyllanthus niuri Big bluegrass Big trefoil Hibiscus cannabinus Betula lenta L. Birdsfoot trefoil Biriba Citrullus colocynthis Bitter Nightshade Andean tubers American Bittersweet Rubus spp. Black Cherry Cimicifuga racemosa Black grama Blackhaw Robinia pseudoacacia Morus species Brassica nigra Solanum nigrum Black Sapote Juglans nigra Black Willow Vigna unguiculata Lesquerella fendleri Blessed Thistle Carambola Sanguinaria canadensis Blue Cohosh Blueflag Iris Blue grama Introduced Panicgrasses Blue Vervain Blue wild-rye Blueberry Bluegrasses Bulbous bluegrass Canada bluegrass Poa pratensis Mutton bluegrass Roughstalk bluegrass Sandberg bluegrass Texas bluegrass Caucasian bluestem Diaz bluestem Little bluestem Yellow bluestem Blumea lacera Boer lovegrass Boerhaavia diffusa Bogbean Erythrina fusca Boneset Borago officinalis Selection of Boronia for Essential Oils and Cut Flowers Lagenaria siceraria Side-oats grama Grama grasses Mimosa scabrella Brachiaria mutica Proso millet Mustard Brassica rapa Potential of Fanweed and Other Weeds as Novel Industrial Oilseed Crops Brassica napus Brassica oleracea Choy Sum, Chinese Cabbage Conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil Brazilian Guava Triticum aestivum Broccoli Raab Brome grasses California brome Mountain brome Bromus inermis Field bromegrass Minor annual brome grasses Rescuegrass Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Buffalograss Fagopyrum species Cucurbita foetidissima Bugleweed Love grasses Burnet Juglans cinerea Conocarpus erectus Button-snakeroot Shea butter Byrsonima crassifolia Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana NewCROP Personnel and Projects Trends in New Crops and New Uses Order the New Crop Compendium How to use NewCROP CropMAP CropREFERENCE CropEXPERT NewCrop Announcements NewCROP DISCUSSION GROUP A Guide to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Import and Export - World Phytosanitation Contacts Famine Food Homepage Related Web Sites newcrop-server2.xls Julia Morton Date Pejibaye Ceriman Pineapple Banana Fig Breadfruit Jackfruit Cherimoya Sugar Apple Atemoya Soursop Custard Apple Ilama Biriba Avocado Loquat Capulin Mysore Raspberry Red Ceylon Peach Sansapote Tamarind Carob Carambola Bilimbi Sour Orange Orange Mandarin Orange Tangor Pummelo Grapefruit Tangelo Orangelo Lemon Mexican Lime Tahiti Lime Sweet Lime Calamondin Mandarin Lime Citron Kumquat Sundry Hybrids and Rootstocks Bael Fruit Wood-Apple White Sapote Wampee Santol Langsat Barbados Cherry Nance Emblic Otaheite Gooseberry Mango Cashew Apple Ambarella Purple Mombin Yellow Mombin Lychee Longan Rambutan Pulasan Mamoncillo Akee Indian Jujube Phalsa Jamaica Cherry Roselle Durian Chupa-Chupa Kiwifruit Mangosteen Mamey Ketembilla Kei Apple Passionfruit Giant Granadilla Sweet Granadilla Water Lemon Sweet Calabash Papaya Strawberry Pear Pomegranate Guava Cattley Guava Costa Rican Guava Feijoa Jaboticabas Jambolan Malay Apple Java Apple Water Apple Rose Apple Surinam Cherry Rumberry Grumichama Pitomba Sapodilla Sapote Canistel Lucmo Abiu Star Apple Japanese Persimmon Mabolo Carissa Karanda Naranjilla Cocona Cape Gooseberry Mexican Husk Tomato Tree Tomato Genipap Cassabanana (Bibliography) Macadamia integrifolia & M. tetraphylla Collards Theobroma cacao Cacao butter Opuntia sp. Cajanus cajan Melaleuca quinquenervia Cucurbits × Citrofortunella mitis Calathea allouia Calendula officinalis New Horticultural Crops in New Zealand Calliandra calothyrsus Calocarpum sapote White Sapote Drug Discovery and Development at the National Cancer Institute: Potential for New Pharmaceutical Crops Calotropis gigantea Cowslip Camelina sativa Camellia oleifera Camellia sinensis Rampion Canada wild-rye Canarium ovatum Phalaris canariensis Phalaris arundinacea Sesbania bispinosa Chenopodium pallidicaule Pouteria campechiana Canna spp. Cannabis sativa Cucumis melo Rapeseed/Canola Physalis peruviana Dimorphotheca pluvialis: A New Source of Hydroxy Fatty Acid Capparis spinosa Euphorbia lathyris Capsicum annuum Caragana arborescens Carum carvi Cardoon Carica papaya Carica pubescens Carissa macrocarpa Ceratonia siliqua Carolina-Jessamine Carolina-Vanilla Juglans regia Daucus carota Carthamus tinctorius Hickory nuts Pecan Cascara Buckthorn Casimiroa edulus Manihot esculenta Cassia Cassia fistula Cassia tora Castanea sp. Ricinus communis Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarina glauca Casuarina junghuhniana Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity of the Extracts of Khat Callus Cultures Asparagus bean Catjang Nepeta cataria Cat's Claw Typha ssp. Pennisetum glaucum Kapok oil Celandine Celastrus paniculatus Celeriac Evaluation of Tropical Leaf Vegetables in the Virgin Islands Centipedegrass Monstera deliciosa Ceriops tagal Chaenomeles: Potential New Fruit Crop for Northern Europe Chaerophyllum bulbosum Mirabilis expansa Chamaelirium Chamaemelum nobile Chrysothamnus nauseosus New Industrial Crops: Northwestern Argentina Regional Project Potential Nutritional and Health Benefits of Tree Spinach Sechium edule Cudrania tricuspidata Turtlehead Wormseed Good King Henry Chenopodium quinoa Prunus cerasus Sour cherry kernel oil; Plum oil Cherry, Sweet Chewing's fescue Mimosa pudica Salvia spp. Chicken corn Cicer arietinum Cichorium intybus Pipsissewa Chinese artichoke Cabbage, Chinese Jujube Sapium sebiferum Fringetree Chloris gayana Safed Moosli Xanthium strumarium Abstracts Crown Daisy/Japanese greens Chrysanthemum majus Chrysophyllum cainito Chufa Chufa oil Coriandrum sativum Cinnamon Ciruela de Madagascar Cissus quadrangula Citrus medica Citron Citronella Horsebalm Citrullus lanatus Citrus aurantifolia Citrus aurantium Citrus limon Citrus maxima Citrus paradisi Citrus reticulata Citrus paradisi × Citrus reticulata Citrus sinensis Citrus sp. Rubus chamaemorus Cloves Sainfoin Alsike clover Sweet clovers White sweet clover Yellow-flowered sweet clover Chinese Medicinals New Opportunities in the Cucurbitaceae Dactylis glomerata Sea grape Solanum sessiliflorum Cocos nucifera Xanthosoma spp. Coffea arabica Coffee Coix lacryma-jobi Cola Colocasia esculenta Coltsfoot Symphytum Commelina benghalensis Sweetfern Poison Hemlock Eucalyptus microtheca Copaifera langsdorfii Goldthread Erythrina berteroana Corchorus olitorius Introduction and Domestication of Rare and Wild Fruit and Nut Trees for Desert Areas Ti Palm Productive Shelterbelts Zea mays Corn Salad Flowering Dogwood Coronilla varia Corylus avellana Costus speciosus Cotton seed oil Hymenaea courbaril Mucuna pruriens Crabapple Sonneratia caseolaris Crambe abyssinica Crambe maritima Cranberry Viburnum opulus Mayhaw: A New Fruit Crop for the South Orconectes virilis Lepidium sativum Nasturtium officinale SAFFRON Crotalaria Crotalaria juncea Croton tiglium Asian Vegetables Cucumis sativus - Cucumber Cucumber, Armenian Cucumis anguria Cucurbita ficifolia Squash, Pumpkins Culantro: A Much Utilized, Little Understood Herb Culvers-Physic Cuminum cyminum Prosopis chilensis Cuphea spp. Theobroma grandiforum Turmeric Cultural Studies in Ornamental Ginger Curly mesquite Ribes species Effect of Storage Temperature on the Nutritional Value of Curry Leaf Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Cydonia oblonga LEMONGRASS Cyperus rotundus Cyperus papyrus Cyphomandra betacea Ladyslipper Dalbergia sissoo Dallisgrass Taraxacum officinale Ziziphus jujuba Phoenix dactylifera Datura spp. Pongamia pinnata Dichanthium annulatum Digitalis spp. Digitaria decumbens Dimocarpus longan Dimorphotheca pluvialis Dioscorea batatas Name Mapuey Wild Yam Diospyros kaki Diospyros virginiana Diplotaxis Tonka bean oil DITTANY OF CRETE Dock Leucas cephalotes Prunus spp Leather Woodfern Durio species Triticum species Petroselinum crispum Echinacea species Eclipta alba Glycine max Perennial veldtgrass Leucaena leucocephala Sambucus canadensis Inula helenium Water chestnut Pennisetum purpureum Phytomedicines as a New Crop Opportunity Giant wild-rye Russian wild-rye Wild-rye grasses Ephedra species Trailing-Arbutus Eragrostis curvula Lehmann lovegrass Sand lovegrass Horseweed Eriobotrya japonica Yerba Santa Eruca sativa Erythrina poeppigiana Xylopia aethiopica Eucalyptus sp. Eucalyptus camaldulensis Eucalyptus citriodora Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus gomphocephala Eucalyptus grandis Eucalyptus occidentalis Eucalyptus robusta Eucalyptus saligna Eucalyptus tereticornis Eucalyptus viminalis Syzygium jambos Eugenia luschnathiana Syzygium malaccense Eugenia uniflora Wahoo Euphorbia lagascae Vitis vinifera Eustoma Eutrema wasabi or Wasabia japonica - Wasabi or Japanese Horseradish Vicia faba American False-Hellebore New Crops for Canadian Agriculture Feijoa sellowiana Foeniculum vulgare Trigonella foenum-graecum Fescue grasses Idaho fescue Meadow fescue Sheep fescue Festuca arundinacea Festuca pratensis Ficus carica Field pea Figwort Linum usitatissimum Fortunella Vitis rotundifolia Meadow foxtail Setaria italica Fragaria virginiana White Ash Tobosa grass Imbe Garcinia mangostana Pisum sativum Gaultheria procumbens Huckleberry Genipa americana GERANIUM Wild Geranium Helianthus tuberosus Gerbera Daisies: A Potential Field-produced Cut Flower Crop for Coastal South Carolina Prosopis cineraria Zingiber officinale Ginkgo biloba Panax spp. Salsola kali Gleditsia triacanthos Gliricidia sepium Gloriosa superba Glycycrhiza glabra Gmelina arborea Sweet Cudweed Simmondsia chinensis Golden Groundsel Solidago odora Hydrastis canadensis Gourds Lycium chinense Punica granatum Passiflora species Grape, American Grape seed oil Lathyrus sativus Garlic, Great-headed Green needlegrass Grewia asiatica Grindelia camporum Gum Plant Physalis ixocarpa Ground-Ivy Inga spp. Pithecellobium dulce Paullinia cupana Psidium guajava Parthenium argentatum Gymnema sylvestre Pachira aquatica Panicum maximum Guizotia abyssinica Witch-Hazel Pittosporum resiniferum Hardinggrass Helianthus annuus Hemlock HENNA Liverleaf Phleum pratense Hesperaloe sp. Hevea brasiliensis Hibiscus sabdariffa Hibiscus spp. Hippophae rhamnoides Marrubium vulgare Panicum miliaceum Brassica rapa 'Tyfon' Amaranth, Chinese Prosopis spp. Hophornbeam Humulus lupulus Hoptree Barley Horse Nettle Smooth Hydrangea Hylocereus sp. Hypericum perforatum Hyssopus officinalis Maté Common Winterberry Spondias tuberosa Indian ricegrass Indiangrass INDIGO Ipomoea aquatic Ipomoea batatas Italian ryegrass Myrciaria cauliflora Phaseolus trilobatus Pueraria lobata Japanese Knotweed Japanese millet Mentha spp. JASMINE Jatropha curcas Twinleaf Polymnia sonchifolia Walnut, Black Ziziphus mauritiana Juniperus communis Juniperus virginiana >Pakchoi Kai choy Herbs Affecting the Central Nervous System Papaver somniferum Panicum coloratum Kochia Kohlrabi Koleagrass Korean lespedeza Kura Clover Lactuca spp. Prickly Lettuce Laguncularia racemosa Tamarack Grain legumes for animal feed Rough pea Laurel, Cherry Laurus nobilis Lavandula Lemon, Garden Lens culinaris Lepidium meyenii Garden Cress, Peppergrass Response of Australian Strains of the Mushroom Lepista nuda to Temperature and Substrate Lespedeza Sericea lespedeza Striate lespedeza Levisticum officinale Licania platypus Citrus aurantifolia Limnanthes alba Vaccinium vitis-idaea Litchi chinensis Lobelia inflata Lolium perenne Nelumbo nucifera Weeping lovegrass Pouteria obovata Canistel Luffa aegyptiaca Lunaria annua Lupinus albus Lycopersicon esculentum Nutmeg and Mace Scutellaria spp. Xeriscaping: Sources of New Native Ornamental Plants Pterocarpus indicus Abstracts Mamea americana Melicoccus bijugatus Mangifera indica Manioc Sugar maple Yuquilla Tagetes spp. Origanum spp. Marmaladebox Martynia Sclerocarya birrea CHAMOMILE Matthiola incana: Source of Omega-3-Linolenic Acid Melinis minutiflora Solanum muricatum Melon, Winter Moonseed Mentha pulegium Minthostachys Synsepalum dulcificum Scoparia dulcis Spanish plum, red mombin New Fruits for Arid Climates Winter purslane Velvet bean Sweetgrass: History, Basketry, and Constraints to Industry Growth Mullein Mushrooms New Crop Development in New Zealand Myrrh Solanum quitoense Narrow Dock Pyrus sp. Nasturtium, Garden Tobacco Peach and Nectarine Needle-and-thread grass Needlegrasses Nephelium lappaceum Nephelium mutabile Saccharum officinarum Picea spp Oxalis tuberosus Olea europeae Olive oil Ullucus tuberosus Orange, Trifoliate Ornithogalum spp. Oryza sativa Smilograss Phyllanthus acidus Sourwood Pachyrhizus erosus Palm oil Vine-mesquite Torpedograss Panicum virgatum Pastinaca sativa Parthenium hysterophorus Vasey grass Woody Fiber Crops Pea, Pigeon Pea, Southern Pea, Winged Prunus persica Peanut oil Cliff Brake Fern: A Native Texas Fern with Landscaping Potential Pepper Pepper, Long Development of Phalaenopsis Orchids for the Mass-Market Phaseolus acutifolius Dry Edible Beans: A New Crop Opportunity for the East North Central Region Beans Phragmites australis Phyllanthus Species: Sources of New Antiviral Compounds Phytolacca americana Piper hispidinervum: A Sustainable Source of Safrole Pine nut Pinkroot Pinus elliottii White Pine Pistacia vera Plantago spp. Plum, American Plum, Damson and Bullace Plum, Japanese Plum, prune, European type The Potential for Domestication and Utilization of Native Plums in Kansas Pointed Gourd: Potential for Temperate Climates Seneca-Snakeroot Pomarrosa Malay Populus deltoides Portulaca oleracea Solanum tuberosum Pouteria sapota Prickly-Ash Jatropha curcas Spondias purpurea Purple Trillium White Oak Raphanus sativus Samanea saman Rauvolfia serpentina Rhizophora mangle Rheum spp. Smooth Sumac Zizania spp. Wild Rose Germplasm Evaluation in Chile Rosmarinus officinalis Rue Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, French Secale cereale Safflower seed oil Salsify Scorzonera hispanica Scolymus hispanicus Elderberry Sand dropseed Sassafras Satureja Serenoa serrulata Schisandra chinensis Selenicereus megalanthus Sesbania Akee, Seso Vegetal Sindora supa Skirret Skunkcabbage Slippery Elm Soybean oil Sphaeranthus indicus Spinacia oleracea Spinach, New Zealand Spiranthes: Terrestrial Orchid with Ornamental Potential Spondias mombin Picea spp. Anti-insect Activity of Bufadienolides from Urginea maritima St. Augustine grass Stevia rebaudiana Stokesia laevis Tamarindus indica Prosopis tamarugo Tanacetum vulgare Taxus spp. Thymus spp. Trachelium caeruleum White clover Triticale Valeriana officinalis Vanilla planifolia Prosopis juliflora Vernonia galamensis Vetches Common vetch Vicia villosa Hungarian vetch Minor vetches Purple vetch Vetiveria zizanioides Vicia monanthos Tall wheatgrass Yellowroot Zoysia grasses crfg.org CRFG Fruit List