Tropical Underutilized fruits of India
South-East Asia is represented by more than 500 species of fruit species (Arora and Rao,1995).The Indian center has a diversity of 344 species of fruits having vast potential for new crops. Having this vast genetic diversity in hand we have only focussed on important fruits like Mango, Banana,Citrus etc. But many indigenous species remain underexploited due to their lack of awareness about their vast potential, their multipurpose usage, medicinal use and other values.
Did you know? : Most of the tropical underutilized fruits are available only in local markets or fruit mandis and are very rarely known in other parts of the country.
Many of these underutilized fruits have been incorporated into the traditional systems of medicine like ayurveda, Unani and also been used by local people or tribes in medicinal, consumption and in some cases their livelihood.
Examples of Tropical Underutilized fruits of India are:
| Common name | Scientific name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Aegle marmelos | Rutaceae | |
| Chironji | Buchanania lanzan | Anacardiaceae |
| Karonda | Carissa sp | Apocynaceae |
| Phalsa | Grewia subinaequalis | Tiliaceae |
| Mahua | Madhuca indica | Sapotaceae |
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