Artocarpus lacucha

Artocarpus lacucha – The Monkey Fruit

Artocarpus lacucha is a breadfruit species in the family Moraceae (the mulberry trees). It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, it occurs in some central provinces. Family: Moraceae Genus: Artocarpus Species: Artocarpus lacucha Synonyms: Artocarpus ficifolius W.T.Wang, Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb., Artocarpus yunnanensis H.H.Hu, Saccus lakoocha (Roxb.) Kuntze English name: monkey

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Artocarpus tonkinensis fruits

Artocarpus tonkinensis – The Tonkin breadfruit

Artocarpus tonkinensis is a species of plant in the family Moraceae (the mulberry trees). It is endemic to northern Vietnam, but can be found in nearby areas. Artocarpus tonkinensis is known as chay in Vietnamese. Family: Moraceae Genus: Artocarpus Species: Artocarpus tonkinensis English name (suggested): chay, Tonkin breadfruit, Vietnamese breadfruit Vietnamese name: chay, chay Bắc

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Sarcolobus globosus fruits

Sarcolobus globosus

Sarcolobus globosus is a climbing vine in the family Apocynaceae (the dogbanes), native to tropical Asia. Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Sarcolobus Species: S. globosus Synonyms: Sarcolobus banksii Roem. & Schult.; S. spanoghei Miq.; Vietnamese names: dây cám (plant), trái cám (fruit), trái dây cám, trái cá Sarcolobus globosus is usually found in swampy areas and river

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Nephelium hypoleucum - Wild korlan fruits harvested in An Giang province

Nephelium hypoleucum – The Wild Lychee

Nephelium hypoleucum is a tree in the family Sapindaceae (the soapberry trees), native to Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia. N. hypoleucum is often referred as korlan based on the Laotian/Thai name. In Vietnamese, it’s called trường. Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Nephelium Species: Nephelium hypoleucum English name: korlan Vietnamese name: trường The N. hypoleucum fruit is very similar

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Pouteria lucuma - ripe lucumas

Pouteria lucuma – The eggfruit in Vietnam

Pouteria lucuma is a species of flowering tree of the genus Pouteria (eggfruits) in the family Sapotaceae, cultivated for its fruit, the lúcuma. It is native to the Andean valleys of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. In Vietnam, Pouteria lucuma is known as Lêkima (an altered pronunciation of lucuma) or trứng gà (eggfruit) because its

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