A history of fruits on the SE Asian mainland See Webshow at; http://www.rogerblench.info/Ethnoscience%20data/History%20of%20fruits%20on%20mainland%20SE%20Asia.mht Paper presented at the; EURASEAA, Bougon, 26th September, 2006 and now revised for the proceedings DRAFT FOR COMMENT Roger Blench Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/ Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 Mobile worldwide (00-44)-(0)7967-696804 E-mail [email protected] http://www.rogerblench.info/RBOP.htm This printout: Cambridge April 25, 2007 Roger Blench. History of fruits in the East Asia/ Pacific region TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 1 2. NOTES ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES....................................................................................................... 2 Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa) ...................................................................................................................... 2 Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)........................................................................................................... 2 Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)........................................................................................................ 2 Soursop (Annona muricata L.)...................................................................................................................... 3 Sweetsop (Annona squamosa L.).................................................................................................................. 3 Bullock heart (Annona reticulata L.) ............................................................................................................ 3 Bignay, Chinese laurel, currant tree, salamander tree (Antidesma bunius Spreng.)...................................... 3 Luk-nieng (Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I. C. Nielsen)................................................................................. 3 Areca nut (Areca catechu L.) ........................................................................................................................ 3 Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg.) .................................................................................... 4 Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus, Lam.) .................................................................................................. 4 Chempedak (Artocarpus integer Merr.)........................................................................................................ 4 Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi, L.) ...................................................................................................................... 5 Carambola, star-fruit (Averrhoa carambola Linn.) ....................................................................................... 5 Rambai (Baccaurea motleyana Muell. Arg) ................................................................................................. 5 Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.) ................................................................................................ 5 Sugar palm, Palmyra palm, Toddy palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) ............................................................... 5 Gandaria, Marian plum (Bouea macrophylla Griff.) .................................................................................... 6 Papaya (Carica papaya L.) ........................................................................................................................... 6 Star-apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L.).......................................................................................................... 6 Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle)............................................................................................................... 6 Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix D.C.)................................................................................................................... 7 Pomelo (Citrus maxima Merr.)...................................................................................................................... 7 Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)............................................................................................................. 7 Sweet orange, Citrus sinensis ....................................................................................................................... 7 Wampee, (Clausena lansium Skeels)............................................................................................................ 7 Water banyan (Cleistocalyx operculatus var. paniala)................................................................................. 7 Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)......................................................................................................................... 8 Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.).............................................................................................................. 8 Mabolo (Diospyros blancoi A. DC.)............................................................................................................. 8 Argus pheasant tree (Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe)............................................................. 8 Durian (Durio zibethinus L.)......................................................................................................................... 8 Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis Gaertner) (= Phyllanthus emblica L.)............................................. 9 Indian plum (Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & A. Mortizi)..................................................................................... 9 Mundu (Garcinia dulcis Kurz)...................................................................................................................... 9 Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) ........................................................................................................ 9 Langsat (Lansium domesticum Corr.) ........................................................................................................... 9 Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) .................................................................................................................. 10 Mango (Mangifera indica L.)...................................................................................................................... 10 Horse mango (Mangifera foetida Lour.)..................................................................................................... 10 Kuwini (Mangifera odorata Griffith) ......................................................................................................... 11 Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota (L.) van Royen) ............................................................................................ 11 Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)........................................................................................................................ 11 Mulberry (Morus alba L.) ........................................................................................................................... 11 Jamaica cherry (Muntingia calabura L.)..................................................................................................... 11 Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) ........................................................................................................ 12 Avocado pear, alligator pear (Persea americana Miller)............................................................................ 12 Star-gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels)....................................................................................... 12 Guamachil, Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.)......................................................... 12 Taun tree (Pometia pinnata J.R. Forster & J.G. Forster) ............................................................................ 12 i Roger Blench. History of fruits in the East Asia/ Pacific region Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)............................................................................................................ 12 Guava (Psidium guajava L.) ....................................................................................................................... 13 Salacca, snake fruit (Salacca zalacca (Gaertner) Voss).............................................................................. 13 Santol (Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr.) .......................................................................................... 13 Ambarella (Spondias dulcis Forst. (syn. S. cytherea Sonn.) ....................................................................... 13 Water apple (Syzygium aqueum (Burm. f.) Alston) .................................................................................... 13 Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry)........................................................................... 13 Java apple (Syzygium samarangense (Blume) M. & P.) ............................................................................. 13 Jambolan (Syzygium cumini L.) .................................................................................................................. 14 Rose-apple, Malabar plum (Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston) ........................................................................ 14 Tamarind [Indian date] Tamarindus indica Linn. (1753) ..........................................................................