Under-Utilized Tropical Fruits of Thailand













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by

Suranant Subhadrabandhu
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture
Kasetsart University
Bangkok, Thailand

RAP PUBLICATION: 2001/26

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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BANGKOK, THAILAND
DECEMBER 2001

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Table of Contents


FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART 1. - SPECIES WITH POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Chomphu-mamieow (Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry)
2. Luk Yee (Dialium indum Linn.)
3. Ma-praang (Bouea macrophylla Griff.)
4. Mafai (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.)
5. Phut-saa (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.)
6. Sa-ke (Artocarpus altilis Fosberg)
7. Sator (Parkia speciosa Hassk)
8. Thurian-thet (Annona muricata L.)

PART 2. - SPECIES WITH POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR HOMEGARDEN USE

1. Champada (Artocarpus integer Merr.)
2. Chomphu-nam dok mai (Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston)
3. Lang khae (Baccaurea macrophylla Muell. Arg.)
4. Luk-nieng (Archidendron jiringa Nielson)
5. Madan (Garcinia schomburgkiana Pierre)
6. Mafai-farang (Baccaurea motleyana Muell. Arg)
7. Mafai-jean (Clausena lansium Skeels.)
8. Ma-khaam pom (Phyllanthus emblica Linn.)
9. Ma-kiang (Cleistocalyx operculatus var. paniala)
10. Makok-farang (Spondias cytherea Sonn.)
11. Ma-kruut (Citrus hystrix D.C.)
12. Maphuut (Garcinia dulcis Kurz.)
13. Matoom (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa)
14. Mayom (Phyllanthus acidus (L.) skeels)
15. Ngoh khon san (Nephelium mutabile Blume)
16. Noi nong (Annona reticulata L.)
17. Som-khaek (Garcinia atroviridis Griff.)
18. Som-saa (Citrus medica L. var. limetta)
19. Taling pling (Averrhoe bilimbi L.)

PART 3. - SPECIES WITHOUT CURRENT DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC USES

1. Chammaliang (Lepisanthes fruticosa Leenh)
2. Khanun sampalor (Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco)
3. Lamut khamen (Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehn.)
4. Ma-kham-thet (Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth)
5. Naam daeng (Carissa carandas L.)
6. Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L.)
7. Takhop farang (Muntingia calabura L.)
8. Takhop-thai (Flacourtia rukam Zoll & Moritzi)

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