Indian Tropical Fruits
Tropical Fruit festivals & events in India
Water apple (Jambu)
Water apple is a medium-sized evergreen tree that grows wild from India to Malaysia and Indonesia, and it’s cultivated throughout tropical parts of Asia, as well as in Africa and tropical America, but rarely. The fruits are wide and have a t... READ MORE
Red banana (Lal kela)
Red banana (lat. Musa acuminata var. 'Red') is a variety of banana with a distinctive red or purple skin, setting it ... READ MORE
Wood apple (Bael)
Wood apple is the tropical fruit of a tree with rough bark and sharp spines that’s native to India and Sri Lanka. The fruits are egg-shaped or round, with a hard and thick rind that must be crushed with a hammer or a stone in order to get to... READ MORE
Elephant apple (Chalta)
Elephant apple is the fruit of an evergreen tree that’s native from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia, and then to Vietnam and southwestern China. The fruit is globose in shape and it’s formed as an aggregate of 15 carpels that ove... READ MORE
Elephant ear fig (Anjali)
Elephant ear fig is the fruit of an evergreen tree with large leaves that’s native to northern India and cultivated in tropical regions of south Asia and Southeast Asia. When ripe, the fruits are round and flattened in shape, with a reddish ... READ MORE