Exotic Fruits Reference Guide is the ultimate, most complete reference work on exotic fruits from around the world. The book focuses on exotic fruit origin, botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value, including phenolics and antioxidant compounds. This guide is in four-color and contains images of the fruits, in addition to their regional names and geographical locations. Harvest and post-harvest conservation, as well as the potential for industrialization, are also presented as a way of stimulating interest in consumption and large scale production.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xv 6. Preface - p. xix 7. Acknowledgment - p. xxi 8. Açaí—Euterpe oleracea - p. 1 9. Acerola—Malpighia emarginata - p. 7 10. Ambarella—Spondias cytherea - p. 15 11. Annatto/Urucum—Bixa orellana - p. 23 12. Araça—Psidium cattleyanum Sabine - p. 31 13. Avocado fruit—Persea americana - p. 37 14. Bacuri—Platonia insignis - p. 49 15. Breadfruit—Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg - p. 53 16. Buriti fruit—Mauritia flexuosa - p. 61 17. Cacao—Theobroma cacao - p. 69 18. Cagaita—Eugenia dysenterica - p. 77 19. Caju—Anacardium occidentale - p. 85 20. Cambuci—Campomanesia phaea (O. Berg.) Landrum - p. 91 21. Camu-camu—Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh - p. 97 22. Canistel—Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni - p. 107 23. Caqui—Diospyros kaki - p. 113 24. Cempedak—Artocarpus champeden - p. 121 25. Chilean Guava—Myrtus ugni - p. 129 26. Ciruela/Mexican Plum—Spondias purpurea L. - p. 141 27. Cocona—Solanum sessiliflorum - p. 153 28. Cupuassu—Theobroma grandiflorum - p. 159 29. Custard apple—Annona squamosa L. - p. 163 30. Durian—Durio zibethinus - p. 169 31. Elderberry—Sambucus nigra L. - p. 181 32. Figo da india—Opuntia spp. - p. 187 33. Finger lime/The Australian Caviar—Citrus australasica - p. 203 34. Gooseberry—Ribes uva-crispa, sin. R. grossularia L - p. 211 35. Grumixama—Eugenia brasiliensis Lam - p. 219 36. Guarana—Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke - p. 225 37. Jabuticaba—Myrciaria spp. - p. 237 38. Jambo—Syzygium malaccense - p. 245 39. Jambolan—Syzygium jambolanum - p. 251 40. Jatoba—Hymenaea courbaril - p. 257 41. Jujuba—Ziziphus jujuba - p. 263 42. Kumquat—Fortunella japonica - p. 271 43. Langsat—Lansium domesticum - p. 279 44. Loquat/Nispero—Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. - p. 285 45. Maboque/Monkey Orange—Strychnos spinosa - p. 293 46. Macauba Palm—Acrocomia aculeata - p. 297 47. Mangaba—Hancornia speciosa - p. 305 48. Noni—Morinda citrifolia L. - p. 319 49. Pidada—Sonneratia caseolaris - p. 327 50. Pitanga—Eugenia uniflora L. - p. 333 51. Pitaya—Hylocereus undatus (Haw) - p. 339 52. Pitomba—Talisia esculenta - p. 351 53. Pomegranate/Roma—Punica granatum - p. 355 54. Quince—Cydonia oblonga - p. 363 55. Rambutãn—Nephelium lappaceum - p. 369 56. Safou—Dacryodes edulis - p. 377 57. Salak—Salacca zalacca - p. 383 58. Soursop—Annona muricata - p. 391 59. Sugar Apple—Annona squamosa Linn. - p. 397 60. Tamarindo—Tamarindus indica - p. 403 61. Tarap—Artocarpus odoratissimus - p. 413 62. The Tucumã of Amazonas—Astrocaryum aculeatum - p. 419 63. Umbu—Spondias tuberosa - p. 427 64. Uvaia—Eugenia pyriformis Cambess - p. 435 65. Wampee—Clausena lansium - p. 439 66. Wood Apple—Limonia acidissima - p. 443 67. Author Index - p. 447 68. Subject Index - p. 459
Exotic Fruits Reference Guide is the ultimate, most complete reference work on exotic fruits from around the world. The book focuses on exotic fruit origin, botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value, including phenolics and antioxidant compounds. This guide is in four-color and contains images of the fruits, in addition to their regional names and geographical locations. Harvest and post-harvest conservation, as well as the potential for industrialization, are also presented as a way of stimulating interest in consumption and large scale production.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xv 6. Preface - p. xix 7. Acknowledgment - p. xxi 8. Açaí—Euterpe oleracea - p. 1 9. Acerola—Malpighia emarginata - p. 7 10. Ambarella—Spondias cytherea - p. 15 11. Annatto/Urucum—Bixa orellana - p. 23 12. Araça—Psidium cattleyanum Sabine - p. 31 13. Avocado fruit—Persea americana - p. 37 14. Bacuri—Platonia insignis - p. 49 15. Breadfruit—Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg - p. 53 16. Buriti fruit—Mauritia flexuosa - p. 61 17. Cacao—Theobroma cacao - p. 69 18. Cagaita—Eugenia dysenterica - p. 77 19. Caju—Anacardium occidentale - p. 85 20. Cambuci—Campomanesia phaea (O. Berg.) Landrum - p. 91 21. Camu-camu—Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh - p. 97 22. Canistel—Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni - p. 107 23. Caqui—Diospyros kaki - p. 113 24. Cempedak—Artocarpus champeden - p. 121 25. Chilean Guava—Myrtus ugni - p. 129 26. Ciruela/Mexican Plum—Spondias purpurea L. - p. 141 27. Cocona—Solanum sessiliflorum - p. 153 28. Cupuassu—Theobroma grandiflorum - p. 159 29. Custard apple—Annona squamosa L. - p. 163 30. Durian—Durio zibethinus - p. 169 31. Elderberry—Sambucus nigra L. - p. 181 32. Figo da india—Opuntia spp. - p. 187 33. Finger lime/The Australian Caviar—Citrus australasica - p. 203 34. Gooseberry—Ribes uva-crispa, sin. R. grossularia L - p. 211 35. Grumixama—Eugenia brasiliensis Lam - p. 219 36. Guarana—Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke - p. 225 37. Jabuticaba—Myrciaria spp. - p. 237 38. Jambo—Syzygium malaccense - p. 245 39. Jambolan—Syzygium jambolanum - p. 251 40. Jatoba—Hymenaea courbaril - p. 257 41. Jujuba—Ziziphus jujuba - p. 263 42. Kumquat—Fortunella japonica - p. 271 43. Langsat—Lansium domesticum - p. 279 44. Loquat/Nispero—Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. - p. 285 45. Maboque/Monkey Orange—Strychnos spinosa - p. 293 46. Macauba Palm—Acrocomia aculeata - p. 297 47. Mangaba—Hancornia speciosa - p. 305 48. Noni—Morinda citrifolia L. - p. 319 49. Pidada—Sonneratia caseolaris - p. 327 50. Pitanga—Eugenia uniflora L. - p. 333 51. Pitaya—Hylocereus undatus (Haw) - p. 339 52. Pitomba—Talisia esculenta - p. 351 53. Pomegranate/Roma—Punica granatum - p. 355 54. Quince—Cydonia oblonga - p. 363 55. Rambutãn—Nephelium lappaceum - p. 369 56. Safou—Dacryodes edulis - p. 377 57. Salak—Salacca zalacca - p. 383 58. Soursop—Annona muricata - p. 391 59. Sugar Apple—Annona squamosa Linn. - p. 397 60. Tamarindo—Tamarindus indica - p. 403 61. Tarap—Artocarpus odoratissimus - p. 413 62. The Tucumã of Amazonas—Astrocaryum aculeatum - p. 419 63. Umbu—Spondias tuberosa - p. 427 64. Uvaia—Eugenia pyriformis Cambess - p. 435 65. Wampee—Clausena lansium - p. 439 66. Wood Apple—Limonia acidissima - p. 443 67. Author Index - p. 447 68. Subject Index - p. 459
