When it comes to fruit names that begins with G, we probably would have think of the popular fruits, grape, guava and golden kiwifruit. But is there other fruits with names beginning with the G alphabet? We were curious and start looking for such fruit names. In this post, we have compiled a list of fruits that start with G letter.
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There are many fruit names beginning with G. We also looked at the scientific and alternative names for the fruits. In total we found 41 fruits with names that begins with letter G. These are the fruits that begin with G.
Garcinia parvifolia is commonly known as Kundong. Its other names include assam kandis, kandis and wild yellow kandis. Kundong belongs to Clusiaceae family. It grows in tropical regions. This fruit grows in freshwater swamp forest, secondary rainforest and primary rainforest. It can be found in Borneo, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Kundong is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and orange in color. Its pulp is white in color and contains 1 to 8 seeds. It taste sour and is used as food flavouring.
Garcinia dulcis is commonly known as Mundu. This fruit is also called Baniti, Maphut, Gourka and Yellow Mangosteen. Mundu belongs to Clusiaceae family. It grows in monsoonal, sub-tropical and tropical places. It can be found in Kalimantan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Mundu is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and orange in color. The fruit has a juicy pulp that taste sour. The fruit can be consumed raw. But they are also used to make jams and preserves.
Garcinia mangostana is commonly known as Mangosteen. This fruit is also known as Semetah, Sementah, Mesetor, Manggis, purple mangosteen. Mangosteen belongs to Clusiaceae family. This fruit grows in tropical parts of the world. It is commonly found in Southeast Asia, Colombia, Florida, Puerto Rico and Southwestern India. Mangosteen is fleshy and purple in color. Mangosteen is eaten raw as a fruit.
Grewia asiatica is commonly known as Phalsa. It is more commonly known as falsa and belongs to the Malvaceae family. This fruit tastes sweet and sour. It originated in India but it is now found in Australia and Philippines too.
Gaultheria depressa is commonly known as Mountain snowberry. It belongs to the Caprifoliaceae honeysuckle family. It is white in color. The fruit belongs to the drupe category with 2 nutlets, each containing a seed.
Garcinia indica is commonly known as Kokum. This belongs to the mangosteen Clusiaceae family.
Genipa americana is commonly known as Jagua.
Golden kiwifruit has a scientific name of Actinidia chinensis. It is also called Chinese gooseberry. The fruit has a thin and brown skin. The flesh is golden in color and contains tiny black seeds. Both the fruit and seeds are edible. The fruit tastes sweet.
Grapefruit has a scientific name of Citrus × paradisi. The fruit is quite large and taste sour.
Goji Berry Fruit has a scientific name of Lycium barbarum. Its other names include Ningxia gǒuqǐ, Wolfberry, Chinese boxthorn, Chinese wolfberry, Tibetan goji, Himalayan goji, mede berry, red medlar, barbary matrimony vine and matrimony vine. This is a boxthorn species and belongs to the Solanaceae family. It is found in China and is cultivated commercially for its medicinal properties and is frequently used in herbal cook recipes. Beside China, it is now grown in many countries in the world.
Gaultheria procumbens is commonly known as Eastern teaberry. It is also called checkerberry, boxberry and American wintergreen. This belongs to the Ericaceae family. It tastes a bit sweet like mint. It is used as flavouring for tea, candy, chewing gum, ice-cream and medicine.
Golden dewdrop has a scientific name of Duranta erecta. This fruit is inedible. It is also called pigeon berry, golden dewdrop and skyflower. Golden dewdrop belongs to the Verbenaceae family. It is found in South America, Mexico and Carribean.
Gaultheria hispida is commonly known as Copperleaf snowberry. It is found in Australia in Tasmania. The fruit taste bitter but can be eaten. They serve as bushfood for the aboriginal people in Tasmania.
Garcinia humilis is commonly known as Achacha. It is also called achachairú. It is a relative of mangosteen. It is found in central part of Bolivia. It taste bitter-sweet like a lemonade.
Garcinia atroviridis is commonly known as Asam gelugur. This fruit is also known as gelugor. Garcinia atroviridis belongs to Clusiaceae family. It grows in tropical parts of the world. This fruit thrives in secondary rainforest and primary rainforest. It is native to Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and India. Garcinia atroviridis is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and orange in color. The fruits is used for seasoning in cuisine recipes.
Galia melon is also called sarda. This is a hybrid melon between Krimka and Ha-Ogen cultivars.
Garcinia livingstonei is commonly known as African mangosteen. It is also called imbé. Garcinia livingstonei belongs to Clusiaceae family. This fruit grows in tropical regions. Garcinia livingstonei is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and orange in color. The pulp tastes like apricot and contains seeds of 2 cm in length. The pulp can be consumed flesh. It is also used to make jams.
Green plum has a scientific name of Buchanania obovata. It is also called wild mango. It grows in woodlands and can be found in Northern part of Australia.
Gaya melon has a scientific name of Cucumis melo ‘Gaya’. It is also called snowball melon, dinosaur melon, ghost melon, dino melon, dinosaur egg melon and dino egg melon. This is a honeydew cultivar from Japan.
Garcinia madruno is commonly known as Charichuelo. This grows in rainforests and can be found in South and Central Amercia. The fruits has an appearance of a lemon that is shriveled and droopy but the rind is similar to lemon. The pulp is white and soft. The fruit taste citrusy.
Garcinia prainiana is commonly known as Button mangosteen. This fruit is also known as cherapu and garcinia prainiana king. Garcinia prainiana belongs to Clusiaceae family. It grows in tropical parts of the world. It is native to Southeast Asia. Garcinia prainiana is orange in color. It tastes sweet and sour somewhat like purple mangosteen. It has a thin skin.
Grewia retusifolia is commonly known as Emu berry. It is also called dysentery bush,turkey bush, dog’s balls and diddle diddle. It belongs to Malvaceae family.
This is a popular ingredient in many cuisines recipes all over the world. Most people would have known it as the ladies’ fingers. Its more common scientific name is Abelmoschus esculentus. It is also known as Okra, ochro and Okro. This belongs to the mallow family. This fruit is grown in warm temperate, tropical and subtropical parts in the world.
Grape has a scientific name of Vitis vinifera. It is also called anggur. Grape belongs to Vitaceae family. It is native to North-eastern Afghanistan to southern borders of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.. Grape is a simple fruit. It is fleshy purple in color and has a smooth texture. The seeds are smooth. Beside eating it raw, it is also used to make juice and wine.
Guava has a scientific name of Psidium guajava. It is also known as jambu kampuchia, apple guava, yellow guava, common guava, lemon guava, jambu biji and jambu batu. Guava belongs to Myrtaceae family. It is native to Tropical America. This fruit is shaped like a pear and is yellow in color. The fruit can be eaten fresh or used to make jelly, juice, jams, candies and sherbet.
Gaultheria shallon is commonly known as Salal. It is also called shallon and gaultheria. It belongs to Ericaceae family and can be found in western part of North America.
Gooseberry has a scientific name of Ribes uva-crispa. It is also called European gooseberry. The fruit is a berry and has a good taste. Its main color is green but it has white, red, purple and yellow variants..
Gubinge has a scientific name of Terminalia ferdinandiana. Its other names include Kakadu plum, gubinge, green plum, billygoat plum, salty plum, murunga and mador . This belongs to the Combretaceae family and is found in Australia. The fruit contains a lot of Vitamin C. Its use includes bush food and medicines.
Greengage has a scientific name of Prunus domestica subsp. italica. This fruit can be found in temperate regions in western Europe. They have a rich confectionery flavor and is used to make compote and syrups.
Garcinia gummi-gutta is commonly known as Garcinia cambogia. It is also called malabar tamarind and gambooge. Garcinia gummi-gutta belongs to Clusiaceae family. This fruit grows in tropical places. It thrives in riverine, primary rainforest. It can be found in India and Sri Lanka. Garcinia gummi-gutta is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and red in color. The fruit is used as flavoring for fish and prawns. The seeds are dried to make paste.
Glossy nightshade has a scientific name of Solanum americanum. It is also called American black nightshade and small-flowered nightshade. This fruit is inedible. Glossy nightshade belongs to the Solanaceae family.
Giant granadilla has a scientific name of Passiflora quadrangularis. Its other names include giant tumbo, timun belanda and parcha. Giant granadilla belongs to Passifloraceae family. It grows in tropical regions. It is native to Tropical America. Giant granadilla is a simple fruit. It is fleshy green in color and has a smooth, bumpy texture. It contains numerous seeds. The seeds are brown in color and are glossy. It is used in salads or cooked as vegetables.
Guavaberry has a scientific name of Myrciaria floribunda. It is also called cambuizeiro or rumberry. It belongs to the Myrtaceae family and is found in central and south America.
It is also called rose kandis. Garcinia forbesii belongs to Clusiaceae family. This fruit grows in tropical places. It is native to Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra. Garcinia forbesii is purple in color. The fruit is fleshy and taste sweet like apple.
Garcinia magnifolia is also called giant leaf madrono and bebasajo. It belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
Golden Himalayan raspberry has a scientific name of Rubus ellipticus.
Gấc has a scientific name of Momordica cochinchinensis. It has many other names such as pupia, torobuk, teruah, cochinchin gourd, giant spiny gourd, chinese-cucumber, chinese bitter-cucumber, spiny bitter-cucumber and da gac. Gấc belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. It grows in monsoonal, sub-tropical, tropical parts of the world. This fruit grows in riverine. It is native to Northern Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Indochina, Taiwan, South China, Northeastern India. Gấc is a simple fruit. It is fleshy and orange in color. The fruit pulp is reddish orange and is used a food flavoring. The pulp tastes nutty.
That’s all to this post. It has been really fun finding for this list of fruit names that start with letter G. Hopefully, this list is useful to you too. Feel free to share this list if you find it useful.