Fruits that are named after Places

25 July,2024

A small, tart plum named after the region of Damascus in Syria.

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Damson

A variety of mandarin orange named after the former Satsuma province in Japan.

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Satsuma

A type of sweet orange named after the Valencia region in Spain.

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Valencia Orange

A hybrid citrus fruit, also known as calamansi, named after Calamondin, a place in the Philippines.

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Calamondin

Also known as custard apple, named after the Chirimoya Valley in Peru.

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Cherimoya

A small citrus fruit, named after the Cantonese pronunciation "kam kwat," meaning "golden orange."

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Kumquat

Named for the belly-button like formation opposite the stem end, resembling a human navel, not directly after a geographical place but from the ‘’second’

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Navel Orange