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List of Fruits found in Assam with their English Names


Here is a list of fruits found in Assam with their English names. 

Assamese Name = English Name 

  1. Kordoi (কৰদৈ) = Starfruit (Scientific name : Averrhoa carambola)
  2. Lichu (লিচু) = Litchi (Scientific name : Litchi chinensis)
  3. Matikothal (মাটিকঠাল) = Pineapple (Scientific name : Ananas comosus)
  4. Komola (কমলা) = Orange 
  5. Noga Tenga (নগা টেঙা) = Rhus srmialata
  6. Ahom Bogori = Peach (Scientific name : Prunus persica)
  7. Kothal (কঠাল) = Jackfruit (Scientific name : Artocarpus heterophyllus)
  8. Siral (চিৰাল) = Mouse Melon (Scientific name : Melothria scabra)
  9. Torbuj (তৰবুজ) = Watermelon (Scientific name : Citrullus lanatus)
  10. Bogori (বগৰী) = Jujube ( Scientific name :  Zizyphus jujuba)
  11. Modhuri (মধুৰী) = Guava 
  12. Jamuk (জামুক) = Malabar Plum, Java Plum or Black Plum (Scientific name : Syzygium cumini)
  13. Aam (আম) = Mango 
  14.  Mouchumi (মৌচুমি) = Sweet Lime (Scientific name : Citrus limetta)
  15. Lataku (লেতেকু) = Baccurea (Scientific name : Baccurea sapida)
  16. Dalim (ডালিম) = Pomegranate (Scientific name : Punica granatum)
  17. Kol (কল) = Banana 
  18. Narikol (নাৰিকল) = Coconut (Scientific name : Cocos nucifera)
  19. Omita (অমিতা) = Papaya (Scientific name : Carica papaya)
  20. Robab Tenga (ৰবাব টেঙা) = Pomelo (Scientific name : Citrus Maxima)
  21. Bael (বেল) = Wood Apple (Scientific name : Aegle marmelos)
  22. Nora Bogori (নৰা বগৰী) = Plum (Scientific name : Prunus domestica)
  23. Mirika Tenga (মিৰিকা টেঙা) = Rasiflora Edulis 
  24. Bor Thekera (বৰ থেকেৰা) = Garcinia pedunculata 
  25. Kuji Thekera (কুঁজি থেকেৰা) = Garcinia cydia 
  26. Rupohi Thekera (ৰূপহী থেকেৰা) = Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb   
  27. Jolphai (জলফাই) = Indian Olive (Scientific name : 
  28. Ou Tenga (ঔ টেঙা ) = Elephant Apple (Scientific name : Dillenia indica)
  29. Bolimbi (বিলম্বি টেঙা) =
  30.  Aamlokhi (আমলখি) = Indian Gooseberry (Scientific name : Phyllanthus emblica)
  31. Amora (অমৰা) = Hog Plum (Scientific name : Spondius mangifera)
  32. Ponial (পনিয়ল) = Indian coffee plum or Scramberry (Scientific name : Flacourtia jangomas)
  33. Silikha (শিলিখা) = black- or chebulic myrobalan (Scientific name : Terminalia chebula)
  34. Kuhiyar (কুঁহীয়াৰ) = Sugarcane (Scientific name : Saccharum officinarum)
  35. Nemu (নেমু) = Lemon 

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