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Tropical & Fruit Trees

Tropical & Fruit Tree Gallery

A collection of tropical and fruit tree photographs.

Papaya

Papaya

Carica papaya
Latin: Carica papaya
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2023
Place: Dambulla
A productive tropical fruit tree carrying a heavy cluster of green papayas beneath a crown of large lobed leaves.
Jackfruit Tree

Jackfruit Tree

Artocarpus heterophyllus
Latin: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Colombo
! The largest, heaviest, fruits in the world. Can weight up to 26 Kg.
The world's largest tree-borne fruit grows directly from the trunk and major branches. Jackfruit is an important food source throughout Sri Lanka.
New addition Avocado

Avocado

Persea americana
Latin: Persea americana
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Ella
A ripening avocado hanging from a branch in the cool highlands of Ella. Native to Central America, avocado is now widely cultivated in Sri Lanka for its nutritious, oil-rich fruit, which is eaten fresh and used in both sweet and savoury dishes.
New addition Pomelo Tree

Pomelo Tree

Citrus maxima
Latin: Citrus maxima
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Ella
! Pomelo is the largest naturally occurring citrus fruit and one of the ancestral species from which grapefruit was developed.
A pomelo tree carrying clusters of large green fruit in the hills around Ella. Pomelos have a thick aromatic rind and pale, mildly sweet citrus flesh, with the fruits gradually turning yellow-green as they mature.