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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Feijoa - The names

 


Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O.Berg

 Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret, Acca sellowiana var. rugosa (Mattos) Mattos, Feijoa coolidegii J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies, Feijoa obovata (O.Berg) O.Berg, Feijoa schenckiana Kiaersk., Feijoa sellowiana f. elongata Voronova, Feijoa sellowiana var. rugosa Mattos, Orthostemon obovatus O.Berg, Orthostemon sellowianus O.Berg 

ARABIC : الفيجوا الشائعة alfayajuu alshaayiea, فيجوة شائعة fayajwat shayiea.

AZERBAIJANI : Feyxoa. 

ENGLISH : Brazilian guava, Fig guava, Guavasteen  (Hawaii), Pineapple guava.

FRENCH : Faux goyavier, Feijoa, Goyave ananas, Goyave du Brésil, Goyavier ananas, Goyavier du Brésil, Goyavier de Montevideo.

GERMAN : Ananasguave, brasilianische Guave, Feijoa.

JAPANESE :  アッカ セロウィアナ  Akka serowiana,  フェイジョア    Feijoa,  フェイジョア セロウィアナ Feijoa serowiana, パイナップルグアパ Painappuru guapa.

PORTUGUESE : Araçá do Rio Grande (Brazil), Feijoa, Goiaba-do-campo (Brazil), Goiaba-do-mato, Goiaba-feijoa, Goiaba serrana (Brazil), Goiaba silvestre, Goiabeira-do-campo, Goiabeira serrana, Quirina.

RUSSIAN : Акка Селлова Akka Sellova, Фейхоа Селлова Feykhoa Sellova.

SPANISH : Falso guayabo (Argentina),  Feijoa, Guarobi (Guarani of Paraguay), Guayaba brasilera, Guayaba chilena (Mexico), Guayaba del país (Argentina, Colombia),  Guayaba feijoa, Guayaba pina, Guayaba sumina, Guayabo (Paraguay), Guayabo chico, Guayabo del país (Uruguay), Guayabo grande.





Acca - The names

 


Acca domingensis O. Berg  ->  Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don) McVaugh 


Acca domingensis var. angustifolia O.Berg -> Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh



Acca domingensis var. latifolia O.Berg -> Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh



Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh

Acca peruviana O.Berg, Acca velutina Burret, Psidium lanuginosum Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don 

ARABIC : : أكا وبرية  'akaa wabariatan. 

ENGLISH : Downy wild acca, Downy wild feijoa, Woolly pineapple guava.

JAPANESE : ダウニーアッカ Daunī akka.

RUSSIAN : Акка шерстистая Akka sherstistaya.





Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don) McVaugh

Acca domingensis O.Berg, Acca domingensis var. angustifolia O.Berg, Acca domingensis var. latifolia O.Berg, Eugenia acka DC., Myrtus eugeniiflora Kunth ex O.Berg, pro syn., Psidium macrostemum Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don

ARABIC : العكا كبيرة الأسدية  aleaka kabirat al'asadia.

ENGLISH : Acca, Wild feijoa, Wild guavasteen.

JAPANESE :   アッカ マクロステーマ     Akka makurosuteema.   

RUSSIAN : Псидиум макростемум Psidium makrostemum.




Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret ->  Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O.Berg





Acca sellowiana var. rugosa (Mattos) Mattos -> Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O.Berg




Acca sellowiana var. rugosa (Mattos) Mattos -> Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O.Berg





Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Hovenia - The names

 


Hovenia acerba Lindl. 

Hovenia dulcis var. acerba (Lindl.) Sengupta & Safui, Hovenia parviflora Nakai & Kimura, Ziziphus esquirolii H.Lév.

CHINESE :  拐枣 Guǎi zǎo, 鸡爪树 Jī zhuǎ shù, 鸡爪子 Jī zhuǎ zǐ, 鸡爪子枸 Jī zhuǎ zǐ gǒu, 金果梨 Jīn guǒlí, 南枳椇 Nán zhǐ jǔ, 万字果 Wànzì guǒ, 枳犋 Zhǐ jù, 枳犋子 Zhǐ jù zǐ, 枳棋子 Zhǐ qízǐ.

ENGLISH : Chinese hovenia, Chinese raisin tree.

JAPANESE :  シナケンポナシ  Shina kenponashi.

RUSSIAN :  Говения печальная  Goveniia pechal'naia.




Hovenia acerba Lindl. var. acerba

 No data



Hovenia acerba Lindl. var. kiukiangensis (Hu & W.C. Cheng) C.Y. Wu ex Y.L. Chen & P.K. Chou

CHINESE :  俅江枳椇  Qiú jiāng zhǐ jǔ.




Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Hovenia dulcis f. deviata Honda, Hovenia dulcis var. dulcis, Hovenia dulcis var. glabra Makino, Hovenia dulcis var. koreana Nakai ex Y.Kimura, Hovenia dulcis var. latifolia Nakai ex Y.Kimura, Hovenia dulcis f. latifolia (Nakai ex Y.Kimura) H.Hara 

AFRIKAANS :  Japanse rosyntjieboom.

ARABIC :  هوفينيا دولسيس  hufinia dulsis, هوفينية حلوة hufiniat hulwa, هوفينيا حُلوة الثمر  Hūfīniyā Ḥulwat al-thamar, شجرة الزبيب اليابانية  shajarat alzabib alyabania.

ARMENIAN : Կոնֆետի ծառ Konfeti tsarr.

AZERBAIJANI : Şirin hoveniya. 

CATALAN :  Arbre de les panses.

CHINESE : 北枳椇 Běi zhǐ jǔ, 拐枣 Guǎi zǎo, 鸡距子 Jī jù zǐ , 鸡爪梨 Jī zhuǎ lí, 金钩子 Jīn gōuzǐ, 甜半夜 Tián bànyè, 萬壽果 Wàn shòu guǒ, 枳椇 Zhǐ jǔ, 枳棋子 Zhǐ jǔ zǐ, 枳具子 Zhǐ jù zǐ, 枳曇 Zhǐ tán, 枳曇子 Zhǐ tán zǐ.

CZECH :  Dužistopka sladká. 

DUTCH :  Japanse krentenboom. 

ENGLISH :  Chinese raisin tree, Japanese raisin tree, Oriental raisin tree, Raisin tree.

FRENCH :  Hovenia à fruits doux, Hovénie sucrée, Jujube zig-zag, Kouai-tsao (China), Raisinier de Chine.

GERMAN :  Japanisches Mahagoni, Japanischer Rosinenbaum, Quaffbirne. 

GEORGIAN : ჰოვენია გემუანი hovenia gemuani, კამფეტიშ ჯა k’ampet’ish ja, კამფერიშ ჯა k’amperish ja, ვარ-და ჯაშ კამფეტი var-da jash k’ampet’i.

HEBREW : ‎ עץ הצימוק היפני etz hatzimuk hipni, הובניה מתוקה huvania metuka.

ITALIAN :  Albero dell'uva passa, Ovenia dolce.

JAPANESE :  ケンポナシ  Kenpo nashi .

KOREAN : 헛개나무 heosgae namu (heot gae namu).

POLISH :  Howenia słodka.

PORTUGUESE :  Amora-do-mato, Banana-do-japão, Bananinha-do-japão, Caju-do-japão, Caju-japonês, Chico-magro, Gomari, Macaquinho, Mata-fome, Passa-do-japão, Passa-japonesa, Pau-doce, Pé-de-galinha, Tripa-de-galinha, Uva-da-china, Uva-do-japão, Uva-japonesa, Uva-paraguaia.

RUSSIAN :  Говения сладкая  Goveniia sladkaia, Конфетное дерево  Konfetnoe derevo, Ховения сладкая  Khoveniia sladkaia.

SERBIAN : Ховенија Hovenija.

SLOVAKIAN : Hovénia sladká.

SPANISH :  Árbol de las pasas, Palito dulce, Pasa japonesa, Sarmiento japonés.

TURKISH :  Hurma, Şeker ağacı.




Hovenia inaequalis DC.  -> Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.




Hovenia tomentella (Makino) Nakai

Hovenia dulcis var. crassifolia Konta, Hovenia dulcis var. tomentella Makino, Hovenia fulvotomentosa Hu & F.H.Chen, Hovenia robusta Nakai & Kimura, Hovenia trichocarpa Chun & Tsiang, Hovenia trichocarpa var. fulvotomentosa (Hu & F.H.Chen) Y.L.Chen & P.K.Chou, Hovenia trichocarpa var. robusta (Nakai & Kimura) Y.L.Chen & P.K.Chou, Hovenia trichocarpa var. trichocarpa 

CHINESE :   光叶毛果枳椇  Guāng yè máo guǒ zhǐ jǔ (as H. robusta), 毛果枳椇  Máo guǒ zhǐ jǔ (as H. trichocarpa), 日本枳椇 Rìběn zhǐ jǔ, 絨毛枳椇 Róngmáo zhǐ jǔ.

ENGLISH : Glossy-leaved hairy-fruited hovenia (as H. robusta), Hairy-fruited hovenia (as H. trichocarpa), Japanese hovenia, Japanese raisin tree.

JAPANESE :  ケケンポナシ   Ke kenpo nashi.




Hovenia trichocarpa Chun & Tsiang -> Hovenia tomentella (Makino) Nakai


 


Hovenia trichocarpa var. robusta (Nakai & Y. Kimura) Y. L. Chen & P. K. Chou -> Hovenia tomentella(Makino) Nakai



Hovenia trichocarpa var. trichocarpa  -> Hovenia tomentella (Makino) Nakai





Durio - The names

 


Durio dulcis Becc.

Durio conicus Becc. 

ARABIC : دوريان حلو dawryan hulw.

ENGLISH : Red durian.

FRENCH : Durian à fruit doux.

GERMAN :  Süßer Durianbaum, Roter Durian.

ITALIAN : Durian rosso.

JAPANESE : ドゥリオ・ドゥルキス Durio durukisu, レッドドリアン Reddo dorian, 赤ドリアン Aka dorian.

MALAY : Durian lahung, Lahung (Indonesia), Merangang (Indonesia), Pokok durian lahung, 

PERSIAN : خارگیل سرخ khargil sarkh.

RUSSIAN : Дуwриан дульцис Duwrian dul'tsis, Красный дуриан Krasnyy durian.

SPANISH :  Durián rojo.



Durio graveolens Becc.

ENGLISH : Palawan wild durian, Philippines durian, Small fruited durian, Wild durian.

TAGALOG :  Duryan Dugyan (red-fleshed), Duryan Lued (white-fleshed) , Duryan Manakuka (orange-fleshed).




Durio zibethinus L.

Durio acuminatissimus Merr., Durio foetida Thunb., Durio stercoraceus Noronha, nom. nud.

ARABIC : دوريان زبادي dawryan zibadi.

CATALAN : Dúrio.

CHINESE : 假连翘叶 Jiǎ lián qiáo yè, 榴莲 Liú lián, 榴梿 Liú lián, 榴槤 Liú lián. 

CROATIAN : Durijan. 

CZECH : Durian cibetkový.

DANISH : Durian.

DUTCH : Doerian, Stinkvrucht.

ENGLISH : Civet-cat fruit tree, Civet fruit, Common durian, Edible durian, Durian, Stink fruit.

FINNISH : Durio. 

FRENCH : Durian.

GERMAN : Durianbaum, Stinkfrucht, Zibetbaum.

GREEK : Ντούριαν (ντούριαν) Ntoúrian, (δούριο) Doúrio.

HUNGARIAN : Durián. 

ICELANDIC : Dáraaldin.

JAPANESE : ドリアン Dorian, ドゥリアン Durian.

KANNADA : ಡ್ಯುರಿಯೊ ಜಿಬೆಥಿನಸ್ Ḍyuriyo jibethinas.

KHMER : ទុរេន thou-ren (tu-rein). 

KOREAN : 두리안 du ri an.

LAOTIAN : ໝາກທຸລຽນ mak thoulièn,  ຖົ່ວລຽນ thua lian.

MADURESE : Dhurin

MALAY : Durian kampung, Duren (Java), Pokok durian kampong.

MALAYALAM : ഡുറിയാൻ duriyaan.

MINANGKABAU : Musangking (West Sumatra).

NORWEGIAN : Duriantre.

PERSIAN : قهوه سودانی ghehooh soodani.

POLISH : Durian właściwy.

PORTUGUESE : Durião.

RUSSIAN : Дуриан цибетиновый Durian tsibetinovyy.

SINHALESE : දූරියන්  doo-ree-yan (duriyan).

SLOVAKIAN : Durian cibetkový, Durian zapáchavý.

SLOVENIAN : Durian.

SPANISH : Durián.

SWEDISH : Stinkfrukt. 

TAGALOG : Duryan.

THAI : ทุเรียน Thurian.

TURKISH : Durian, Durian meyvesi. 

UKRAINIAN : Дуріан цібетиновий Durian tsibetynovyy.

VIETNAMESE : Sầu riêng.





Examples of cultivars among hundreds. 


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Bawor

ENGLISH : Indonesian durian Bawor.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Chanee

ENGLISH : Thai durian Chanee.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Kan Yao’ 

ENGLISH : Thai durian Kan Yoo.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Kradum

ENGLISH : Thai durian Kradum.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Matahari

ENGLISH : Indonesian Matahari durian.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Mon Thong

ENGLISH : Thai durian Mon Thong.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Musang King

CHINESE : 猫山王 Māo Shān Wáng.

ENGLISH : Malaysian durian Musang King.

MALAY : Raja Kunyit (Malaysia, Singapore).


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Petruk

ENGLISH : Indonesian durian Petruk.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Ruang

ENGLISH : Thai durian Ruang.


Durio zibethinus L. ‘Udang Merah

CHINESE : 红虾 Hóng xiā.

ENGLISH : Malaysian durian 'Red Prawn’, Penang Red Prawn durian.

HOKKIEN : Ang Hae.

MALAY : Durian Udang Merah.