Abstract
In all, some 144 types of fruits of Pakistan, belonging to 49 families and 78 genera, which are sold on shops or by the hawkers, or eaten
locally or elsewhere as fun or famine food or are under research trial are described with reference to their distribution, trends of production
and use. Citrus, mango, apple, banana, dates, melons, apricot, pear, peach, plum, guava, papaya and grape are the major fruits. Rosaceae,
Rutaceae, and Moraceae are the three top families contributing 27, 12, and 12 types of fruits, respectively. Representative to these families,
Citrus, Prunus, and Ficus are three top genera contributing 12, 10 and 7 types of fruits, respectively. Most of the genera (52) were
represented by single fruit type. Some 22 genera were those, which represented 2-4 types of fruits.
