Fruits Can Go Extinct, Too! Here Are 5 of Them

Animals are not the only ones that go extinct. Even fruits are going through extinction. Indeed, we're thinking a lot about animals that have gone into extinction, such as mammoths and dinosaurs.

However, as mentioned, there are extinct fruits, as well, something that became more common after monoculture became a famous approach for producing food.

Experts believe that there is now a small fraction of fruits and plants that existed about a century ago. The question about extinct fruits, if they are damaging ecosystems, now arises.

The fruits and plants' extinction is putting ecosystems at risk, an article on the Play Crazy Game website specified. There is a drop in cross-pollination and the potential for new stronger frits to appear, like the grapefruit.

When grapefruit plants vanish, the animals that rely on them become vulnerable. One example is limpet grass. It became extinct during the 1930d when disease destroyed its habitat.

5 of the Extinct Plants on Record

Some plants turned extinct because of climate change. Others experienced extinction because of deforestation or were left out because they were not as dependable as commercial varieties. Below are five of the extinct fruits ever recorded to date.

1. Ansault Pear

This was a popular fruit for its "buttery flavor and delicious aroma," a similar Golfangelstrace.com report said.

This pear type became extinct due to its complicated cultivation. Their trees were irregular, and they did not always produce edible pears. The ansault pear is one of the extinct fruits, vanishing in the early 20th century.

2. Madagascar Banana

Also known as wild banana, this is not yet among the extinct fruits. However, it is in serious danger of extinction. The Madagascar banana is associated with the Cavendish banana, which is common in Europe and the United States.

3. Taliaferro Apple

This fruit was grown by Thomas Jefferson on his Monticello estate in Virginia. There are reports that Jefferson claimed they were producing "undoubtedly" the best cider the world has ever known.

This type of apple did not reach commercial markets or distance itself from its original orchards.

4. Murray Plum

Also known as prunus murrayana, the Murray plum was a wild plum that existed only in the Texan regions in the US. It was first found in the late 1920s, but no one has seen it since then., but no one has seen it since.

The fruit is listed as "critically endangered," although it is considered extinct because a recent study did not find any. This fruit was a thorny bush with hair leaves. Its white flowers ripened into red plums with white dots.

5. Kalimantan Mango

The Health Benefits Times describes the Kalimantan Mango or mangifera casturi as a species of mango endemic to the region of Kalimantan, Borneo.

It was one of 31 types, not to mention the mascot of South Kalimantan Province. The Kalimantan Mango has been listed as one of the extinct fruits since the late 1990s.

The mango tree could reach 25 meters in height. It also had purple foliage when young. This mango fruit was smaller than what is siren in supermarkets today.

It weighs 80 grams and is a delicate, speckled skin fruit with more fiber. This fruit is believed to have turned extinct because of deforestation.

Related information about a fruit that almost went extinct is shown on Into the Unknown's YouTube video below:

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