Only three fruits qualify as completely native to India.
1.Jack fruit.. It was found commonly in the south western forests of the western ghats. The Jack fruit has been cultivated from nearly 3000 to 6000 years back as per the archaeological evidence. It grew in the forests of Karnataka, Kerala and Nilgiris. The word jack fruit comes from the original Malayalam word ‘chakka pazham’ where pazham means fruit.
2. Mango.. It is native to South Asia and has been cultivated since 4000 years ago. It has reference in Sanskrit and Thamizh literature. It was found all over the northern plains of India.
3.Banana.. Many wild species of banana were found in India, S. E. Asia.and the Pacific Islands around 8000 B. C. They are the world's first fruit. The original wild bananas had big black seeds, more fibre and less sugar content. The modern bananas, domesticated, have very tiny seeds and are high in sugar content
Jack
mangoes
Ancient wild bananas of Indian forests
We have reference to ‘mukkani’ meaning the mixture of three fruits namely mango, Jack and bananas in ancient Thamizh literature. It was mixed with a good amount of honey and had.
Two more fruits are native to India though they trace their nativity to other places also especially south east Asia
Palmyra tree and the palm fruits.. Found commonly in South India. A cooling fruit
Jamun, (Jhumbal, Indian black Berry, java plum).. Found in India, Srilanka and S. E Asia. A fruit with medicinal properties especially for diabetic people.
Palm fruit (ice apple)
Indian black berry