Table 3.

Representative examples of fruits used for synthesis of silver nanoparticles

Name of the plant	Nanoparticle size (nm)	Nanoparticle shape	References
Apple extract	24–36	Spherical	[190]
Averrhoa bilimbi Fruit (Cucumber)	50–150	Hexagonal, rhomboidal	[191]
Banana peel	21–25	Spherical	[192]
Bitter apple (citrullus colocynthis)	20–80	Spherical	[193]
Brucea javanica (Ayurvedic plant)	24–58	Spherical	[194]
Capuli cherry	40–100	Spherical	[195]
Carica papaya	25–50	Cubical	[71]
Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon)	17–20	Spherical	[196]
Coccinia grandis (kowai guard)	–	Spherical	[197]
Coconut	7080	Cubical	[198]
Cordia dichotoma (Naru valli)	2–60	Spherical	[199]
Crataegus douglasii (hawthorn)	40–60	Spherical	[200]
Dillenia Indica (Uvaa thaekku)	40–100	–	[201]
Emblica Officinalis fruit (Nellikaai)	10–70	Spherical	[202]
European black elderberry	20–80	Spherical	[203]
Feronia elephantum (Vilaam palam)	20–60	Triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal	[204]
Gmelina arborea (Kumil)	8–32	Spherical	[205]
Green carambola (star fruit)	8–19	Spherical	[206]
Kigelia africana fruit (Mara suraikkai)	10	Spherical	[207]
Locust bean gum (LBG)	16–28	Irregularly spherical	[208]
M. balbisiana (Banana)	20	Spherical, pentagonal	[52]
Malus domestica fruit (Apple)	20	Spherical	[209]
Oak fruit hull (Jaft)	40	Spherical	[210]
Orange peel	1–15	Spherical	[211]
Peels of Punica Granatum (Pomegranate)	4–7	Spherical	[212]
Phyllanthus emblica (Nelli- gooseberry)	–	Spherical	[197]
Pine cone	20–100	Triangular, hexagonal	[213]
Solanum xanthocarpum	4–18	Spherical	[214]
Tamarind fruit	6–8	Spherical	[215]
Terminalia chebula (kadukkai)	25	Spherical	[184]
Terminalia chebula fruit (Kadukkai)	20–50	Spherical, triangular	[216]
Ananas comosus	10–300	Sharp corners	[217]
Citrus sinensis	10–300	Spherical	[217]
Trachyspermum ammi (Omam)	60–87	Spherical	[218]