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Pandanus conoideus is a plant in the Pandanus family from New Guinea. Its fruit is eaten in Papua New Guinea and Papua, Indonesia. The fruit has several names: marita (in Papua New Guinea local language), kuansu (in...
Read articlePitanga/Surinam cherry is a shrub that has shiny, smooth, and aromatic leaves which are bright red when immature. The top of the plant is narrower in...
Read articleAbiu Fruit/Pouteria caimito, the abiu, is a tropical fruit tree that originated in the Amazonian region of South America. It grows to an average of 33 feet (10 m) high,...
Read articleThe acai palm Euterpe oleracea is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the...
Read articleAcerola Cherry (Malpighia emarginata) with common names Acerola, Dwarf Barbados Cherry, Barbados Cherry, Garden Cherry, Indian Cherry, Huesito, Native Cherry, Manzanita, Surinam Cherry, Puerto Rico Cherry,...
Read articleGarcinia humilis, known commonly as achachairú or achacha, is a small, prolifically-fruiting tree related to the mangosteen. It grows in the southern part of the Amazon basin in the central...
Read articleAckee scientifically known as Blighia sapida is a fruit that majorly comes from Jamaica. It is a national fruit of Jamaica and is a member of...
Read articleAcne also is known as acne vulgaris is a long-term skin disease that occurs when hair follicles are clogged with dead skin cells and oil from the skin. It is characterized by blackheads or whiteheads,...
Read articleActinidia chinensis (Planch.), known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia, and closely related...
Read articleAdonidia Palm/Adonidia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Philippines and Borneo. The genus was originally described in 1919. In 1957, it was transferred to the genus Veitchia. In 2008,...
Read articleAegle marmelos/Wood Apple is inherent to India but also found in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and other regions of the Southern part of Asia. The tree grows...
Read articleAesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large deciduous, synoecious (hermaphroditic-flowered) tree. It is also called horse-chestnut, European horse chestnut, buckeye, and conker tree. It is sometimes called Spanish chestnut....
Read articleYellow Himalayan raspberry/Rubus ellipticus, commonly known as aiselu,Hisalu,hisol golden evergreen raspberry, golden Himalayan raspberry, or yellow Himalayan raspberry, is an Asian species of thorny fruiting shrub in the rose...
Read articleDiospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soap apple, and (in Portuguese) zapote prieto. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central...
Read articleBlack Sapote/Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soap apple, and (in Portuguese) zapote prieto. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico,...
Read articleDiospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780,[rx][rx] D. kaki is among...
Read articleOriental persimmon/Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780,[rx][rx] D. kaki is...
Read articleJapanese Persimmon/Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780,[rx][rx] D. kaki is...
Read articleActinidia chinensis (Planch.), known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia, and closely related...
Read articleGolden Kiwi/Actinidia chinensis (Planch.), known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia, and closely...
Read articleMangifera kemanga is a large tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to rainforests in Southeast Asia and found especially on inundated soils and in marshes. This tree...
Read articleWhite mango/Mangifera kemanga is a large tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to rainforests in Southeast Asia and found especially on inundated soils and in marshes. This...
Read articleMangifera foetida/Horse Mango scientifically known as Mangifera foetida is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae which is commonly found in wetland rainforest regions of...
Read articleHorse Mango scientifically known as Mangifera foetida is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae which is commonly found in wetland rainforest regions of Indonesia,...
Read articleMangifera pajang is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it is known by the native name Bambangan. Compared to other mangoes, Borneo’s bambangan stands out for...
Read articleBambangan/Mangifera pajang is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it is known by the native name Bambangan. Compared to other mangoes, Borneo’s bambangan stands out for...
Read articlePrunus salicina /Lemon plums are one of the most unusual fruits you might stumble across in a local grocery store or market, primarily because they have...
Read articleLemon plums are one of the most unusual fruits you might stumble across in a local grocery store or market, primarily because they have only recently...
Read articlePrunus americana/Wild plum scientifically known as Prunus americana is a small, fast-growing, short-lived, colony-forming member of the Rosacea (Rose family) like peaches and cherries, commonly found along fencerows, open...
Read articleAmerican plum/Wild plum scientifically known as Prunus americana is a small, fast-growing, short-lived, colony-forming member of the Rosacea (Rose family) like peaches and cherries, commonly found along fencerows, open...
Read articleWild plum scientifically known as Prunus americana is a small, fast-growing, short-lived, colony-forming member of the Rosacea (Rose family) like peaches and cherries, commonly found along fencerows, open fields,...
Read articleSpondias dulcis (syn. Spondias cytherea), known commonly as ambarella in Sri Lanka or June plum, is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. In the Caribbean, it is typically known as...
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