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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 articleAmbarella/Spondias 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...
Read articleSpondias purpura is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from Mexico to Brazil. It is also very common in most of...
Read articleJocote (Spanish Plum)/Spondias purpura is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from Mexico to Brazil. It is also very common in...
Read articleAnnona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so-called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, boxwood, and monkey apple. The...
Read articleCustard apple/Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so-called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, boxwood, and monkey...
Read articlePond Apple/Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so-called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, boxwood, and monkey...
Read articleArtocarpus hypargyreus commonly known as Kwai Muk is a species of plant in the Moraceae family. The plant is native to Sothern China, in Hong Kong,...
Read articleKwai Muk/Artocarpus hypargyreus commonly known as Kwai Muk is a species of plant in the Moraceae family. The plant is native to Sothern China, in Hong...
Read articleArtocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit, or monkey jack or baṛhal, badahar or Dewa, in Rarhi Bangla, Barta in Chittagonian language of Bangladesh or bohot or Heirikokthong and ‘Taat’ in Thadou-Kuki language...
Read articleMonkey Fruit/Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit, or monkey jack or baṛhal, badahar or Dewa, in Rarhi Bangla, Barta in Chittagonian language of Bangladesh or bohot or Heirikokthong and ‘Taat’ in Thadou-Kuki...
Read articleAverrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel) is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of the carambola tree. Averrhoa bilimbi is a small tropical tree...
Read articleBilimbi/Averrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel) is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of the carambola tree. Averrhoa bilimbi is a small tropical tree...
Read articleBaccaurea motleyana is a species of fruit tree that grows wild in parts of Southeast Asia and is cultivated for its fruit in Bangladesh, Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia. Its common names include rambai and rambi,...
Read articleRambai/Baccaurea motleyana is a species of fruit tree that grows wild in parts of Southeast Asia and is cultivated for its fruit in Bangladesh, Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia. Its common names include rambai and rambi,...
Read articleAlibertia patinoi, commonly known as borojo, is a small (2-5m), dioecious tropical rainforest tree, one of the few edible fruit-bearing species in the Rubiaceae family. Borojó, native to the world’s wettest...
Read articleAlibertia patinoi, commonly known as borojo, is a small (2-5m), dioecious tropical rainforest tree, one of the few edible fruit-bearing species in the Rubiaceae family. Borojó, native to the world’s wettest...
Read articleBrosimum alicastrum/The breadnut or chataigne (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) qualifies as a commodity with a unique flavor, high fiber content, a high percentage of complex carbohydrates, and the ability...
Read articleThe breadnut or chataigne (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) qualifies as a commodity with a unique flavor, high fiber content, a high percentage of complex carbohydrates, and the ability to be...
Read articleGrewia asiatica, commonly known as phalsa or false, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae. It was first found in Varanasi, India, and was taken by Buddhist scholars...
Read articleFalsa Fruit/Grewia asiatica, commonly known as phalsa or false, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae. It was first found in Varanasi, India, and was taken by Buddhist...
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