MOROJWA (Azanza garckeana) A portion of morojwa tree Family: Malvaceae Synonyms:  Thespesia garckeana Other names: Snot apple, Mugurura, Mutohwe, Uxakuxaku Morojwa is a valuable edible indigenous fruit tree species confined to east and southern Africa.  This plant is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 

CARAMBOLA A tree of carambola  Carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) is native to Indonesia.  The acidic nature of the pulp is due to its oxalic acid content.  It is a small tree with drooping branches and bears attractive, golden-yellow, 3-5 ribbed, oval elliptic fruits measuring 12-15 cm in length. Fruits of carambola contain

Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi) A tree of bilimbi Family:  Oxalidaceae Other names:  Cucumber tree, tree sorrel Bilimbi seems to have been originated in Moluccas (Indonesia)..  However, a school of botanists hold the view that Bilimbi is a native of Brazil and from there it was taken to South East Asia. Bilimbi fruits             Bilimbi is now grown in a

Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) A portion of Otaheite gooseberry tree Family: Euphorbiaceae Synonyms: Averrhoa acida, Cicca acida, Cicca distichus, Phyllanthus ditichus. Other names: Amlak, grosella, Malay gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry. Otaheite gooseberry is believed to have originated in Madagascar.  However, this plant can be now be seen growing in tropical and subtropical

RIBERRY (Syzygium luehmannii) A tree of riberry Family: Myrtaceae Synonyms: Austromyrtus exaltata, Eugenia luehmannii, Myrtus exaltata Other names:  Satinash, small leafed lillypilly. Riberry is a fruit from Australia.  occurs in North East Queensland and also in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales but apparently absent from coastal central Queensland. It grows in well

MIDYIM (Austromyrtus dulcis) A plant of midyim    Family: Myrtacea Other names: Midgen berry Midyim is native to Australia.   It is a small rambling shrub with pointed leaves, upto 2.5 cm long. This plant usually grows in sandy soils. Fruits of midyim    Description: A a spreading shrub up to 2

PAWPAW (Asimina triloba) A tree of pawpaw   Family: Annonaceae Other names: Banango, poor man’s  banana Pawpaw is native to America.  It grows naturally in the the pawpaw is native to the Eastern, Southern, and Midwestern United States and adjacent southernmost Ontario, Canada, fromNew York west to southeastern Nebraska, and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas. Pawpaw foliage

PEDALAI (Artocarpus sericicarpus) A tree of pedalai Family:  Moraceae Other names: Gumihan, terap bulu Pedlai is a fruit from South East Asia.  It is found in North Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Moluccas upto an altitude of 1000 m. It is basically a tree of rainforests.             Pedlai fruits are

PINGAN (Artocarpus sarawakensis)  A fruit of pingan   Family: Moraceae Pingan is a native of Sarawak.  It is not a very commonly growing plant.  Rather it has been cataegorised as “rare” by many botanists. Description: An evergreen tree, upto 25 m tall, twigs 10 cm thick, rugose hispid.             Leaves elliptical,

BUTONG  (Artocarpus nitidus) A tree of butong   Family: Moraceae Other names: Kubi Butong grows wild in the mixed forests upto an altitude of 1700m in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam of the South East Asia.   It also seems to be a native of this part of the