MARON (Annona montana) A portion of a maron tree   Family:  Annonaceae Synonyms: Annona marcgravii, Annona sphaerocarpa Other names:  Graviola, mountain soursop of Latin America Maron is an uncommon annona with fibrous fruits native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. In its native range, it grows at altitudes

JUNGLE SOP (Anonidium mannii) A tree of jungle sop Family: Annonaceae Synonym: Annona manii Jungle sop is a fruit from Central America.  It grows wild in large numbers in Congo, Zambia, Central African Republic, Angola etc.             Jungle sop has a very unique feature.  It is the second largest fruit on earth next

CHERIMOYA (Annona cherimola)  A tree of cherimola   Family: Annonaceae Synonyms: Annona pubescens, Annona tripetala Other names:  Cherimola, cherimolia Cherimoya, considered to be one of the most delicious South American fruits, is thought to have originated in Peru and Ecuador and has become naturalized throughout the tropical highlands and subtropical areas

ARATICAM – CAGAO (Annona cacans) A tree portion of araticam-cagao   Family: Annonaceae Other names: Corticao, quaresma Araticum-cagão is a fruit from Central America.  It is native to Atlantic Forest and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil and Paraguay.             The fruits are sweet and eaten by local people.  However, these cannot be eaten in large quantities as it might affect you

BIRIBA (Rollinia mucosa) A tree of biriba Family: Annonaceae Synonyms: Annona biflora, Annona deliciosa, Annona mucosa, Annona obtusiflora,  Annona pterocarpa, Annona reticulata var. mucosa., Rollinia deliciosa, Rollinia orthopetala, Rollinia biflora,             English Names: Wild sweet sop, wild cashina. Other names: Anón cimarrón, araticum pitaia, baba de moça, cachiman morveux, catarro de padre, fruta da

AFRICAN CUSTARD APPLE (Annona senegalensis) A portion of an African custard apple tree   Family:  Annonaceae Synonyms:  Annona arenaria, Annona chrysophylla,  Annona porpetac. Other names: Wild custard apple African custard apple is a native to Western and Southern Africa ranging from Senegal to South Africa.  The fruits are eaten in large quantities by the local people.             Wild trees

PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus) Pineapple plants in the field Synonym: Ananas nanas, Ananas sativus, Ananas paraguyensis, Bromelia ananas, Bromelia comosus. Other names: Ananas, abacaxi, ananas. PINEAPPLE, though a native of Brazil, is now grown and relished all over the world.  A good source of vitamins A and B, pineapple is fairly

GALO (Anacolosa frutescens) A drawing of flowers and fruits of galo   Family: Olacaeae Synonyms: Anacolosa arborea, Salacia bartlettii. Other names: Belian landak, salungugapit. Galo is a native of East and South East Asia. It is grows in Burma, Thailand, Andaman Islands of India, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Celebes,

MUWAHA (Anisophyllea boehmii) A tree of muwaha Synonyms: Anisophyllea exellii, Anisophyllea pomifera, Anisophyllea gossweileri Family: Anisophylleaceae Muhawa is a fruit from southern Africa.  It grows wild n sandy rocky soils upto an altitude of 1300 m from Tanzania to Zaire.  It is especially popular in Zambia. Description: Evergreen shrub or tree

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) A tree of cashew   CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) is cultivated widely throughout the tropics for its kernels. In India, it is grown in the west coast, east coast and a few maidani parts in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. The highest productivity is noticed in Maharashtra with 1.5 tonnes/ha. CLIMATE AND SOIL  Cashew