GHAIN (Elaeagnus umbllata) A bush of ghain   Family: Elaeagnaceae Indian names: girvai (Almora); rib (Bushahar); geowain (Garhwal) ghain, gehain (Himachal Pradesh) gehain, ginroi (Jaunsar) chindar (Pangi); bammerwa, ghain, kenikoli (Punjab) Ghain is found growing wild, commonly in the forests of Himachal Pradesh at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 2,100 metres. It is common, especially on dry and exposed places on the hills. It is a

GOUMI (Elaeagnus multiflora) A shrub of goumi   Family:  Eleagnaceae Other names:  Cherry eleagnus, cherry silverberry, gumi, natsugumi Goumi is believed to be a native of China and Japan from where it spread to other parts of the world.  It has been under cultivation since very long and is occasionally grown

SOH SHANG (Eleagnus latifolia) Portion of a fruit bearing soh-shang bush       Family: Eleagnaceae Other names:  Bastard oleaster, guara Soh shang occurs through out in the hilly regions of East India.  It is quite popular Megahlaya and Arunachal where the fruits, picked from wild, are also offered for

HEIYAI (Elaeagnus pyriformis) A shoot of heiyai Family: Eleagnaceae Heiyai is grows wild in the hills of North Eastern States of India.  It bears small fruits which are eaten by local people.  The fruits are also offered for sale at the local markets. Description: A scandent or straggling woody deciduous shrub;

ANACUA (Ehretia anacua) A tree of anacua Family:  Boraginaceae Other names:  Sandpaper tree, knockaway. Anacua is indigenous to America.  It is found growing wild in eastern Mexico and the Southern Texas.  It mostly grows on hill sides upto an elevation of 300 metres above the mean sea level. It is basically

Durian (Durio zibethinus)   A tree of durian  DURIAN (Durio zibethinus ) a native to Borneo, produce fruits with  a unique appearance, taste, flavour and aroma.  This fruit tree grows tall and straight to a height of 30 m in the forests.  However, grafted orchard trees seldom grow over 12

KURA KURA (Durio testudinarium) A tree of kura kura   Family: Malvaceae Other names: Rian kura-kurathe, tortoise durian.             A very unique feature of kura kura tree is that the fruits which are borne from the trunk are nearly sessile and the bearing starts from almost ground level.  Large clusters

DURIAN ISU (Durio oxleyanus) A portion of durian isu tree     Family: Bombacaceae Other names: Kerantongan Durian isu is a type of durian.  It occurs Borneo; Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra etc. in South East Asia.  This fruit seems to have been originated in this region only.  Duria isu can be seen

NYEKEK (Durio kutejensis) A tree of nyekek Family: Bombacaceae Synonym: Lahia kutejensis Other names: Pakan, Durian kuning Nyekek is a fruit from South East Asia.  It seems to have been originated in Borneo where it grows wild in large numbers.  Besides Borneo, the fruit can also be seen growing wild in parts of Java, Sarawak

TROPICAL APRICOT (Dovyalis hebecarpa x Dovyalis abyssinica) A tree of tropical apricot   Synonyms: Dovyalis hebecarpa  x  D. abyssinica. Other names: Groselha hybrida, Florida apricot. Origin: Florida, USA. Introduction Tropical apricot is a natural occurring hybrid from Florida, developed in 1953 from a kitembilla, (Dovyalis hebecarpa) and Abyssinian gooseberry (Dovyalis abyssinica).