AFRICAN BREADFRUIT(Treculia africana) A tree of African breadnut Family: Moraceae Other names: Wild jackfruit, African-boxwood African breadfruit, as indicated by its name is a native of Africa.  It grows all over the tropical Africa in counties like Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo,

MOCAMBO(Theobroma bicolor)   A plant of mocambo Family: Sterculiaceae Synonyms: Cacao bicolor Other names: Peruvian cacao, tigr cocoa, motelo, patashte. Mocambo is believed to have originated in Central America. It is widely cultivated in Mexico, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela etc.  A fruit of

 BHERSERI(Tetrastigma lanceolarium) Bherseri fruits Family:  Vitaceae Synonyms: Vitis lanceolaria Other names:  Tundror-rik Bherseri is a plant of Indian origin.  It grows all over India, including northern region right from Kumaon to Sikkim and Bengal.  It is also found growing wild in peninsular India.  Description: A large evergreen climber ascending upto 18 m. Flowers of bherseri             Leaves 3 to 5-foliate, somewhat

KAKADU PLUM(Terminalia ferdinandiana) A tree of kakadu plum Family: Combretaceae Other names: Gubinge, billygoat, billy goat plum, murunga. Kakadu plum is a small deciduous tree found growing wild extensively through out the subtropical woodlands of the Northern Territory and the Western Australia.  It bears abundant crop of small plum-like fruits but

ZORRO CASPI(Tapura amazonica)   A tree of zorro caspo Family: Dichapetalaceae Other names: Fox fruit, motecillo, pau de bicho., Zorro caspi is a native is wild growing fruit commonly occurring in the Amazonian Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.  It is believed to be a native of this part of the world only. 

TAPIRIRA(Tapirira guianensis) A tree of tapirira Family: Anacardiaceae Synonyms: Tapirira myriantha Other names: Cedroí ,  jobo Tapirira is a fruit from Central and South America.  It grows in forests in Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Guyanas, Venezuela; C. America – Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico.  It is

TAMARIND(Tamarindus indica)   A tree of tamarind Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is an import tree of semi-arid tropical conditions. Every part of the plant is used for different purposes. The fruit pulp sweetish/acidic in taste, is used for serving curries, chutneys, sauces and soups. Pulp is a carminative and laxative given as

FOREST TOAD TREE(Tabernaemontana ventricosa) A forest toad tree shrub in full bloom Family: Tabernaemontana Common names : bospaddaboom, Khamamasane Forest toad tree is a native of Sothern Africa.  It grows in riverine forests and the forest understoreys in the coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The fruits

RED BUSH APPLE (Syzigium suborbiculare) A tree of red bush apple Family: Myrtaceae Other names: Forest satinash, lady apple. Red bush apple is a wild growing fruit from Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.  It is belied to have originated somewhere in this region only.  The fruits, which are of good quality,

BRUSH CHERRY (Syzygium paniculatum) Brush cherry tree Family: Myrtaceae Other names: Magenta cherry, scrub cherry. Brush cherry is a fruit from Australia.  It is native to the rainforests of the East Coast of Australia. This is widely grown as a specimen or small shade tree in south eastern Australia.  It is also