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 suitable

JAMNU(Syzigium fruiticosum) A tree of jamnu English name: Wild jamun.             This is a large evergreen tree.  It grows mostly wild in North India but is also planted along the roads or as a wind break around the orchards. A close up of a jamnu tree             The fruits are

WHITE APPLE(Syzigium eucalyptoides) A tree of white apple Family: Myrtaceae Synonym: Syzygium eucalyptoides ssp. eucalyptoides; Syzygium eucalyptoides ssp. bleeseri. Other names:  White bush apple White apple is a native of Australia. This fruit is found growing wild in North Western Australia to Central Cape York Peninsula.  It can be seen there

JAMUN(Syzigium cumunii) A tree of jamun  Family: Myrtaceae Jamun is indigenous to India.  Its tree is tall and evergreen.  Therefore It isgenerally grown as avenue tree or as wind break.  Though the fruits are liked by all and sell at a high price, but it is still not grown as an

UNCHANA(Syzigium bracteatum)  A flower and leaves of unchana Family: Myrtaceae Synonym: Eugenia bracteata Other names: sagarabatua, misi-ia-thap, lukluki-jam.             Unchana is a shrub or small tree, found in the East Indian states Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and also in Tamil Nadu in South India upto an elevation of 900 m.  It

MUNGA(Synsepalum subcordatum)  A tree of munga Family: Sapotaceae Other names: Giant miracle fruit Munga or giant miracle fruit is also a native of West Africa like its more famous relative miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum).  This fruit, however, has a much taller plant.  Moreover, some people are of the view that it does

MRACLE FRUIT(Synsepalum dulcificum) A tree of miracle fruit Family: Sapotaceae Other names: Aasa, taami    Miracle fruit is a very interesting small fruit.  It bears small elongated berries.  If one eats a berry of this fruit, a small miracle happens.  The taste buds of your tongue get confused and if you

MONKEY ORANGE(Strychnos spinosa)  A tree of monkey orange  Family: Loganiaceae Synonyms: Brehmia spinosa, Strychnos carvalhoi, Strychnos djalonis, Strychnos gilletti, Strychnos laxa, Strychnos lokuma,                   Strychnos schweinfurthii, Strychnos tonga.       Common names: Spiny monkey-orange, green monkey orange, doringklapper, massala, morapa, umkwakw. Monkey orange is a tree indigenous to tropical and subtropical Africa which bears juicy,