BLACK CURRANT TREE (Antidesma ghaesembilla) A portion of the tree of the black currant tree     Family: Euphorbiaceae Other names: Jhondri, Umtea, Black currant tree grows extensively in deciduous or mixed dry forests in tropical parts of Central and East Asia starting from India to Papau New Guinea.  This tree can

BIGNAY (Antidesma bunius) A tree of bignay   Family: Euphorbiaceae Synonyms:  Stilago bunius, Antidesma rumphii, Antidesma dallachyanum Other names: Chinese laurel, Salamander tree, buni, wuni, amati, pani heloch.             Bignay is found wild in the wetter parts of India, from the Himalaya southwards and eastwards, in Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia.             This tree is cultivated extensively in many

AMTA (Antidesma diandrum)  Young developing fruits of amta Family: Stilaginaceae Synonyms: Antidesma acidum Other names: Archal, dhakki, kundui Amta is a fruit native to India.  It grows mostly in the tropical Himalayas from Kumaon eastwards to Norh Bengal and Sikkim.  It is also commonly found throughout in Eastern and Peninsular India ascending to an altitude

AENGUE MISHITO (Anthopterus wardii) A plant of aengue mishito   Family: Ericaceae Synonym: Thibaudia wardii Other names: Neotropcal blueberry 2 Aengue mishito is fruit from the tropical regions of Central and South America—the New World tropics, or Neotropics, hence this fruit is also called neo tropical blueberry.   The shrubs of this fruit can be

PINECONE (Rollinia sylvatica) A tree of pinecone   Family: Annonaceae Synonyms: Annona sylvatica Other names: Araticu Do Mato, Embira Pine cone is a fruit from Brazil.  It grows there in coastal areas but in mountainous regions at relatively higher altitudes. As the shape fruit resembles somewhat that of a pinecone, so the

BEACH SUGARAPPLE (Annona salmannii) A tree of beach sugar apple Family: Annonaceae Other names: Beach araticum Despite the fact that approximately 50% of the estimated 150 Annona species known are native to Brazil, these local species are scarcely known and consumed in our country.             On the other hand, the sugar apple and the

 BULLOCK’S HEART (Annona reticulata) A tree of bullock’s heart Family: Annonaceae Other names: Ramphal Bullock’s heart is a believed to have been originated in the Caribbean or South America.  From there it spread to other areas and now it is grown in tropical areas all over the world. Description: An erect

SONCOYA (Annona purpurea) A portion of soncoya tree Family:  Annonaceae Synonyms:  Annona manirote, Annona involucrate Other names: Matimba Soncoya is a native of Central America.  It is quite common in coastal lowlands from southern Mexico to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.  It is grown there on home garden scale.  The fruits are

ANNONILLA (Annona nitida)    A fruit of annonilla    Family:  Annonaceae Annonilla is a fruit from the Amazonian region.  It grows wild in the floodplain forests along blackwater rivers, such as the Yanayacu in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve of Peru.  Because of the awkward location of the trees, the fruits are gathered by locals

SOURSOP (Annona muricata) A tree of sour sop   Family: Annonaceae Other names: Mamphal             SOURSOP is a native of tropical America and commercially it quite important fruit crop there.  Soursop was one of the first fruits trees introduced by the Spanish sailors to the old world after Columbus discovered America.   Now