AMBWADA(Spondias pinnata) A young tree of ambwada Synonym: Spondias mangifera; Spondias acuminate  English name: Wild mango Other names: Amra, jangli aam. Ambwada is grows wild, mostly in forests, nearly all over India upto an elevation of 1500 metres above mean sea level.  It is also planted in gardens at some places.  Fruits

AMBARELLA(Spondias cytherea) A young bearing tree of ambarella Family: Anacardiaceae  Other names: Otaheite apple Ambarella is a fruit of South and South-East Asia. From there, it spread to other tropical parts of the world. It is a quite common tree in the home gardens in South East Asian countries.  The green as

HOG PLUM(Spondias purpurea) A tree of hog plum Family: Anacardiaceae Synonyms: Spondias cirouella, Spondias crispula. Other names: Purple mombin, Spanish plum, red mombin, Jamaica plum, Chile plum, Red mombin is a native of tropical America.  It has spread and naturalized throughout the tropics all over the world.  It is commonly cultivated

NDONGE(Trichoscypha acuminata) A tree of ndonge Family: Anacardiaceae Synonyms: Sorindeia mannii, Trichoscypha braunii Other names: Gabon grape Ndonge is a fruit from West tropical Africa.  It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo and Northern Angola. This tree grows in rainforests upto an altitude

BUAH PEDDA(Sonneratia caseolaris)  A tree of buah pedda Family: Sonneratiaceae Other names: Berembang, Mangove apple Buah pedda is a fruit from the tropics.  It it can be seen growing everywhere from East Africa to Australia.  This fruit has not been introduced much in Tropical America.  It bears persimmon like fruits with

URAVA(Sonneratia alba)  A tree of urava Family: Sonneratiaceae Other names: Mangrove apple, perepat. Urava is a quite widespread tree.  It is found growing in, mostly in mangoves,from East Africa through the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, Borneo and Pacific Islands.  Urava fruits  In India, grows in the mangrove swamps of

COCONILLA(Solanum stramonifolium) A plant of coconilla Family: Solanaceae Synonyms: Solanum torvum Other names:  Bolo maka, burra burra Coconilla seems to have been originated somewhere in the West Indies.  It has now widely naturalized to South and South East Asia.  It is grown as a door yard plant in West Indies. Coconilla

WONDERBERRY(Solanum retoflexum) A shrub of wonderberry Family: Solanaceae Synonyms: Solanum x burbankii Other names: Garden huckle berry, sunberry Wonderberry, an annual herb, is believed to be a native of South Africa.  From there it spread to Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  With time, it crossed

NARANJILLA (Solanum quitoense) A plant of naranjilla Family: Solanaceae Synonyms: Solanum angulatum Other names: Lulun, nuqui  Naranjilla is a fruit from Central America.  Though it grows in other central American countries e.g. Ecuador and Colombia, but is most abundant in Peru.  Botanists are of the view that naranjilla most likely originated in Peru.            

BUFFALOBERRY(Shepherdia canadensis) A bush of buffaloberry  Family: Eleagnaceae Synonyms: Elaeagnus Canadensis, Hippophe canadensis, Lepagyrea canadensis. Common names: Canadian buffaloberry, Rabitberry, Russet buffaloberry, soiapberry. Buffaloberry can be seen growing wild on wooded banks and hillsides from Newfoundland and New York to Alaska and Oregon and southward along the Rocky Mountains to New