BHILAWA(Semecarpus anacardium) A tree of Bhilawa Family:  Anacardiaceae Other names: Marking nut. Bhilawa is native to India.  It grows wild found in the outer Himalayas and hotter parts of India up to 3500 ft. height. The plant is found in abundance in Assam, Bihar, Bengal and Orissa, Chittagong (Bangladesh) and central

MARULA(Sclerocarya birrea)  A tree of marula Family: Anacardiaceae  Other names:  Morula, mufula, ukanyi Marula is one of the most valued plants of the southern Africa.  It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree with an erect trunk and rounded crown coming from the botanical family Anacardiaceae.    Marula fruits           The fruits

SAURAUIA BERRY(Saurauia madrensis) A portion of saurauia berry tree Family: Actinidiaceae Synonyms: Saurauia brachybotryis, S. bullosa, S. tomentosa Other names: Moquillo Saurauia berry is a relative of kiwi.  It bears small greenish fruits which are very sweet in taste.  The pulp is mucilaginous, sticky and filled with numerous small seeds.            

QUANDONG (Santalum acuminatum) A tree of quandong Family: Santalaceae Other names: Native peach, sweet quandong, Quandong is native of Australia.  Its fruits, which are edible and have a very unique flavour, have been used by the native Australians since ages.  Now the fruit is being used commercially to flavour other fruit products

ELDERBERRY(Sambucus nigra) A large shrub of elderberry Family: Caprifoliacea Elderberry is found growing wild in Europe from Scandinavia to  South upto North Africa and in east upto West Asia.  It probably originated in one of these regions.              It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils,

MESWAK(Salvadora persica) A tree of meswak Family: Salvadoraceae Other names: Miswak,  toothbrush tree, pilu Meswalk is most probably a native of Africa but now it is widely distributed in other parts of the world too.  It is found in the semi-arid regions from Tanzania through Egypt and eastwards to Pakistan and

CHUCHUHUASO(Salacia cordata) A fruiting branch of chuchuhuaso Family: Celastraceae Synonyms: Salacia megistophyla Other names:  Purich huayo, tiribu Chuchuhuaso is a fruit from the Amazonian region of the South America.  It grows in a large area of this continent falling in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,

SAPTRANGI(Salacia chinensis) A part of saptrangi plant Family: Celastraceae Synonyms: Salacia latifolia, Salacia prinoides Other names: Cherukuranti Saptrangi is a tropical plant which grows wild in a wide range of habitats in central and southern parts of India.  It is mostly found growing along seashore and river banks as well as

RAKUM PALM(Salacca wallichiana) A tree of rakum palm Family: Palmae Synonyms: Zalacca rumphii Other names: Sala RAKUM PALM is found in Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.  It can be seen be seen wild in the forests as well as cultivated in private and public lands.              This fruit, however, seems to be

BALI SALAK(Salacca edulis) A tree of Bali salak Family: Arecaceae Synonym: Salacca zalaca English name: Snakeskin fruit, snake fruit. Other names: Sala, salak, yingan Bali salak is a palm.  It is native of Indonesia.  The fruits, which are delicious and are also sold in local markets at some places, are covered with scales which look like