GREEN SAPOTE (Pouteria viridis)   A tree of green sapote   Family: Sapotace Synonyms:  Achradelpha viridis,Calocarpum viride Other names: Red faisan Green sapote is a native of Central America, most probably to Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica at elevations between 3,000 and 7,000 ft (900-2,100 in).  It is a close relative

BELIMBING HUTAN (Elaeocarpus oppositifolium) A tree of belimbing hutan   Synonym: Acertatum oppositifolium Family: Elaeocarpaceae. Other names: Kariala Belimbing hutan is a native of South East Asia.  It mostly grows wild but is occasionally cultivated in Java.             This plant is mostly found in river valleys.  Most plants are seen isolated anfd not growing in

SOMBRA-DE-TOURO (Acanthosyris spinescens) A tree of sombra-de-touro Family: Santalaceae Synonyms: Acanthosyris platensis, Osyris spinescens. Sombra de touro is a very little fruit from Brazil. This is not cultivated.  But it quite commonly grows in grassland forests and gallery forests of Western Rio Grande de Sul. In Brazil. The fruits are eaten

GROUND SOP (Annona stenophylla) A tree of ground sop Family: Annonaceae Synonyms: Annona nana Other names: Dwarf custard apple, muroro, ububese Ground sop is native of Africa.  It is found northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.  As the plant is quite dwarf sized, so the fruit appear literally on ground. 

ABYSSINIAN GOOSEBERRY (Dovyalis abysinnica) Fruits and leaves of Abyssinian gooseberry Synonym: Aberia abyssinnica, Dovyalis engleri Local name(s) Aihada, ankakute, koshim, ongolatz. Abyssinian gooseberry is a small spiny tree native and common in forests of East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda) at elevations between 6,000 and 8,000 ft (1,800-2,400 m).  It bears maroon-purple