KODALI (Aporosa cardiosperma)   A tree of kodali Family: Euphorbiaceae Synonyms: Aporosa affinis, Croton cardiospermus English name: Lindley’s aporosa Other names: Eachil, ponvetti Kodiali is a fruit from tropical region, mostly occurring in semi-evergreen and ever green forests. It is endemic to South West Sri Lanka. In India, it is mostly

PEPINO (Solanum muricatum)    Family: Solanaceae Other Names: Dulce Pepino, Melon Pear, Sweet Cucumber, Pepino Melon, Tree Melon, Melon Shrub Pepino is basically a native to temperate Andean region of South America. It is now commercially cultivated nearly all over the world. Pepino fruits are eaten fresh and also put to

KAUKI (Manilkara kauki) Family: Sapotaceae Synonyms: Mimusops kauki Other names: Cauqui, sawo chak, wongi. Kauki is a fruit from Tropical Asia. It occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua and New Guinea and even in Northern Queensland of Australia. The tree is mostly found in regions with relatively dry climate,

 BER (Indian)(Zizyphus spp.) A tree of Indian ber   Family:  Rhamnaceae Other names:  Jujube, Chinese date, Chinese fig, Ber is an important minor fruit of India. It is the most hardy fruit-tree cultivated all over India and is often called the poor man’s fruit. Most trees in India growing isolated are of seedling

WAG-‘n-BIETJIE TREE(Zizyphus mucronata)  Wag n bietjie tree Family: Rhamnaceae English name: Buffalo thorn. Common names: umPhafa, umLahlankosi, isiLahla), umPhafa, umLahlabantu, mokgalo, mutshetshete, mphasamhala, mokgalô, moonaona. Wag-‘n-bietjie tree represents life as we know it. The young twigs are zigzag, indicating that life is not always straightforward. Two thorns at the nodes are also significant; one

Boroi(Ziziphus mauritiana) A tree of boroi Family: Rhamnaceae English Name: Indian plum Boroi is a tropical fruit tree species, belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is most commonly found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Originally native to India it is now widely naturalized in tropical region from Africa to Afghanistan and China, and also through Malaysia and into Australia and in some Pacific regions. It can form dense stands

WILD BER – HIMALAYAN(Zizyphus jujuba)  Fruits of wild Himalayan ber Synonyms: Zizyphus sativa, Zizyphus vulgaris Family: Rhamnaceae Indian names: ber (Himachal Pradesh); pitni, ber, kandika, kandiari, singli, ban ber (Hindi); bari, konkamber, phitni (Kashmir); ranbor, uneb (Maharashtra); amlai, singli, simli, barari (Punjab). Wild ber is a plant of very common occurrence. It grows wild in forests and also on wastelands throughout the mid-hills

LARGE SOURPLUM(Ximenia caffra) A wild growing tree of large sourplum Family: Olacaceae Other names: grootsuurpruim, umThunduluka-obmvu, morokologa. The large sourplum is a small tree or shrub from Africa bearing edible fruits having many traditional uses.  This tree is found in woodlands and grasslands and on rocky outcrops and sometimes on termites

AKAR KUBAL SUSU(Willughbeia sarawakensis) Akar kubal susu fruits Family: Apocynaceae Akar kubal susu is believed to be a native of Borneo.  It has very tasty fruits which are also offered foor sale in local markets.  But akar_kubal_susu is known  very little outside Indonesia. Its fruits are very tasty and are very fondly eaten by

WILLUGHBEIA(Willughbeia elmerii)  A willubheia fruit on tree Family: Apocynaceae Willughbeia grows in the rainforests of Borneo.  Though it is not known much outside its native region, yet it has quite unique features.  It bears tasty edible fruits which can at times be as large as 1 kg.  Description: A giant climber