Landolphia spp
Common Name:Gumvines Description Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly… Read More »Landolphia spp
Meet the crops
Icacina oliviformis
Common Name:False yam Description The Icacinaceae are a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of… Read More »Icacina oliviformis
Artocarpus altilis
Common Name:Breadfruit Description Artocarpus camansi is a moderately fast growing, single-stemmed, evergreen tree of 10-15 m or more with a… Read More »Artocarpus altilis
Vitex doniana
Common Name:Chocolate berries Description Vitex doniana is a medium-sized deciduous tree, 8-18 m high, with a heavy rounded crown and… Read More »Vitex doniana
Garcinia livingstonii
Common Name:African Mangosteen Description Garcinia livingstonei is a shrub or small evergreen tree to 10 m; crown dense, spreading or… Read More »Garcinia livingstonii
Ensete ventricosum
Common Name: Enset Description Ensete ventricosum, commonly known as the Ethiopian banana, Abyssinian banana, false banana, or ensete, is an… Read More »Ensete ventricosum
Vigna radiata
Common Name: Mungbean Description The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as the moong bean, green gram, is a plant… Read More »Vigna radiata
Cucurbita maxima
Common Name: Pumpkin Description Cucurbita maxima, one of at least five species of cultivated squash, is one of the most… Read More »Cucurbita maxima
Ziziphus mauritiana
Common Name:Jujube, ber Description Ziziphus mauritiana is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 m high, with… Read More »Ziziphus mauritiana
Garcinia mangostana
Common Name:Mangosteen Description The mangosteen is a small, evergreen tree, very slow-growing, erect with a pyramidal crown; attains 6-25 m… Read More »Garcinia mangostana