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
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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
Allanblackia floribunda
Common Name:veg tallow tree Description Allanblackia floribunda is an evergreen forest tree confined to tropical Africa, to 30 m tall.… Read More »Allanblackia floribunda
Canarium madagascariense
Common Name:Canarium nut, Ramy nut Description Canarium is a genus of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in… Read More »Canarium madagascariense
Parinari curatellifolia
Common Name:Mobola plum Description Parinari curatellifolia is a large, evergreen, spreading tree up to 20 m tall with a single… Read More »Parinari curatellifolia
Phaseolus vulgaris
Common Name: Green Bean Description Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean (also known as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean,… Read More »Phaseolus vulgaris
Cassia obtusifolia
Common Name: Sickle Senna Description Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna, American sicklepod or sicklepod) is a legume in the genus Senna,… Read More »Cassia obtusifolia
Ipomoea batatas
Common Name: Sweet Potato Leaves Description The sweet potato or kumara (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to… Read More »Ipomoea batatas
Dacryodes edulis
Common Name:Safou, African plum Description Dacryodes edulis is a medium-sized, evergreen tree attaining a height of 18-40 m in the… Read More »Dacryodes edulis