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
Ricinodendron heudelotii
Common Name:Njansang, ground nut tree Description Ricinodendron heudelotii is a fast-growing tree, reaching up to 50 m in height and… Read More »Ricinodendron heudelotii
Cocos nucifera
Common Name:Coconut Description Cocos nucifera trees have a smooth, columnar, light grey-brown trunk, with a mean diameter of 30-40 cm… Read More »Cocos nucifera
Strychnos spinosa
Common Name:African Orange Decsription Strychnos spinosa is a thorny shrub or small tree 1-9 m in height. Bark grey, rough,… Read More »Strychnos spinosa
Talinum fruticosum
Common Name: Ceylon spinach Description Talinum fruticosum is an herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central… Read More »Talinum fruticosum
Colocasia esculenta
Common Name: Taro Description Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most… Read More »Colocasia esculenta
Telfairia occidentalis
Common Name: Fluted gourd Description Telfairia occidentalis is a tropical vine grown in West Africa as a leaf vegetable and… Read More »Telfairia occidentalis
Sclerocarya birrea
Common Name:Marula Description Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra is a medium to large tree, usually 9 m tall, but trees up… Read More »Sclerocarya birrea