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
Meet the crops
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
Carica papaya
Common Name:Papaya Descripition Carica papaya is an evergreen, tree-like herb, 2-10 m tall, usually unbranched, although sometimes branched due to… Read More »Carica papaya
Persea americana
Common Name:Avocado Description Persea americana is a medium to large tree, 9-20 m in height. The avocado is classified as… Read More »Persea americana
Plectranthus esculentus
Common Name: African Potato Description Plectranthus esculentus, with English common names kaffir potato, and Livingstone potato, is a species of… Read More »Plectranthus esculentus
Celosia argentea
Common Name: Celosia Description Celosia argentea, commonly known as plumed cockscomb, or the silver cock’s comb,is a herbaceous plant of… Read More »Celosia argentea
Passiflora edulis
Common Name: Passion Fruit Description Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Brazil, Paraguay… Read More »Passiflora edulis
Irvingia gabonensis
Common Name:African bush mango Description Irvingia gabonensis grows to a height of 15-40 m, bole slightly buttressed. It has a… Read More »Irvingia gabonensis
Carissa spinarum
Common Name:Carissa Description Carissa spinarum, the conkerberry or bush plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), widely… Read More »Carissa spinarum