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
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Common Name:Jack Tree Description Artocarpus heterophyllus reaches 8-25 m in height; straight stemmed, branching near the base at an angle… Read More »Artocarpus heterophyllus
Morus alba
Common Name:Mulberry Description Morus alba is a fast-growing shrub or moderate-sized tree with a fairly cylindrical, straight bole, up to… Read More »Morus alba
Musa acuminata AAA Group
Common Name: Bananas Description Musa acuminata is an evergreen perennial, not a tree. The trunk (known as the pseudostem) is… Read More »Musa acuminata AAA Group
Basella alba
Common Name: Vine spinach Description Basella alba is an edible perennial vine in the family Basellaceae. It is found in… Read More »Basella alba
Eleusine coracana
Common Name: Finger Millet Description Eleusine coracana is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas… Read More »Eleusine coracana
Balanites aegyptiaca
Common Name:Balanites Description Balanites aegyptiaca is a multibranched, spiny shrub or tree up to l0 m high. Crown rounded, dense… Read More »Balanites aegyptiaca
Opuntia monacantha
Common Name:Prickly pear Description Opuntia monacantha, commonly known as drooping prickly pear, cochineal prickly pear, or Barbary fig, is a… Read More »Opuntia monacantha