Solanum aethiopicum
Common Name: African Eggplant Description Solanum aethiopicum, the bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant , or nakati, is a fruiting plant of… Read More »Solanum aethiopicum
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Moringa oleifera
Common Name:Drum stick Description Moringa oleifera is a small, graceful, deciduous tree with sparse foliage, often resembling a leguminous species… Read More »Moringa oleifera
Casimiroa edulis
Common Name:White sapote Description Casimiroa edulis is an evergreen tree to 18 m tall, with spreading, often drooping branches and… Read More »Casimiroa edulis
Saba comorensis
Common Name:Rubber vines Description Saba comorensis is a strong forest liana up to 20 m long on other trees. Stem… Read More »Saba comorensis
Solanum nigrum
Common Name: African Nightshade Description European black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) or locally just black nightshade, duscle, garden nightshade, garden huckleberry,… Read More »Solanum nigrum
Cleome gynandra
Common Name: Spiderplant Description Cleome gynandra is a species of Cleome that is used as a green vegetable. It is… Read More »Cleome gynandra
Sphenostylis stenocarpa
Common Name: Yambean Description Sphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the… Read More »Sphenostylis stenocarpa
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