PSIDIUM GUAJAVA
Unlike other members of the MYRTACEAE family, eucalyptus or cloves , guava is not very aromatic. This small tree, PSIDIUM GUAJAVA, of 3 to 10 m, with very hard wood,…
AFRICAN BAOBAB
There are at least 8 species of baobab of the genus Adamsonia (Madagascar, Africa, Australia). The African baobab Adamsonia digitata , BOMBACEAE, is the best known because the most widespread,…
AVOCADO
Avocado, PERSEA AMERICANA, LAURACEAE, is native to Mexico and tropical America; it was quickly spread throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world. A botanical particularity is the virtual necessity of cross-fertilization…
SEA BUCKTHORN
SEA BUCKTHORN, HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES, ELAEAGNACEAE, is part of a family of plants almost all native to temperate or cold regions. The genus Hippophae includes 7 species, and the genus Elaeagnus…
ARGAN TREE
Sapotaceae are, in general, plants from the tropical regions.Some are useful species : Sapote and sapodilla (genus Pouteria and Sapota (or Achras)), two fruits typical of tropical America and the…