STRAWBERRY TREE
ARBUTUS UNEDOERICACEAE The strawberry tree is a small tree or shrub native to the western Mediterranean region (North Africa, Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy) but which acclimatizes easily and can become…
CORDIA MIXA LASURA, INDIAN CHERRY, ASSYRIAN PLUM
CORDIA MIXA (LASURA, LASORA, INDIAN CHERRY, ASSYRIAN PLUM, LA COLLE SAVON, SEBASTIER) CORDIA DICHOTOMA = CORDIA OBLIQUA (CLAMMY CHERRY, INDIAN CHERRY, ABRE A COLLE)CORDIA COLLOCOCA (RED MANJACK, CANDELERO, MAPOU RIVYE)CORDIA…
DESERT DATE TREE
EGYPTIAN BALSAMABORAGHSOAP MAKERSUMP BALANITES AEGYPTIACA ZYGOPHYLLACEAE The desert date tree has many local names, some examples: ABORAGH in the Tuareg language, SAVONNIER in CHAD, several names in Arabic (LALOB, HIDJIHI),…
JAMBULAN SYZYGIUM CUMINII
JAMBUL JAMBULAN, SYZYGIUM CUMINII SYZYGIUM CUMINII, Malabar plum, Java plum, jambolan is native to India, it has had several botanical names: Syzygium jambolanum, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambolana.It has been introduced…
MEDICINAL PLANTS AND DIABETES
INTRODUCTION Diabetes is the most widespread endocrine disease (or rather syndrome).It is estimated that there are more than 500 million diabetics (2023) worldwide and this figure, as well as the…
CASHEW
Anacardium occidentale, cashew (caju in Portuguese) is a small tree probably native to the arid and sandy northeast of South America but which is now present in the majority of…
THE CANDLENUT TREE
THE CANDLENUT TREE or MOLUCCAN WALNUT TREE,or Indian walnut, Aleurites moluccanus (or moluccana), is an Euphorbiaceae native to South-East Asia, it has been introduced into the majority of tropical-equatorial countries…
COMMON GRAPE VINE
Many Vitaceae are tendril vines or climbing shrubs whose fruits are berries.They are well represented in arm regions.The genus Vitis comes from the northern hemisphere and is found from America…
TAMARIND
Indigenous to Africa, the TAMARIND TREE,TAMARINDUS INDICA, CAESALPINIACEAE, is found in the wild in dry savannahs; it was introduced a long time ago in India then dispersed by the Arabs…
SAPODILLA CHIKOO
The SAPODILLA TREE, MANILKARA ZAPOTA = ACHRAS SAPOTA, SAPOTACEAE, is a fruit tree native to southern Mexico (Yucatan) and the neighboring countries, Belize and Guatemala. It is now widespread in…