The BLACKBERRY and related species, RASPBERRY,DEWBERRY,BRAMBLE, (ROSACEAE), are found on small bushy shrubs spread worldwide but most frequently encountered in temperate and cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere including North…
The HORSE-CHESTNUT tree, AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM, SAPINDACEAE=HIPPOCASTANACEAE, is native to the Balkans and northern Greece is a large tree, with a harmonious development and rich foliage which makes it appreciated as…
Lavenders(LABIATEAE), are typical shrubs of the Mediterranean region (hot and dry in summer, humid in winter ) and they develop well in limestone soils at medium and low altitude (0…
Important Botanical family in warmer regions, the Lauraceae are often aromatic, they are trees or evergreen shrubs. The noble laurel (bay tree) , LAURUS NOBILIS, LAURACEAE,is native to Asia Minor,…
The shea butter tree or simply shea tree, VITELLARIA PARADOXA = BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SAPOTACEAE), is a tree of the African savannah (between 1000 and 1500 mm of annual rainfall) present…
HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, are herbaceous, bushy plants, small shrubs or true trees, mainly from tropical and subtropical regions. They are botanically very close to OKRAS (GOMBOS) and PACIFIC CABBAGE which are…
The POMEGRANATE tree, PUNICA GRANATUM, LYTHRACEAE , (PUNICACEAE) is often just a bushy shrub, it is native to the Mediterranean basin or the Middle East. It was already cultivated in…
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,…
Plants of the genus ABELMOSCHUS are very close to HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, they are native to Africa and Asia-Pacific. Some were still recently classified in the genus Hibiscus. The Abelmoschus are…
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUSEUCALYPYUS RADIATAMELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIAMELALEUCA LEUCADENDRONMELALEUCA CAJEPUTIMELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIAMYRTUS COMMUNIS MYRTACEAE They are trees or shrubs with evergreen foliage and often with bark that exfoliates and falls to shreds. Endemic to Australia…