Santalum acuminatum, known as Desert Quandong, is a well known bush food plant. It bears edible globe shaped fruit with a flavor that combines those of peach, apricot and rhubarb. Fruit flesh covers a brain-like shaped edible nut.
Date Plum, Diospyros lotus, is a small, deciduous fruit bearing tree, growing to 10 meters tall and 6 meters in canopy diameter at an average rate, but it grows larger in warmer areas. Diospyros lotus is a member of the family Ebenaceae the genus Diospyros. It is an indigenous to South Eastern Europe and Western [...]
Buffalo-Thorn, Ziziphus mucronata, is a small to medium sized, 3 – 10 meters tall, single-trunked, moderate denseness and atypical spiky canopy tree. The canopy is made by thickly branched, distinctive angular, zigzag twigs and branchlets. Ziziphus mucronata is a member of the Rhamnaceae family the genus Ziziphus. The Buffalo-Thorn tree is encountered throughout Southern Africa, [...]
The Pulasan, Nephelium mutabile, is a purely tropical, fruit bearing tree, closely related to the Rambutan, Nephelium lappaceum, and some of the times confused with it. The plant is known with several common names, including Kapulasan and Bulala. Nephelium mutabile is a member of the family Sapindaceae the genus Nephelium, native to Southeast Asia and [...]
Marking Nut, Semecarpus Anacardium also known as Bhallatak (India) is a medium-sized nut bearing tree, indigenous to India closely related to the cashew. The name Marking Nut was used by European laundrymen to mark fabric and garmenting prior to washing, as it imparted a water insolvable mark to the cloth. Semecarpus Anacardium is a member [...]
The African Walnut, Coula edulis, also known as Gabon Nut, Congowood and Tigerwood, is a medium to large, evergreen nut bearing tree, native to tropical Western Africa. It favors tropical regions and is tolerant of light shade. The African Walnut grows to a height of 25-38 meters and has a thick crown that can shed [...]
