Borojo fruit scientifically known as Alibertia patinoi is a small dioecious rainforest tree of genus Alibertia and Rubiaceae family. The plant is   native to northwest area of Colombia in the Chocó Department and in the Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador, in areas of high humidity and an average temperature, both in …

Several certified cooks and also chefs could be amazed to find out that one of the preferred cooking herbs, oregano, is really a essential herbal treatment. It is really an herb which has been grown in Mediterranean areas for thousands of years, but could still be present in numerous herb …

Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant, Indian pipe, or corpse plant, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. The plant was previously classified in the family Monotropaceae, however, it has now been …

Benincasa hispida, which is commonly called ash gourd, winter melon, winter gourd, wax gourd etc. belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is an annual creeping vine with branched tendrils which climb structures, cover fences or sprawl along the ground. Stems are coarse, thick, hairy. Leaves are large, …

Tulipa gesneriana, commonly known as Didier’s tulip or garden tulip, is a species of plant in the lily family Liliaceae, cultivated as an ornamental in many countries because of its large, showy flowers. The plant native range stretches west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, …

Watermelon is a major fruit belonging to family Cucurbitaceae and species Citrullus lanatus which is widely distributed in sub tropic and tropic regions. It is an extensive vegetable crops which is large, oval round or oblong in shape with smooth skin, dark rind and occasionally pale green stripes that turn yellowish …

Grewia asiatica also known as Falsa Fruit, a member of tiliaceae family is a small fruit crop cultivated in warmer season and is known to contain cyanidin 3- glucoside, vitamin C, minerals. The plant is native to southern Asia from Pakistan, India east to Cambodia, and widely grown in other …

Bryophyllum pinnatum commonly known as Miracle Leaf, air plant, cathedral bells, life plant and Goethe plant native to Madagascar which is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas.  It belongs to the Crassulaceae family. The plant parts are thick and fleshy which tends to preserve water in dry climates …

Euphorbia lathyris, the caper spurge or paper spurge, is a member of Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) native to southern Europe (France, Italy, Greece, northwest Africa, and eastward through southwest Asia to western China. Other names occasionally used include Caper spurge, Gopherplant, Moleplant, Mole plant, Myrtle spurge, Gopher spurge, Paper spurge, Petroleum plant, …

Syzygium samarangense also known as Java Apple, Java Rose apple is a plant species in the family Myrtaceae. The plant is native to Bangladesh to the Solomon Islands. It is commonly and widely cultivated in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Taiwan and now widely cultivated in the tropics. …