Not as well known as its close relatives in the Myrtaceae family, the Java Plum, Rose Apple, Malay Apple and others, it is also known as the Java Apple...
Many a people used to accept the word "tart" as synonymous with the word "Carambola" (Averrhoa carambola), a member of the Oxalidaceae family originating from...
An exceptional book in excess of 500 pages, profusely illustrated with photographs, is the result of extensive research and is now available online at, ...
For nine months in 2000, Tom Hart Dyke was a captive of the guerrillas. They seized him while he was collecting wild Orchids in the Colombian rain forest. Now...
The consumption of fresh Mangoes in non-producing countries was very low until the mid 1970's. The USA and Europe were major importing countries, followed by...
You are attracted by the aroma and/or looks of some cooked food in front of you. In great anticipation, you take a mouthful or may be a bite. And then the...
Java Plum or Jambolan (Syzygium cumini), an evergreen tree upto about 80 ft tall, is widely cultivated in the tropics. Also known as Syzygium jambolana,...
Florida's Mango industry was founded on early introductions of cultivars primarily from India. "Mulgoba", which had been introduced from India by USDA ...
SPICE PAGES of Gernot Katzer ... Currently 117 different Spice plants are covered. Emphasis is on their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia. ...
This 9-ft tall, 6-year old Sugar Apple tree was grown from a seed brought from Thailand. The owner swore that the fruits of this tree were no different, in any...
With the exception of the "Fortune Eye" variety, Longan season is usually over by late summer. Here are some photos of Kohala, possibly the most popular ...
"Beneath these green Mountains where Spring rules the year, The Irbarbutus and Loquat in season appear, And feasting on Lychee - 300 a day, I shouldn't mind...
The first surviving introductions of Mango (Mangifera indica) germplasm entered Florida from the West Indies, beginning in 1861, when a Polyembryonic clone...
In August 2000, four (4) Indian scientists reported on a new chile cultivar found in the hills near the town of Tezpur in the state of Assam. This Chile was...
Chicle is the milky juice or latex of the Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) tree that was used as the base for all Chewing Gums. It is collected during the rainy...
The Red Sugar Apples are relatively new compared to the more common green variety. Other than the external red color and the light red flesh inside, there is...
Elegant watercolors of hundreds of flowers--from the familiar to the unusual--enliven the pages of a historic British gardening journal called Curtis's...
Among all the varieties of Longans, Fortune Eye is the last one of the season. Relatively uncommon, Fortune Eye offers hardly any or no distinguishing physical...
Guava (Psidium guajava), a member of the Myrtaceae family is widely grown across the world’s tropical belt. Fresh Guavas have yellow/green skin and the flesh...
Here are some close-up photos of semi-ripe and ripe Sugar Apples from 2 trees in Merritt Island, Florida. All the photos were posed and were shot in controlled...
Rose Apples (Syzygium jambos) are getting ready. Well, that means we are at the beginning of the 2003 season for rare fruits here in Florida. The Rose Apple...
The World Health Organization estimates that 75-80% of the worlds’ population use plant medicines either in part or entirely for health care. For many, plant...
CONTENTS: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Indian trans-Himalaya: i, Ladakh. ii. Lahaul Spiti. 3. History and evolution of TMS. 4. Future of TMS. 5. Medicine...
"The Affliction is only Skin Deep so the Beauty is in the Eating "™ UGLI® is the registered trade mark under which Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd. markets its brand...
We are going through the peak of the Lychee (Litchi chinensis) season right now here in Florida. Here are photos of 5 varieties of Lychee growing in Merritt...
A consultative workshop on scientific STRATEGIES for production of non-edible vegetable oils for use as biofuels Organized by SuTRA Sustainable Transformation...
FYI ... This website from Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) of University of Florida has Fact Sheets for 680 trees in pdf format. What's more is...
The Vishnupurana states that the continent of Jambudwipa takes its name from this tree. According to the Dirghama Sutra it is one of the four(4) colossal...
Sorry, I forgot to attach the photos with my previous post. Thanks. ============================================= Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida, USA ...
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