Plant Sightings

Native  to Africa and India, and introduced to many other regions, Senna (Senna  alexandrina; syn. Cassia acutifolia, C. angustifolia, C. […]

The  Guanábana (Annona muricata; also called Graviola, Soursop, or Guyabano)  is one of the custard or cream apples of the

With a flavor like almond custard and an odor like raw sewage, the Durian (Durio zibethinus, Durio spp.) elicits strong

This warty-looking  melon from the Gourd Family (Cucubitaceae) is born from a vine of the  tropics and suptropics and has

The  Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata; A. spp.) is the most iconic tree of  Africa and it bears a fruit that

The common name of this plant says it all, Quebra Pedra or Chanca Piedra, meaning “Stone Breaker” (Phyllanthus niruri).  Found

Andrographis  (Andrographis paniculata) has a long traditional use in Ayurvedic,  Traditional Chinese Medicine, Siddah and Innani Traditional medicines.  It has

The Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) comes from a tree (also called the Jack Tree or Nangka) that is native to Eastern

Almost all parts—fruit, leaves, bark and seeds—of the Jamun (Syzygium cumini; syn. Eugenia jambolana) plant have been used for food,

There are approximately 500 species of Passionflowers, but this species is the one responsible for the commercial Passionfruit—Passsiflora edulis. Passiflora