The carambola or “star fruit” (Averrhoa carambola), an elongate, angular fruit composed of 5 carpels with a star-shaped cross section. The tartness is due to

The schefflera houseplant is a popular plant and comes in many varieties. The most well known are the umbrella tree and the dwarf umbrella tree.

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to tropical lands surrounding the Indian Ocean.

‘J.33’, a Malaysian variety is probably the one with the shortest gestation period. According to reports, this variety – also known as ‘Tekam yellow’- starts

The fruits grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit or snakeskin fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin.

Meiwa kumquat, Fortunella crassifolia, is a lesser-known species of kumquat.The tree is similar to the Nagami kumquat in appearance, but it cannot be budded onto all the

Plinia phitrantha “ESALQ” is named after the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. This cultivar was

Black Pepper is fruit of plant Piper nigrum that is usually dried and used as spice. Black pepper is produced as green corns and dried