Archive for February, 2008
Pineapple – ananas comocus
Saturday, February 16th, 2008The pineapple is a succulent cactus like plant (terrestrial herb) not a fruit tree that can be easily grown in warm sheltered sunny positions with good drainage. It can grow up to 1.5 meters tall and spread out up to 1.2 meters. It is a member of the Bromeliad family and native to southern Brazil […]
Oyster Nut: telfairia pedata, telfairia occidentalis
Friday, February 8th, 2008The oyster nut is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, not a nut tree, which has a tremendous genetic diversity of nearly 100 genera and over 750 species. It is a perennial large vine grown in West, Central and East Africa. It is drought tolerant and can grow at elevations up to 2,000 m. […]