Overview of the soursop plant and its fruit
By: M E Skeel
The soursop is a tropical fruit tree related to the cherimoya or custard apple. Its other common names are guanabana and graviola. Its scientific name is Annona muricata and it is classified in the family Annonidae. Other important Annonids include the pawpaw or papaya. The...
By: Christyl Rivers
The Mamey fruit is a type of Sapote that is native to Guatemala and Mexico. Today it is enjoying a newfound popularity all over the world. It is almost as sweet and smooth as custard, and it is considered a great choice for fruit lovers...
Rare tropical fruit species: Black Sapote
By: Christyl Rivers
Ever had fruit that tastes like chocolate but without the guilt, high calories and with absolutely no caffeine? The Black Sapote tree has just such a fruit. It is often used in smoothies, which enhance the smooth, soft, almost pudding-like texture, and bring out the...
By: M E Skeel
The Black Sapote is a delicious tropical fruit that is actually a kind of persimmon and is not related to the more commonly known White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis). Also known as the Chocolate Pudding Fruit and the Black Persimmon, the Black Sapote's scientific name is...
Rare tropical fruit species: Mamey Sapote
By: M E Skeel
The Mamey Sapote is a rare fruit species that deserves greater recognition than it has received to date. Pouteria sapota belongs to the family Sapotaceae. Other fruits in this family are the Caimito, the Sapodilla, the Canistel, the Abiu and the Miracle Fruit, so it...
By: Zacharie King
Estuaries are known for their incredible biodiversity and as a result there is a wide variety of plants and animals that call this area home. The soil in an estuary is incredible fertile which is great for plant life. However, due to the salinity of...
Types of plants that grow in estuaries
By: Kimberly Napier
Estuaries are bodies of water which are semi-enclosed. Fresh water, which comes from river or streams, mixes together with salt water from the ocean. These bodies of water trap nutrients and sediments which travel in the rivers and oceans, they then mix the nutrients constantly...
By: Kimberly Napier
White sapote, Casimiroa edulus Llave, is also known as Sapote, Zapote blanco and Casimiroa. Description The White sapote tree can grow from 15 to 60 feet in height, but can be pruned to any size and can be grown in a planter. It has thick...
By: John Mmbaga
An estuary is a partly concealed body of water where fresh water from rivers and canals mixes with the salty and brackish waters of the open sea. Estuaries facilitate the development of various land forms at the coast such as bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets and...
What are mangroves
By: Jose Juan Gutierrez
Mangroves are entanglements of many trees and shrubs of the family Rhizophoraceae that thrive in the intertidal zone, that is to say, the zone which is subjected to low tide and high tide in the coastal ecosystem. Mangroves are found in the tropical areas, along...

 

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