The Hog-plum are plants of the genusSpondias, family Anacardiaceae. Some of them yield pleasant fruit. The name Hog-plum comes from the West Indies where the fruit was once fed to pigs (hogs). Research Hog-plum
Ivy is the common name for woody vines of the genusHedera , of the family Araliaceae, commonly found growing on woodland trees without harming them, where it provides an important source of winter food for birds. The genus is native to temperate regions of the eastern hemisphere. Ivy plants produce two kinds of leaves during the climbing phase. The leaves have three to five distinct lobes, but during the flowering stage they usually have three indistinct lobes or may even be lobeless. The flowers, borne in terminal umbels, have a five-parted calyx, five-parted corolla, five stamens, and a single pistil. The fruit is a smooth berry that contains a poisonous glucoside. The plant's adventitious rootlets attach to trees or bare walls.
The English ivy, Hederahelix , is commonly cultivated in Europe and North America in gardens where it is trained to cover masonry walls of buildings. It has small leaves that are usually dark green. The African ivy, or Algerian ivy, Hedera canariensis , native to the coast and islands of north-western Africa, produces large, pale-green, lobed leaves.
The Asian ivy, Hedera colchica , bears dark-green leaves that are usually faintly lobed or entirely lobeless. Easily cultivable from cuttings, ivy protects the walls on which it is grown from the corrosive effects of weathering. Ivy has no destructive effect on stone or brick walls except when rootlets are established in fissures. Several plants of the grape family, Vitaceae, are commonly called ivy.
The American ivy, or Virginiacreeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia , and the Boston ivy, or Japanese ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata , are shrubby climbers that cling to tendrils. American ivy has long-petioled leaves composed of five leaflets; Boston ivy has three-lobed leaves. Both species grow readily from cuttings.
Ground ivy is a small, creeping member of the mint family, Lamiaceae. Toxicodendron radicans , known as poison ivy, belongs to the cashew family, Anacardiaceae.
Pistacia is a genus of small hardy trees belonging to the family Anacardiaceae, and mostly natives of the Mediterranean countries. They bear panicles or racemes of small apetalous, dioecious flowers; the succeeding fruits are one-seeded, dry drupes. Research Pistacia
Poison ivy also known as poison oak and poison vine (Rhus radicans) is a vine or shrub of the family Anacardiaceae, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries. It causes severe dermatitis when touched by people sensitive to it. Research Poison ivy
Rhus (popularly known as Sumac) is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family Anacardiaceae native to temperate regions. They have alternate leaves, which may be undivided, divided into three leaflets, or intricately divided by numerous leaflets being again deeply cut. The flowers are small and usually form dense clusters. They are mostly poisonous plants, and in some individuals the action is so emphatic that even touching plants of certain species causes the whole body to swell, and great pain to be experienced. Research Rhus
Schinus is a genus of tropical American shrubs belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. They bear small, white, dioecious flowers, followed by oily, globose fruits. Research Schinus
Spondias are a genus of tropical trees belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. They bear small flowers, followed by fleshy drupes. The principal species are Spondias lutea, the so called golden apple or Jamaican plum and Spondias dulcis, the sweet Tahiti Apple or Otaheite apple. Research Spondias
The Tahiti apple or Otaheite apple (Spondias dulcis) is a tree of the family Anacardiaceae native to the Society Islands, Friendly Islands and Fiji. The leaves are divided into elliptic leaflets arranged featherwise with rounded teeth. The flowers are small, yellow-green coloured clustered flowers followed by an edible fruit which tastes like pineapple, and looks like a large, golden-yellow coloured plum containing a stone covered with hooked bristles. Research Tahiti Apple
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