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Parasaissetia nigra (pomegranate scale)
P. nigra is a minor pest of many agriculturally important plants. In the past, it has caused major concern on: coffee in Africa, India, Sri Lanka,...
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Mangifera indica (mango)
M. indica is not important as a forest tree as it is seldom found in abundance in forests, but wherever the tree is available it is exploited. It...
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Persea americana (avocado)
P. americana is a small dense evergreen tree, approximately 20 m in height. This species is popularly grown for its fruit 'avocado'. P. americana...
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Prunus armeniaca (apricot)
P. armeniaca is diploid (2n=16, x=8), but tetraploid mutants have occasionally been reported. The tree is medium-sized and with an upright...
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Prunus cerasus (sour cherry)
P. cerasus is tetraploid with a haploid number of 16 chromosomes. The sour cherry tree has a variable structure ranging from small and...
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Prunus domestica (plum)
P. domestica is characterized by large thick leaves that have dark-green upper surfaces and pale-green lower surfaces. The leaf margins are...
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Prunus dulcis (almond)
P. dulcis has been cultivated for its nut since prehistoric times and probably originated in the Middle East (Iran) before being spread along the...
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Anacardium occidentale (cashew nut)
A. occidentale is a fast growing, hardy and drought resistant multipurpose tree species cultivated in many tropical countries. It is one of the...
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Citrus aurantiifolia (lime)
Small, densely and irregularly branched, evergreen tree, about 5 m tall; twigs armed with short, stiff, sharp spines. Leaves alternate, elliptic to...
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Citrus sinensis (navel orange)
Evergreen tree, 6-15 m tall, with rounded crown; twigs angular when young, usually with rather blunt axillary spines (on seedlings). Leaves...
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