Formerly, cola was made from the nuts of this plant. And it’s quite possible Coca Cola still uses the cola tree for its secret recipe. It’s a rare, tropical plant from Africa.

Coffee from the Kona district on Hawaii, where fertile volcanic ground provides excellent soil for growing great coffee. It’s one of the most expensive coffee species in the world.

The fairly small fruits, about half the size of a regular mango, have a slightly sour and citrus-like taste.

An annual plant with very aromatic leaves that taste like a combination of mint and apple. The leaves can be used as a vegetable in a variety of Korean dishes.

The kukui or candlenut is used in the Malaysian and Indonesian cuisine. The nuts are very oily, so they can burn like a candle.

The flowers of the kumbhi tree look unusual because of the protruding stamens.

The Kun-job is an unusual tropical tree from Papua New Guinea with shiny long, narrow leaves.

The seeds of this tree contain a lot of oil and this is known as kusum oil.

The Lamba is an exceptional houseplant with fascinating characteristics. it grows as a small herbaceous species on the forest floor and produces edible, flavour altering fruits.

This rare Ptychosperma palm comes from the tropical coastal areas of Papua New Guinea where it grows as distinctive clusters.

The up to 25 cm large leaves of this species have an unusual colour pattern.

The leaves of this rare species look spectacular with a striking pink-white central stripe.

This tropical tree produces enormous, winged seeds measuring up to 20 cm in size, which fall from the tree like helicopters.

This species is seen by many as the most beautiful palm species in the world. This is not only because of its unusual bright red trunk and leaf stem, but the leaves are also...

The dried fruits of this pepper species are used in many Southeast Asian cuisines.

This baobab from Madagascar comes with a smooth, brown-grey trunk and remarkable, bright red flowers. 

The Ghost Tree originates from one of the world's most ecologically significant regions: the Madagascar spiny thickets.

This unusual succulent shrub is native to the dry forests of southern Madagascar.

The wood of the mahogany is very strong and has a beautiful, dark brown color.

The Mamey sapote is one of the most popular fruits in Central America due to its delicious flavour and graceful tree.

A beautiful palm from the Philippines with a special trunk and naturally bright red fruits around the end of December. Hence also called Christmas palm. Well suited as a...

These wonderful blue berries reflect the most of all organisms in the world. Therefore they call them the juwels of the forest too. Small plant that can be cultivated as...

The marking nut was formerly used in India to mark clothing for washing.

The meandering leaves make the plant look like the head of Medusa. It is the host plant of the parasitic plant Hydnora africana in South Africa.

Its flowering is very striking and consist of dozens of brownish-purple to pink flowers.

This undescribed species comes from the Meratus Mountains in southeastern Borneo.

Mexican coriander is a well-known herb in the kitchens of Central and South America. It is similar in flavor to the common coriander, but with a stronger taste.

The ripe black fruits form a good contrast against the bright red sepals, which makes it look a bit like Mickey Mouse.

After eating these fruits, sour and bitter things taste wonderfully sweet. Lemon juice, for example, tastes like sweet lemonade.

At the leaf margin of this succulent, small copies with even leaves and roots already form.

This dwarf palm has a special pattern of light green spots on its leaves in its first years.

The Mountain Soursop forms green, 15 cm fruits with pale yellow flesh.

This large climbing plant comes from the rainforest of the province Bengkulu, on the west coast of Sumatra.

The yellow fruits have a thin skin and slightly acidic, citrus-like flesh.

Myrrh has been used as a perfume for 3700 years, making it the oldest known perfume in the world.

The flowers of the nam-nam bloom on the stem and are followed by unusually shaped fruits.

The fruits of this particular species are softly hairy and yellow-brown coloured when ripe.

The neem tree is considered as the ´town pharmacy´ by many people in India, through the many medicinal applications of the leaves, bark and fruits.

The peculiar yellowish white noni fruits are famous for the healthy juice that can be made of the fruits. It is an easy plant to grow indoors.

The seeds of the nutmeg tree are the source of two popular spices: nutmeg and mace.

The leaves of this species can grow to an enormous size of at least 2 metres and turn red when they fall off.

The fruits of this Asian palm species can weigh up to 2.5 KG and each fruit contains 1 to 3 large, heavy seeds.

Besides paper, the stems were also used for the construction of boats, roofing and rope during the times of ancient Egypt. Papyrus likes to stand in a layer of water as a...

A small passionflower white flowers and red, ribbed fruits that burst open upon ripening. Can be grown as an indoor or container plant.

A tropical Amazonian palm with purple fruits that taste like sweet chocolate and contain an oil that resembles olive oil.

Grows quite pretty in a glass jar on the windowsill. Peanuts grow underground on stalks that grow from the flowers. 

The red-orange fruits taste like peanut butter and can be eaten fresh or processed into jam or milkshakes.

The pedalai has striking hairy and edible fruits and belongs to the same genus as the jackfruit.

This large tropical climbing plant produces spectacular flowers with a total length of up to 60 cm. However, the smell is very unpleasant.

A tropical species with beautiful, red-black colored seeds that are used for all kinds of jewelry in the Amazon.

The individual flowers of this species resemble the pattern of a Persian carpet. It is an easy plant that can tolerate drought well.

The rare pinang tanah palm is a strikingly elegant palm that produces both its flowers and fruits entirely underground.

The pale pink flowers gave one yellow petal full of red-purple spots. A tropical plant from Madagascar with leaves in the shape of a butterfly.

The clusters of pink flowers are a striking sight in the rainforest of Central America.

This rare highland species of Nepenthes produces 2 types of pitchers that are designed to catch bird poo and insects!

All bananas in the store come from hybrids of this banana. This is also a hybrid, however, this is a natural one between M. acuminata and M. balbisiana.

The red-black seeds of this South African species are often used for necklaces and bracelets. A mixture of the roots and the bark would bring hunters luck.

This Ptychosperma is an elegantly pinnate palm from the tropical forests of the Solomon Islands.

The queen among the Anthurium species with very long, large leaves.

The spectacular flowers of this climbing cactus only open during one night and are up to 30 cm in size.

This carnivorous plant produces pitchers that can grow up to 20 cm in size.

Beautiful eucalyptus with a colourful trunk that originally grew in the tropical forests of the Philippines.

Quite a tropical tree fern, with a thin trunk, which originates from the cloud forests of Queensland in Australia. 

The Red Angled Tampoi, also known as Belimbing hutan, is a rare tropical tree with striking red, edible fruits.

The large leaflet at the end having a distinctive shape reminiscent of a butterfly.

The red cinchona tree has been used as a medicine for fever for centuries and is best known to treat and prevent malaria. The species originates from the humid mountain forests...

The red durian is considered the tastiest variety of durian.

The red-fleshed durian is a rare and striking durian from the tropics of Southeast Asia.

The red ginger lily has a very striking red inflorescence just above the ground and belongs to the same family as the ginger plant.

A climbing plant from South America with elegant seeds that resemble a hamburger. The seeds are dispersed by the ocean and can be found on beaches all over the world.

The bright red flowers of this rare climbing plant are quite spectacular and appear in large, hanging clusters.

This rare climbing plant produces a spectacular inflorescence with hanging clusters of bright red flowers.

A species from India with beautiful, bright red seeds which are used in Asia for all kinds of jewellery.

The red mangrove is easy to keep as an aquarium or terrarium plant, but also grows well in a glass vase.

The red sapote is a very rare tree with sapote-like fruits that resemble a tomtato in appearance.

The bright red fruits have shiny scales and thus resemble snakeskin.

The leaf can reach a size of up to 2 metres in the wild and is soft to the touch with velvety hair.

The leaves of this species develop rather large, irregularly shaped holes in later life.

This species contains more caffeine, therefore the coffee tastes a little bit more bitter. Robusta coffee is often blended with Arabica, providing an optimal taste and a layer...

The Rose of Venezuela is a rare tree known for its large clusters of bright red flowers.

An incredibly beautiful and rare tropical climbing plant from the Réunion island with up to 40 cm large flower clusters.

The rubber tree has white, latex-like sap in its trunk veins. By carefully making a notch, this sap can be collected as a natural source of rubber.

The seeds of this species are of great religious significance in Hinduism and Buddhism. They are often worn as a prayer chain and would provide protection by Lord Shiva.

Rare, small palm which originates from the island of Vanuatu in the Pacific ocean. The leaves are beautifully fan shaped.

A rare climber from south-east Asia, with purple/yellow flower trusses, and seeds that are dispersed by water.

In Peru, a healthy oil is pressed from the seeds full of omega fatty acids and vitamins A and E. A small climbing plant for the home or as an annual in a greenhouse.

The largest cactus in the world that can grow up to 12 metres. However, it grows very slowly which makes it an ideal plant for indoors.

The sand palm is an unusual, graceful and above all rare species from Madagascar.

The gourd-like fruit of this species bursts with tremendous strength and loud noise apart. The seeds are fired off at a speed of 250 km/h, so that they can spread up to 100...

This Sansevieria is also called the African bowstring hemp, because the fibres of the plant are used in Africa to make bowstrings.

The beautiful red bracts that surround the yellow flowers make this banana species a very decorative indoor plant. The small orange fruits are not edible.

Large heart-shaped seeds that spread throughout the entire world via the sea currents and originate from the Amazon. One of the most special seed varieties in the world.

The special decorative seeds look like small purses and are distributed via the sea. It is a tropical vine with purple flowers.

Seagrapes grow in clusters and colour on ripening to red. They taste sweet and sour, can be eaten fresh or processed into jam, juice or wine.

In India, this species is known by its Hindi name Shikakai, which means ‘fruit for the hair’.

The sour mango, also known locally as asem kiat, is a very rare mango variety from Southeast Asia.

A rare species from the Amazon delta that is related to the travellers palm of Madagascar. The large banana like leaves grow in a fan-like shape.

The black berries have a sweet flavour and are high in antioxidants and minerals.

Beautiful palm from Rodrigues with a graceful trunk that can easily be kept as a house- or container plant.

The spotted mangrove is found in large parts of East Asia and Australia along the coast and often grows closest to the sea.