SECONDARY · SHRUB
Karonda(karonda (کرونڈا))
Carissa carandas
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
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88 plant profiles with USDA hardiness coverage (zones 3–11), plus Pakistan's five climate zones. Filter by your zone and syntropic role to see what thrives where you grow.
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Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Koda Tree(chamror)
Ehretia laevis
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)
Periploca aphylla
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)
Dioscorea esculenta
USDA 9-12food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Long Pepper(pipli)
Piper longum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Lotus(kanwal)
Nelumbo nucifera
USDA 4-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Malabar Nut(bansa)
Justicia adhatoda
USDA 10-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)
Pithecellobium dulce
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Marjoram(marzanjosh)
Origanum majorana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Meyer lemon(meeṭha limu (میٹھا لیموں))
Citrus × meyeri
USDA 8-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Neem
Azadirachta indica
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Okra(bhindi)
Abelmoschus esculentus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Oleander(kaner)
Nerium oleander
USDA 8-11windbreak · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Orchid Tree(kachnar)
Bauhinia variegata
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Passion Fruit(passion fruit)
Passiflora edulis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Perilla(beefsteak plant)
Perilla frutescens
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian lime(sweet lime / nimbu (نمبو))
Citrus latifolia cv. Bearss
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 3-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Pumpkin(kaddu)
Cucurbita moschata
USDA 10-12food
SECONDARY · TREE
Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Red Mangrove(kamo / timar)
Rhizophora mucronata
USDA 11-12fuel · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · GRASS
Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Sacred Fig(pipal)
Ficus religiosa
USDA 10-12windbreak · fodder · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Shisham
Dalbergia sissoo
USDA 9-12timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Shoe Flower(gurhal)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
USDA 9-12medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Stevia(meethi tulsi)
Stevia rebaudiana
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Sweet Basil(niazbo)
Ocimum basilicum
USDA 10-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Sweet Indrajao(indarjau)
Wrightia tinctoria
USDA 10-11medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Sweet lime — seedless(meeṭha nimbu (میٹھا نمبو))
Citrus limettioides cv. seedless
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Taro(arvi)
Colocasia esculenta
USDA 8-12food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Tomato(tamatar)
Solanum lycopersicum
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Toothbrush Tree (Mustard Tree)(jaal / pilu)
Salvadora persica
USDA 9-12food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turmeric(haldi)
Curcuma longa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Watermelon(tarbooz)
Citrullus lanatus
USDA 10-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Wild Karonda(garna)
Carissa spinarum
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Olive(kahu)
Olea ferruginea
USDA 8-11food · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Wild Pomegranate(daru)
Punica granatum var. daru
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Yellow Bells(piili ghanti)
Tecoma stans
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak