SECONDARY · TREE
Glue Berry(gondi)
Cordia dichotoma
USDA 10-12food · fodder · medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
300 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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PIONEER · CLIMBER
Golden Himalayan Raspberry(aakhe)
Rubus ellipticus
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Golden Shower(amaltas)
Cassia fistula
USDA 10-12medicinal · timber · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Grape(angoor)
Vitis vinifera
USDA 6-10food
CLIMAX · TREE
Grapefruit — Marsh(chakotra (چکوترا))
Citrus paradisi cv. Marsh
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Grapefruit — Ruby Red(chakotra surkh (چکوترا سرخ))
Citrus paradisi cv. Ruby Red
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Greater Yam(ratalu)
Dioscorea alata
USDA 9-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Green Cardamom(chhoti elaichi)
Elettaria cardamomum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Grey Mangrove(timar)
Avicennia marina
USDA 10-12fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Groundnut(moongphali)
Arachis hypogaea
USDA 9-11food · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava
Psidium guajava
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Allahabad Safeda(amrood (امرود))
Psidium guajava cv. Allahabad Safeda
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Lalit(amrood — Lalit (امرود لالت))
Psidium guajava cv. Lalit
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Lucknow-49 (Sardar)(amrood — Lucknow (امرود لکھنؤی))
Psidium guajava cv. Lucknow-49
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Pant Prabhat(amrood — Pant Prabhat (امرود پنت پربھات))
Psidium guajava cv. Pant Prabhat
USDA 9-11food
CLIMAX · TREE
Guava — Thai Pink(amrood gulabi (امرود گلابی))
Psidium guajava cv. Thai Pink
USDA 9-11food
PIONEER · TREE
Gum Arabic Tree(khor)
Acacia senegal
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Halfa Grass(dabh)
Desmostachya bipinnata
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Harmal Shrub(vanher)
Rhazya stricta
USDA 9-11medicinal · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Heart-leaved Moonseed(gfiloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
USDA 10-12medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Hedge Caper (Wild Caper Vine)(hins-bel / kanthar)
Capparis sepiaria
USDA 9-11medicinal · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Henna(mehndi)
Lawsonia inermis
USDA 10-12medicinal · windbreak
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Himalayan Box(shamshad)
Buxus wallichiana
USDA 7-10timber · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Himalayan Raspberry (Yellow Himalayan)(garacha / aakhe)
Rubus niveus
USDA 8-10food · fodder · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Holy Basil(tulsi)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
USDA 10-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Hopbush(sanatha)
Dodonaea viscosa
USDA 9-11fuel · windbreak · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Hyacinth Bean(sem)
Lablab purpureus
USDA 10-11food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Borage(pathar choor)
Plectranthus amboinicus
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Indian Cheese Maker(paneer booti)
Withania coagulans
USDA 9-11medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Coleus(patharchur)
Plectranthus barbatus
USDA 9-11medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Elm(papri)
Holoptelea integrifolia
USDA 10-11fodder · medicinal · timber · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Indian Gooseberry(amla)
Phyllanthus emblica
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Indian Kudzu(sural)
Pueraria tuberosa
USDA 8-11medicinal · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Indian Wood-Sorrel (Yellow Sorrel)(khatti booti / amrul)
Oxalis corniculata
USDA 4-11food · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Indus Tamarisk(lai)
Tamarix dioica
USDA 8-11fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Jaal(pilu)
Salvadora oleoides
USDA 9-11food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · SHRUB
Jacquemont’s Acacia (Bhuri Babool)(bhuri / khor)
Acacia jacquemontii
USDA 9-11fuel · nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jacquemont’s Grape(guch)
Vitis jacquemontii
USDA 8-10food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Jamun (java plum)(jaman (جامن))
Syzygium cumini
USDA 10-12food · medicinal · timber
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Jicama(jicama)
Pachyrhizus erosus
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Jujube (Chinese Date)(unnab)
Ziziphus jujuba
USDA 6-11food · medicinal · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Jute Mallow(jhute saag)
Corchorus olitorius
USDA 9-12food · timber
PIONEER · GRASS
Jwarancusa Lemongrass(khavi)
Cymbopogon jwarancusa
USDA 9-11medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Kair (caper bush)(kair (کیر))
Capparis decidua
USDA 9-11food · medicinal · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Karonda(karonda (کرونڈا))
Carissa carandas
USDA 9-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing