PIONEER · SHRUB
Adenium
Adenium obesum
USDA 10-12medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
37 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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Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)
Aloe vera
USDA 9-12medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ash Gourd(petha)
Benincasa hispida
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bitter Gourd(karela)
Momordica charantia
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Gram(mash)
Vigna mungo
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bottle Gourd(lauki)
Lagenaria siceraria
USDA 9-12food
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Calliandra fodder shrub
Calliandra calothyrsus
USDA 9-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Centro(centro)
Centrosema pubescens
USDA 10-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Cluster Bean(guar)
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Cowpea(lobia)
Vigna unguiculata
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · GRASS
Finger Millet(mandua)
Eleusine coracana
USDA 9-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Gotu Kola(brahmi booti)
Centella asiatica
USDA 9-12medicinal · food
PIONEER · TREE
Grey Mangrove(timar)
Avicennia marina
USDA 10-12fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · TREE
Gum Arabic Tree(khor)
Acacia senegal
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · fodder · fuel
PIONEER · TREE
Inga ice-cream bean
Inga edulis
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ivy Gourd(kanduri)
Coccinia grandis
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Malabar Spinach(poi saag)
Basella alba
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · TREE
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
USDA 9-12food · fodder · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Mung Bean(moong)
Vigna radiata
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Papaya — Red Lady(papita (پپیتا))
Carica papaya cv. Red Lady
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Pearl Millet(bajra)
Cenchrus americanus
USDA 10-12food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Physic Nut(jangli arand)
Jatropha curcas
USDA 10-12fuel · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · TREE
Pongamia karanja(sukh chain (سکھ چین) / karanj (کرنج))
Pongamia pinnata
USDA 10-12fuel · timber · medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch · windbreak
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Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Snake Gourd(chichinda)
Trichosanthes cucumerina
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Sorghum(jowar)
Sorghum bicolor
USDA 10-12food · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Spear Grass(sariala)
Heteropogon contortus
USDA 8-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sponge Gourd(tori)
Luffa aegyptiaca
USDA 10-12food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
True Indigo(neel)
Indigofera tinctoria
USDA 10-12nitrogen fixing · medicinal · mulch
PIONEER · TREE
Vegetable Hummingbird(agasti)
Sesbania grandiflora
USDA 10-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Velvet Bean(kewanch)
Mucuna pruriens
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing · medicinal · mulch