PIONEER · SHRUB
Adenium
Adenium obesum
USDA 10-12medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
80 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 · GROUNDCOVER
Aloe Vera(kanwar gandal)
Aloe vera
USDA 9-12medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Ash Gourd(petha)
Benincasa hispida
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Ashwagandha(asgand)
Withania somnifera
USDA 9-12medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bitter Gourd(karela)
Momordica charantia
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Black Gram(mash)
Vigna mungo
USDA 10-12food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Black Pepper(kali mirch)
Piper nigrum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Blue Panic Grass(gharam / ghirib)
Panicum antidotale
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Bottle Gourd(lauki)
Lagenaria siceraria
USDA 9-12food
CLIMAX · TREE
Breadfruit tree
Artocarpus altilis
USDA 11-12food · timber · fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GRASS
Buffel Grass(dhaman)
Cenchrus ciliaris
USDA 9-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Butterfly Pea(aprajita)
Clitoria ternatea
USDA 10-12medicinal · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
Cacao tree
Theobroma cacao
USDA 11-12food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Calliandra fodder shrub
Calliandra calothyrsus
USDA 9-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch · fuel
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Cassava(kasava)
Manihot esculenta
USDA 10-12food
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
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Curry Leaf(kari patta)
Murraya koenigii
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Elephant Foot Yam(zameen kand)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Finger Millet(mandua)
Eleusine coracana
USDA 9-12food · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Flemingia support shrub
Flemingia macrophylla
USDA 9-12mulch · nitrogen fixing · windbreak · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Foxtail Millet(kakum)
Setaria italica
USDA 10-12food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Giant Taro(pidalu)
Alocasia macrorrhizos
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Ginger(adrak)
Zingiber officinale
USDA 9-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Glue Berry(gondi)
Cordia dichotoma
USDA 10-12food · fodder · 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 · SHRUB
Green Cardamom(chhoti elaichi)
Elettaria cardamomum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
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
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Heart-leaved Moonseed(gfiloy)
Tinospora cordifolia
USDA 10-12medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Henna(mehndi)
Lawsonia inermis
USDA 10-12medicinal · windbreak
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
CLIMAX · TREE
Jackfruit tree(kathal (کتھل))
Artocarpus heterophyllus
USDA 10-12food · timber · fodder · mulch · windbreak
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 · SHRUB
Jute Mallow(jhute saag)
Corchorus olitorius
USDA 9-12food · timber
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Katuk
Breynia androgyna
USDA 10-12food · mulch · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Khair (Catechu Acacia)(khair)
Senegalia catechu
USDA 10-12timber · fuel · nitrogen fixing
PIONEER · TREE
Kikar
Acacia nilotica
USDA 9-12fuel · timber · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)
Dioscorea esculenta
USDA 9-12food
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Lima Bean(sem)
Phaseolus lunatus
USDA 9-12food · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Long Pepper(pipli)
Piper longum
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Mahua(mahua)
Madhuca longifolia
USDA 10-12food · timber · medicinal · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Malabar Spinach(poi saag)
Basella alba
USDA 10-12food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Manila Tamarind (Jungle Jalebi)(jungle jalebi / ganga imli)
Pithecellobium dulce
USDA 9-12food · fodder · nitrogen fixing