CASSAVA

Cassava, is an annual tropical andsubtropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae. Tuber is widely known as a staple food-producing carbohydrates and leaves as a vegetable.

Cassava is a tuber or root length of trees with an average physical diameter 2-3 cm and 50-80 cm in length, depending on the type of cassava is planted. Tuber flesh is white or yellowish. Cassava tubers can not stand save even placed in the refrigerator. Symptoms of damage is marked by the release of a dark blue color due to formation of cyanide which is toxic to humans.

Cassava tubers are a source of energy rich carbohydrates but very poor in protein. A good source of protein actually present in cassava leaves because they contain the amino acid methionine.

This type of cassava Manihot esculenta first became known in South America and then developed in pre-history in Brazil and Paraguay. Modern forms of which have been cultivated species can be found growing wild in southern Brazil. Although the wild Manihot species there are many, all varieties of M. esculenta can be cultivated.

SOURSOP

Soursop, jackfruit dutch, dutch or durian (Annona muricata L.) is a useful plant originating from the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In various regions of Indonesia known as the other side of jackfruit, jackfruit lye (Java), walanda jackfruit, soursop (Sunda), jackfruit buris (Madura), Sugar-apple Java (Bali), deureuyan dutch (Aceh), Durio ulondro (Nias), durian Betawi ( Minangkabau), and guava lye (in Lampung). The mention of "dutch" and its variations show that the soursop (from Dutch: zuurzak, meaning "acid pocket") was imported by the Dutch East Indies colonial government to the archipelago, namely in the 19th century, though not from Europe.

This plant is grown commercially for their meat fruit. This plant can grow in any place, is best planted in an area that is quite juicy. Soursop name itself comes from the Dutch language Zuurzak which means the acid sac.

SALAK / SNAKE FRUIT

Salak is a kind of Palm with commonly eaten fruit. He is known also as the sala (in Thailand). In English is called salak or snake fruit, while the scientific name is Salaccazalacca. The fruit is called the fruit of his skin like a snake because the snake scales.

Salak utilized mainly grown for its fruit, which is popular as a table fruit. In addition eaten fresh, also used to make candied salak, pickled, canned, orpackaged as salak chips. Young salak is used for salad ingredients. root salak can be eaten.

Leather leaf blade and petiole children can be used as weaving material, though of course after the burr is removed first.

MANGOSTEEN

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is a kind of eternal green trees of tropical regions are believed to come from the archipelago. Grow until it reaches 7 to 25 meters. The fruit also called mangosteen, purplish red when ripe, though there are variants where the skin is red. Mangosteen fruit is known in the trade as the "queen of fruits", as a couple of durian, the "king of fruits". This fruit contains xanthone, Xanthones have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. So abroad mangosteen fruit is known as having the highest levels of antioxidants in the world.

BANANA

Bananas are the fruit of a herbaceous plant originating fromregions in Asia Southeast (including Indonesia). This plant is then spread toAfrica (Madagascar), South and Central America. In West Java, the banana is called a Cau, in Central Java and East Java called pawpaw. 

Bananas are a very nutritious fruit that is a source of vitamins,minerals and carbohydrates. Bananas used as table fruit, sale of bananas, mashed bananas and banana flour. Banana peel can be used to make vinegar through fermentation process alcoholand vinegar. Banana leaves are used as a wrapper variety of foods trandisional Indonesia.

WHITE LEADTREE (LEUCAEA LEUCOCEPHALA)

White Leadtree from the tribe of Fabaceae is the plant that has a hard tree trunk and the size is not large. Plants that have a Latin name of Leucaena leucocephala has compound leaves decompose in a double-bladed shaft and the height can reach 20 meters, although the average height of about 10 meters. A tuft of white flowers often called cengkaruk and has fruit that is similar to the fruit petai (Parkia speciosa) but much smaller and thinner Berpenampang. Roots have root nodules where nitrogen.

NUTMEG

One of the favorite spices in this country is the nutmeg. In addition to having high economic value, nutmeg is also a versatile herb. Levels of the chemical to be a natural solution to relieve stress and insomnia disorders Nutmeg (Myristica fragan Haitt) is a spice native to Indonesia, precisely from the Banda and the Moluccas. Nutmeg plants spread to the island of Java, at the time of Marco Polo traveled to China over the island of Java from 1271 until 1295. Since then the cultivation of nutmeg plants continue to spread to Sumatra.

Nutmeg has long been known as the spice-producing essential oils. This oil is one of the basic ingredients in the beverage industry and cosmetics.