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Kawista ( Limonia acidissima ) is a species within the Rutaceae family. It is a medium-sized tree that can reach a height of up to 9 meters, featuring rough, thorny bark. Its leaves are compound and pinnate, consisting of 5–7 leaflets. Each leaflet measures 25–35 mm in length and 10–20 mm in width, and emits a distinct citrus-like aroma when crushed. The flowers are white and possess five petals. The fruit is a berry, 5–12 cm in diameter, with a flavor that can range from sweet to sour. The fruit’s shell is exceptionally hard—as tough as stone—and up to 6 mm thick, requiring it to be broken open to access the interior. The outer surface is greenish-brown, while the inside contains a sticky, brown-colored pulp and small, white seeds. The pulp can be eaten directly, mixed with coconut milk to create a beverage, frozen into ice cream, used in desserts, or processed into jam. In Indonesia, it is commonly consumed as part of breakfast by mixing the fruit with honey. A 100-gram serving of t...

Lesser yam ( Dioscorea esculenta ) is a plant species in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is an annual, herbaceous, climbing vine that is covered in hairs and often features spines 2–4 cm long; in wild specimens, the roots may also be spiny. The stems are terete (cylindrical) and twine in a leftward (sinistrorse) direction; they are spiny near the base—with the number of spines decreasing toward the top—and do not produce bulbils. The plant possesses a fibrous root system reaching depths of up to 100 cm. Between 4 and 18 tubers develop at a depth of 1.5–12.5 cm, connected to the corm by stolons measuring 5–50 cm in length. Mature tubers are cylindrical—sometimes lobed—reaching 8–20 cm in length and 2–5 cm in width, with a thin, brown or grayish-brown skin. The surface of the tuber is smooth and bears 10–408 fibrous roots, each approximately 1.74 cm long. The flesh of the tuber is white. The leaves are arranged alternately and are simple in structure. They are cordate (heart-shaped), measu...

Garden pea ( Lathyrus oleraceus ) is a plant species in the Fabaceae family. It is an annual herb that grows by creeping or climbing, featuring cylindrical stems—either simple or branched—that can reach up to 2 meters in length. The stipules are large, bluish-green (glaucous) with white spots; they measure up to 80 mm in length and 38 mm in width, are cordate or semi-amplexicaul in shape, and have toothed margins near the base. The leaves consist of 1–3 pairs of leaflets, each up to 6 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. These leaflets are oblong with shallow, sparse teeth; when young, they may exhibit white spots and red markings at the base. The plant produces tendrils that branch repeatedly. The peduncle supports 1–2 flowers and is 2–4 times the length of the stipules. The flowers are bicolored. The calyx is 14 mm long and divided into 5 deep teeth, with the upper pair being larger than the other three. The upper petal (standard) is bright purple with blue veins; it is paler and gibbous (swoll...