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Almond ( Prunus amygdalus ) is a plant species in the Rosaceae family; it is a small tree or shrub reaching a height of 3–4.5 meters with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm. Its young twigs are green, later turning gray. The leaves are 8–13 cm long with serrated edges and 2.5 cm long stalks. P. amygdalus produces fragrant flowers—ranging from white to pale pink—that are 3–5 cm in diameter and have five petals. The flowers appear singly or in pairs before the leaves emerge in early spring. The fruit is 3.5–6 cm long. It is not a true nut but rather a drupe. The exocarp and mesocarp are not soft and fleshy but form a thick, hard, grayish-green layer. Inside this protective outer layer lies a woody endocarp that forms a hard, reticulated shell. Within the shell is an edible seed known as the almond kernel. There is typically one seed, though sometimes two. As the fruit ripens, the outer hull splits and detaches from the shell, and an abscission layer forms between the stalk and the fruit, ...

Langsat ( Lansium domesticum ) is a plant species in the Meliaceae family; it is a medium-sized tree reaching up to 30 meters in height. The trunk is usually irregularly fluted with flat buttress roots protruding above the ground; the bark is grey with dark and orange speckles and contains a thick, sticky, milky sap. L. domesticum has odd-pinnate compound leaves—either glabrous or finely hairy—consisting of 6–9 alternately arranged leaflets. The leaflets are elliptical to oblong, 9–21 cm long and 5–10 cm wide; they are glossy and leathery on the upper surface, with a pointed base, a short acuminate tip, and a stalk 5–12 mm long. The flowers grow in clusters on the trunk or large branches; these clusters hang singly or in groups of 2–5 (or more), are often branched at the base, measure 10–30 cm in length, and are hairy. The individual flowers are small, sessile or short-stalked, and solitary. The calyx is cup-shaped, fleshy, greenish-yellow, and consists of 5 parts. The corolla is ovo...

Dragon fruit ( Selenicereus undatus ) is a plant species in the Cactaceae family; it is a climbing, trailing, or scrambling plant that is heavily branched, consisting of 4–7 stems reaching lengths of 5–10 meters or more. The internodes measure 30–120 cm or more in length and 10–12 cm in thickness. It generally has three ribs; the edges are wavy and harden to a horn-like consistency with age. S. undatus features areoles with a diameter of 2 mm, spaced 1–4 cm apart. Spines on mature branches are 1–4 mm long, ranging in shape from needle-like to nearly conical; they are grayish-brown to black and grow in a spreading pattern. The epidermis is dark green. The flowers are fragrant and night-blooming, measuring 25–30 cm in length and 15–17 cm in width. The pericarpel is 2.5–5 cm long and 2.5 cm thick. The bracteoles are ovate with pointed tips and measure 2.5–4 cm in length. The receptacle is 3 cm thick, with linear-lanceolate bracteoles measuring 3–8 cm in length. The outer tepals are line...