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ODO VALLEY · BUSUA, GHANA
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Yellow passion fruit
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Plantings since 2020–2021
Pink passion fruit
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Plantings since 2020–2021
Annona muricata L.
Aluguntugui · Soursop
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Photo date unknown · Planting date unknown
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Breadfruit · Arbre à pain
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
26 September 2026 — report
Artocarpus camansi Blanco
Breadnut · Châtaignier-pays
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
26 September 2026 — report
Averrhoa carambola L.
Star fruit · Carambola
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
2026-10 · Around 2023
Cananga odorata
Ylang-ylang
Location not recorded
Observation date unknown
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Ceiba · Kapok tree
Busua · Ghana · Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
During the last 50–100 years, according to the local account · Observation reported in September 2026
Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner
Robusta coffee · Coffee from Togo
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Observation date unknown
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Lemongrass · Culinary lemongrass
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Observation date unspecified
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Ceylon citronella
Identification to be confirmedLocation not recorded
Observation date unknown
Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt ex Bor
Java citronella
Identification to be confirmedLocation not recorded
Observation date unknown
Dialium guineense Willd.
Yui · African black velvet tamarind
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
The week preceding 10 October 2026; exact date unknown
Ficus sur Forssk.
Broom-cluster fig · Cape fig
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Observation date unknown
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth
Gliricidia · Madre de cacao
Lower valley · Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Around 2021 — about five years before September 2026
Griffonia simplicifolia (Vahl ex DC.) Baill.
Griffonia
in the valley
“Last week” — according to JB; exact date unspecified
Morinda citrifolia L.
Noni
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Observation date unknown
Morinda lucida Benth.
Brimstone tree · Morinda lucida
Identification to be confirmedOdo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Report received 20 September 2026; photo capture date unknown
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Moringa
Garden behind the house · Busua village · Ghana · Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Planted around 2021 · Planting date unknown
Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.
Fragrant pandan
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
First plantings around 2022–2023
Spondias mombin L.
Hog plum · Yellow mombin
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Since early July 2026
Theobroma cacao L.
Cacao tree · Cocoa
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Plantings around 2021 and 2024
Vanilla sp.
Vanilla orchid · Vanilla
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Photographed vine: around May 2026
Vitex doniana Sweet
Local blackberry · African black plum
Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
Since July 2026