Resources Tagged: Roots

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  1. Manihot esculenta - Cassava

    Edible Portion: Root, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A plant which can re-grow year after year from the thickened roots. It has several stems. The stems are woody and have some branches. Plants grow up to 2 or 3 metres high. Stalks have distinct scars where leaves have fallen. The leaves tend to be...
    Cassava Vegetabes Edible Flowers Edible Leaves Plant Information FPI Roots Root Crops JCC Starchy Staples

  2. Psidium guajava - Guava

    Edible portion : Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, - Seeds-oil, Flowers, Roots A small tree or shrub 8-10 m high. It is evergreen. It has smooth bark which is mottled. The bark peels off in smooth flakes. The plant branches close to the ground. The branches are four angled. Trees are shallow rooted. The...
    Food Plants Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Seed Oil Edible Seeds Roots and Tubers Roots FPI Fruit Shrub Fruit Tree Guava

  3. Asparagus racemosus - Climbing Asparagus

    Edible Portion:Root, Tubers, Shoots, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - Tea, Flower A creeping or climbing herb or shrub. It has woody stems. It grows 2 m high. It spreads 2 m wide. The stems are slender andtrailing. The leaves are light green and narrow. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are very...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Flowers Edible Leaves Vegetables Fruits Roots and Tubers Tubers Roots

  4. Alpinia galanga - Greater Galangal

    Edible portion : Rhizome, Roots, Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable A herb which grows year after year. It grows to 1.6 m high and spreads to 1 m across. The rootstock creeps under the ground. This is round like a cylinder and branches. This thick rhizome can be 10-12 cm long by 3 cm...
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  5. Moringa oleifera - Moringa

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Roots, Bark, Pods, Spice, Vegetable A small tree up to 9-12 m high. The trunk is 60 cm across. The wood is soft. It has feather-like divided leaves. The tree losesits leaves during the year. The bark is grey and thick. It is corky and peels off in...
    Plant Information FPI Vegetables Spices Edibel Pods Roots Edible Seeds Edible Flowers Edible Leaves Moringa Moringa oleifera Horseradish Tree

  6. Canna indica - Indian Shot

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Root, Rhizome, Tubers, Vegetable, Flowers A broad leafed plant with purple leaf sheaths. It is about 1.5 to 2.5 m high. It grows as a perennial. The stems are in clusters.The leaves are large and smooth. They are dark green but can be reddish in some varieties. The leaf...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Flowers Vegetables Rhizobium Roots and Tubers Tubers Roots Fruits Indian Shot

  7. Allium schoenoprasum - Chives

    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Herb, Spice, Vegetable An onion family plant. It is a herb which grows one year, then flowers the next. It is up to 30 cm tall. A narrow leafed onionwhich forms dense clumps. The leaves are hollow and narrow. They are 10-25 cm long by 0.1 cm in cross...
    Plant Information FPI Vegetables Herbs Spices Roots Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Chives

  8. Dioscorea trifida - Sweet Yam

    Edible Portion: Tubers, Vegetable, Root A yam vine. The stem is square in cross section and does not have spines. The leaves are 25 cm long. They are opposite. Theleaf is divided like fingers on a hand into 3 or more segments. The male flower is on a long stalk and the female flower stalk is...
    Plant Information FPI Vegetables Tubers Roots Roots and Tubers Yams as Food Yams Sweet Yam Dioscorea trifida

  9. Sphenostylis stenocarpa - African Yam Bean

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Tubers, Root, Pods, Vegetable A vigorous climbing vine. It is a herb that grows 1.5-2 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 14 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flowers are pink, purple or greenish-white. They are 2.5 cm long. They are on stout stalks in the axils...
    Plant Information FPI Vegetables Edible Pods Roots Roots and Tubers Tubers Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Legumes as Food Legumes African Yam Bean

  10. Dioscorea alata - Greater Yam

    Edible Portion:Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Bulbils A yam with a long angular vine. It can climb 15 m high. The stems are square and twine to the right around support sticks. Thestem does not have spines. It is often coloured green or purple. The leaves are heart shaped and borne in pairs along the...
    Plant Information FPI Roots Roots and Tubers Tubers Vegetables Starchy Staples Yams as Food Yams Greater Yam Dioscorea alata