Resources Tagged: Edible Leaves

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  1. Trichostigma octandrum - Basket Vine

    Edible Portion: Leaves A clambering shrub or creeper. It grows 5-10 m long or longer. The branches hang down. The stems are cylinder shaped and 5-15 cm across. The leaves are alternate and papery and narrowly oval. They are 4-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are dulldark green on the upper surface...
    Plant Information FPI Basket Vine Edible Leaves

  2. Ravenala madagascariensis - Traveller's Palm, Traveller's Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Cabbage, SeedOil An evergreen shrub. It grows to 10-16 m high and spreads to 3-6 m across. The stem is erect, formed by the bases of the oldleaves. It is palm like. The leaves are arranged in 2 opposite rows on long leaf stalks which form sheaths around the stem....
    Plant Information Palm Varieties Traveller's Tree Traveller's Palm Edible Leaves Seed Oil Edible Seeds FPI

  3. Salvia hispanica - Chia, Mexican Chia

    Edible portion: Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil A small herb. Plants grow up to 1 m tall. It grows each year from seed. The leaves are opposite and 5-8 cm long and 3-5 cmwide. There are notches along the edges. The flowers are small and blue. They are in a spike at the top.
    Mexican Chia Chia Plant Information FPI Seed Oil Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Salvia hispanica

  4. Pimenta racemosa - Bay Tree, Bay Rum Tree

    Edible Portion:Leaves - oil, Berries, Spice An evergreen tree. It grows 13 m tall. The bark is brownish. The leaves are leathery and oblong. They are 8-10 cm long and 1-6 cm wide. There are 10-20 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers are small and white. They occur as 15-100 in a group. Thetree...
    Herbs and Spices Herbs Bay Rum Tree Bay Plant Information FPI Berries Edible Leaves

  5. Pimenta dioica - Allspice Tree, Pimento

    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Herb, Leaves - tea A medium sized tree. It grows 13-15 m tall. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The bark is silver grey and has an aroma. Itpeels off in long strips. The wood is hard, durable and close grained. The leaves are dark green, shiny...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Leaves Fruit Trees Pimento Edible Seeds Fruits Herbs and Spices Allspice

  6. Perilla frutescens - Perilla, Beefsteak Plant

    Edible Portion:Leaves, Seeds - spice, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Vegetable An erect herb. It re-grows each year. It grows from 30 cm to 2 m tall. The stems are square. Plants can be green or purple.The leaf stalk is 3-5 cm long. The leaves are oval and 4.5-10 cm long by 2.8-10 cm wide. They are...
    Edible Flowers Seed Oil Edible Seeds Herbs and Spices Edible Leaves Beefsteak Plant Perilla Plant Information FPI

  7. Pachira aquatica - Guiana Chestnut, Water Chestnut

    Edible Plants: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds An evergreen tree. It grows to a height of 7-18 m with a spread of 3 m. The trunk is erect and branches heavily. The leaves arelarge and compound like the fingers on a hand. There are up to 9 leaflets. The leaflets can be 30 cm long. The leaves are darkgreen...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Water Chesnut Guiana Chesnut

  8. Moringa drouhardii - Madagascar Moringa

    Key Resource Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves A bottle shaped tree. It is a tropical plant. It grows in limestone regions.
    Plant Information FPI Madagascar Moringa Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Moringa Moringa drouhardii

  9. Laurus nobilis - Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Oil An evergreen tree which grows 10-20 m high. It spreads to 2.5-5 m wide. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves arealternate. The leaves are oval and shiny and dark green. They are 3-6 cm long. The leaves have wavy edges and are leathery.The flowers are...
    Plant Information FPI Herbs and Spices Oil Edible Leaves Bay Sweet Bay Bay Laurel

  10. Adenanthera pavonina - Bread Tree

    Edible portion: Seeds, Nut, Leaves, Vegetable A deciduous tree up to 7-20 m high. It spreads to 4 m across. It loses many of its leaves during the hot dry season of the year. The stem is erect and slender. The bark is smooth and light brown. The leaves are green and divided twice into leaflets....
    Plant Information Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Nuts Edible Nuts FPI Legumes Legumes as Food Sandlewood Tree