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Resources Tagged: Edible Seeds

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  1. Ceiba pentandra - Kapok, White Silk Cotton Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Calyces, Flowers, Vegetable, Fruit, Oil A very large tree with a straight trunk and height of 30-40 m. Trees can be 60 m high and the trunk 8 m around. It has largeprickly buttresses near the base. The branches come out horizontally and there is a ring of them...
    Kapok White Silk Cotton ... FPI Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Vegetables Fruits Oil Plant Information

  2. Ceiba speciosa - Silk Floss Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds - Oil A tree. The trunk is bottle shaped. It has thick cone shaped prickles. The young trees have a green trunk. It loses its leavesduring the year. The leaves are made up of 5-7 long leaflets. The flowers are creamy white and pink towards the tip of thepetals. There are 5...
    Edible Seeds Seed Oil FPI Plant Information Silk Floss Tree

  3. Coffea canephora - Coffee (Robusta)

    Edible Portion: Seeds - Drink, Fruit, Spice A larger tree than Arabica coffee. It is an evergreen shrub. It grows to 10 m tall and has thicker, larger leaves. It is shallowrooted with most feeding in the top 12 cm of soil. In heavy shade, trees have a more developed trunk. The leaves are 15-30 cm...
    Coffee Coffea canephora Edible Seeds Fruits Spices FPI Plant Information

  4. Cola acuminata - Cola Nut

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Herb, Flavouring, Fruit, Leaves A medium sized tree. It grows 13-20 m tall. In cultivation it is usually 6-9 m high. It commonly has low branches. The bark isdark green or grey. The small branches are smooth. The leaves are near the tip of the branches. They are 7-22 cm...
    Fruits Edible Seeds Herbs Edible Leaves Cola Nut FPI Plant Information

  5. Corozo oleifera - American Oil Palm, Noli Palm

    Edible Portion: Seeds - Oil A palm.
    Palm Varieties American Oil Palm Noli Palm Edible Seeds Seed Oil FPI Plant Information

  6. Erythrina berteroana - Coral Bean

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Shoots, Buds, Flowers, Seeds A tree. It grows 6-10 m high. The crown is open. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are 15 cm long and broadly diamondshaped. The flower clusters are erect and 15-30 cm long with bright red flowers along them. The fruit are woody twisted pods....
    Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Edible Seeds Coral Bean FPI Plant Information

  7. Gmelina arborea - Comb Tree, Snapdragon Tree, Tall Beachberry

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Fruit, Flowers - Flavouring, Leaves A tree which loses its leaves. It grows to 10-25 m high. The trunk is erect and the branches are horizontal. The bark is greyishbrown. The bark peels off in thin flakes. Young parts are covered with silky hairs. The leaves have stalks. The...
    Comb Tree Snapdragon Tree Tall Beachberry Edible Seeds Fruits Edible Flowers Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information

  8. Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Bark, Flowers It is a tree which loses many leaves during the year. It grows 9-18 m high. The crown is rounded. The trunk is short and straightand about 80 cm across. It often branches from the base. The branches spread out and the secondary branches hang down.The...
    Sausage Tree Edible Seeds Fruits Edible Flowers FPI Vegetables Plant Information

  9. Lecythis zabucajo - Sapucaia Nut, Paradise Nut, Monkey Nut

    Edible portion: Nuts, Seeds A large deciduous tree. It grows 35 m high. The trunk is clear and straight when growing in rainforest. Cultivated trees aresmaller. The leaves are simple and deep green. They are 12 cm long by 6 cm wide. They are papery with scalloped edges.The flowers are showy and...
    FPI Plant Information Nuts Edible Seeds Sapucaia Nut Paradise Nut Monkey Nut

  10. Moringa drouhardii - Madagascar Moringa

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