Resources Tagged: Vegetables

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  1. Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Chinese taro

    Edible portion : Tubers, Root, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaf Stalk, Stem A herb up to 2 m tall. It has a short stem. At the top of the stem it produces large leaves. A corm is produced at the base of the plant. It produces about 10 cormels on the underground corm. These are about 15-25 cm long and...
    Malanga FPI Plant Information Starchy Staples Roots Edible Leaves Vegetables Roots and Tubers

  2. Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke

    Edible Portion: Rhizome, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers An upright perennial plant up to 1-2 m high and a spread of 1 m. The stem is erect and unbranched. The leaves are dull greenand sword shaped. The flowers are yellow and daisy like. It produces fleshy underground stem tubers of irregular...
    Jerusalem Artichoke FPI Plant Information Edible Flowers Roots and Tubers Vegetables

  3. Sesbania grandiflora - Sesbania, Corkwood Tree

    Edible Portion:Flowers, Leaves, Young pods, Bark, Vegetable A shrub or small tree up to 5-10 m tall. The trunk has rough bark and the branches often droop. The trunk is thick. The branchesare hairy when young. The leaves are made up of 41 to 61 leaflets. These are narrow and oblong. They are...
    Sesbania Edible Flowers Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  4. Pterocarpus indicus - Burmese Rosewood

    Edible Portion:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 27-30 m high and spreads to 4 m across. The stem is erect and stout. It branches.The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The leaves are compound with an odd number of leaflets. These are oval. The leaves are 20-45cm long....
    FPI Vegetables Burmese Burmese Rosewood Plant Information

  5. Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Sprouts, Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It is an erect or spreading legume. It grows to 80 cm high and spreads to 30-80 cm wide. It forms deep roots. It keepsgrowing from year to year. The stems are slender and hairy. The leaves are bluish green. The leaves have 3 leaflets like...
    Alfalfa Lucerne FPI Vegetables Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Plant Information

  6. Codiaeum variegatum - Croton, Variegated Laurel

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-8 m high. The leaves vary in shape. They are oval and taper to the base. They are thick andleathery. Leaves can have a range of colours. They are 10-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. Flowers are separately male andfemale. The male...
    FPI Plant Information Croton Variegated Laurel Edible Leaves Vegetables

  7. Phyllostachys aurea - Fishpole Bamboo, Golden Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. It forms clumps. It has strong underground stems. It grows 3-10 m tall. The lower internodes are very short. Thestems are tough and erect. They are smooth and olive-green. They are more yellow in the sun. They are 25-40 mm wide. The...
    Edible Seeds Cereal Vegetables Fishpole Bamboo Golden Bamboo FPI Plant Information

  8. Pyrostegia venusta - Flaming Trumpet, Flame Vine, Golden Shower

    Edible Portion: Flowers A woody vine. It is fast growing and keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are compound with 2 or 3 oval leaflets.The leaves are in opposite pairs along the stem. The central leaflet can be a coiled tendril. The flowers are reddish-orange.They are tube shaped...
    Pyrostegia venusta Edible Flowers Flaming Trumpet Flame Vine Golden Shower FPI Plant Information Vegetables

  9. 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

  10. 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