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Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10 seconds dies from undernutrition. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness for someone every minute. Most people in tropical and subtropical countries are iron deficient.

Our goal is to provide information that enables people to choose the right plant for their environment, to give them stable food production and a greater choice of plants to enrich their diets and improve their nutritional wellbeing.

The plant fact sheets listed in this collection are only a small portion of those available from FPI.   Please check your plant inquiries in the ECHO Search and reference the FPI plant database for further information.

Most of the plants selected to list here are further described in country-specific publications by Food Plant Solutions (FPS in the Search).

 

8000 Starchy Staples

7000 Legumes

6000 Leafy Greens

5000 Fruits

4000 Vegetables

3000 Nuts, Seeds, Herbs, and other foods

 

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Phyllostachys edulis - Moso Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo. It grows 20 m tall. The stems are 20 cm across. The internodes are 40 cm long. There are 2-4 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 4-11 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Pleioblastus hindsii cv 'Yasui' - Yasui bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo.

Pleioblastus simonii - Simon Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. It has several leafy branches at each node. The leaves are 30 cm long. The shoots are 2 cm across.

Polygonatum falcatum - Deer bamboo

Edible Portion: Leaves, Root, Shoots

A small plant that keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 1 m long. They have a red tint. The leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are small and are carried singly.

Pseudosasa japonica - Arrow Bamboo, Hardy bamboo

Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots

A bamboo. It can grow 3.5-4.5 m high. The canes are olive green. The leaves are large and ribbon shaped. They are glossy but rough and whitened underneath. They are 20-25 cm long and 2.5-5 cm wide. The stems have brownish sheaths attached.

Sasa masamuneana - White striped dwarf bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo.

Sasa spp. - Bamboo shoots

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo.

Schizostachyum blumei - Tamiyang bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo. It has short rhizomes. The stems are erect and arching over. They hang down at the tip. They are 3-7 m tall and 1 -2 cm across. The internodes are 30 cm long. The sheaths on the stems are sword shaped or curved back. They have white hairs. The leaves are sword shaped and dark green. The flowers are in untidy tufts at the nodes.

Schizostachyum brachycladum - Sacred Bali Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

An erect bamboo. It forms dense clumps. It grows about 10-20 m high and 5-10 cm across the stem. The shoots are smooth and with shorter internodes than Schizostachyum lima. They are 20-50 cm long. The sheaths stay on the stem and have reddish hairs. The leaves are sword shaped and hairy underneath.

Schizostachyum caudatum - Hunched bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots

A bamboo. It has short rhizomes and erect stems that droop at the tips. They are 6-10 m tall and woody. The internodes are 12 -20 cm long. The sheaths stay on the stem and have sharp brown hairs. The leaves are sword shaped with a smooth surface but rough edge. The flowers are in untidy tufts at the nodes.