Resources Tagged: Oil

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  1. Guizotia abyssinica - Niger Seed

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Leaves, Oil, Vegetable An erect branched herb. It grows 30-180 cm tall. The stems are soft and hairy. The leaves are usually carried opposite one another. The leaves do not have stalks and they clasp the stem. The leaves have teeth along the edge and the surface is a little...
    Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Oil Vegetables Niger Seed FPI Plant Information

  2. Anacardium occidentale - Cashew

    Edible Portion: Nuts, Leaves, Fruit pulp, Flavouring, Seeds, Oil A spreading evergreen tree up to 7-14 m tall. It has spreading branches. The canopy can spread 12 m. The roots grow deeply and spread widely. The bark is rough. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are...
    Anacardium occiden... Cashew Nuts Edible Nuts Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Oil FPI Plant Information

  3. Acrocomia aculeata - Gru-Gru Palm

    Edible Portion:Kernels, Sap, Fruit, Nuts, Seeds, Cabbage, Young Leaves, Palm Heart, Oil, A single stemmed palm. It is spiny on the trunk. It grows 12 m tall. The trunk is stout and grey. It is 30 cm across. The leaves are feather like. They are 1-2 m long. The fronds are dark green but paler...
    Acrocomia aculeata Gru-Gru Palm Palms Palm Varieties Sap Fruits Edible Seeds Nuts Edible Nuts Cabbage Edible Leaves Palm Heart Oil Plant Information FPI

  4. Brassica napus - Canola

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Oil, Seeds, Flowers A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant. It grows 1.5 m tall. It usually has a strong taproot. The stem is erect. The leaveshave blue-green colour. The lower leaves have leaf stalks. The leaf blade is 5-20 cm long. The veins have some bristles. The...
    Brassica Canola Oil Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information Annuals

  5. Arachis hypogea - Peanut

    Nuts/seeds/herbs Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Flavouring, Spice, Pods, Vegetable, Oil, Caution A spreading bushy plant up to about 40 cm high. Leaves are made up of 2 pairs of leaflets arranged opposite each other.Flowers are produced in the axils of leaves. Two main kinds occur. They are often...
    Peanut Arachis hypogaea Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Spices Edible Pods Vegetables Oil FPI Plant Information

  6. Oryza sativa - Rice

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cereal, Husks - Oil An annual grass with hollow stems. The stems can be 30 cm to 150 cm tall. (Floating varieties can be 5 m long.) The nodesare solid and swollen. The stem is protected by a skin layer which can often be high in silicon. A clump of shoots are producedas...
    Rice Edible Seeds Cereal Oil FPI Plant Information Starchy Staples

  7. Olea europaea - Olive

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Manna, Leaves, Oil A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 16 m high and can spread to 10 m wide. The trunk is often gnarled and twisted. Theleaves are greyish-green. They are feather shaped and grow opposite each other. Leaves are replaced every two or...
    Fruits Olive Trees Olives FPI Plant Information Edible Leaves Oil Herbs Herbs and Spices

  8. 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

  9. Eucalyptus globulus - Blue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum

    Edible Portion: Oil A spreading tree. It grows 15-50 m high. It spreads 10-25 m wide The bark is smooth and light yellow or grey. It sheds in strips.The inner bark is light green or brown. The young stems are square and the young leaves clasp the stems. They are oval and15 cm long. The adult...
    Eucalyptus Oil Blue Gum Tasmanian Gum FPI Plant Information

  10. 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...
    Bay Laurel Sweet Bay Bay Edible Leaves Oil Herbs and Spices FPI Plant Information