Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. 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

  2. Calyptronoma plumeriana - Manaca

    Edible Poriton: Male flowers A solitary palm. It grows 4-10 m high. The trunks are 10-20 cm across. There are 12-16 leaves. The leaves have leaflets alongthe stalk. These are regularly arranged and spread in the same plane. Both male and female flowers occur on the one plant.The flowering stalks...
    Fruits Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information Manaca Palms Palm Varieties

  3. Chrysophyllum cainito - Star Apple

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds An evergreen tree up to 12-25 m high. It spreads 4-8 m across. The stem is erect but the branches hang down. Leaves aresmall, hairy, shiny and dark green on top and red/yellow underneath. Young parts of the plant are hairy, with soft silky rustcoloured hairs. The...
    Star Apple Fruits Fruit Trees FPI Plant Information Edible Seeds Caimito

  4. Citrullus lanatus - Watermelon

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable An annual climber with deeply divided leaves and tendrils along the vine. It trails over the ground and has hairy, angular stems.The leaves are on long leaf stalks. The leaves are deeply divided along their length. These lobe are rounded and can...
    Citrullus lanatus Watermelon Fruits Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  5. Citrus maxima - Pomelo

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves - Flavouring A spreading, spiny tree. It grows up to 15 m high. It is dome shaped. The leaves are very large. They are glossy and oval anddowny underneath. The leaf stalks have broad wings. Young shoots and stems have fine hairs on them. Flowers are large (2cm) and...
    Pomelo Pummelo Fruits Edible Leaves Fruit Trees FPI Plant Information

  6. Citrus sinensis - Orange

    Edible Portion:Fruit, Herb, Fruit Skin, Spice, Flowers An evergreen tree up to 8-10 m high. It spreads to 4 m across. The stem is short, stout and spiny. It has a dense, roundedcrown. The leaves are dark green, sword shaped and tapering towards the tip. They are 5-15 cm long. The leaves have a...
    Oranges Fruits Herbs Spices Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information

  7. Cocos nucifera - Coconut

    Edible Portion: Nuts, Sap, Cabbage, Nuts milk, Apple, Palm heart, Flowers A palm with an unbranched trunk. The trunk has ring-like leaf scars along it. At the base it is swollen and surrounded by a massof roots. They grow to about 25 m tall. Dwarf varieties have been produced. The fronds are 2-6...
    Coconuts Cocos nuficera Nuts Sap Cabbage Palm Heart Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information

  8. Durio zibethinus - Durian

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A large evergreen tree up to 30-50 m high and with buttresses. The bark is dark red-brown and rough and peels off irregularly.The leaves are alternate and oval. They are about 10 to 15 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide. The upper surface is smooth and shinyand the...
    Durian Durio Zibethinus Fruits Edible Seeds Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information Fruit Trees

  9. Garcinia mangostana - Mangosteen

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds A medium sized tree 10-20 m high with bright glossy leaves. Trees keep their leaves all year. Leaves are 15-25 cm long andleathery. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. Commercial trees only have female flowers. Male trees occur but arerare. Flowers are...
    Mangosteen Fruits Fruit Trees FPI Plant Information Edible Seeds

  10. Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry

    Edible Portion: Fruit A small evergreen tree or shrub. It grows up to 5-7 m high. It often has several trunks. The branches are spreading and often drooping. The leaves are opposite and oval to sword shaped. They are 2-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They can be wavy along the edge. They are dark green...
    Barbados Cherry Fruits Fruit Trees FPI Cherry Plant Information