Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. Yushania anceps - Anceps bamboo

    Edible Portion:Shoots A bamboo. It grows 3-4 m tall. It forms clumps 4-8 m wide. The canes are upright and shiny and dark green. They havedrooping branches and narrow sword shaped leaves 15 cm long.
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  2. Terminalia catappa - Java almond, Coastal almond, Tropical almond, Sea almond, Indian almond

    Seeds Edible parts : Kernel, Nuts, Nuts-oil, Fruit A large tree up to 25-40 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk can be straight or twisted. There can be buttresses up to 3 m tall. The branches lie horizontally and come out in layers. The leaves are long, smooth and shiny with...
    Coastal Almond FPI Nuts Oil Fruits Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Plant Information

  3. Pandanus amaryllifolius - Pandan Leaf, Fragrant Screw Pine

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flavouring A shrub 2-4 m tall. Often the plant is small due to repeated cutting. It can grow 8 m tall. There are stilt like aerial roots on the stems near the base. It develops suckers and forms clumps. The leaves are arranged in spirals. The leaves are narrow and folded...
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  4. Digitaria exilis - Fonio

    Food Plants International Edible portion : Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. It is erect. It grows from seed every year. It grows about 50 cm high. It forms tillers or new shoots are the base of the stem. The leaves are narrow. They can be 15 cm long. It has 2 to 4 racemes per inflorescence. These...
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  5. Garcinia aristata - Cuban Mangosteen

    Edible portion : Fruit A small tree. The leaves are dark and glossy with a hard spiny tip. The fruit are small and yellow. They have a white slightly sweet pulp. There are 1 or 2 large seeds. A tropical plant. It is cold hardy down to 0C. It can tolerate salty conditions. It suits lime soils.
    Mangosteen Fruits FPI Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Plant Information

  6. Eugenia involucrata - Cherry of the Rio Grande

    Edible portion : Fruit A small tree. It grows 5-8 m high. It grows 10-15 m high in forest. The crown is oval. The trunk is 30-40 cm across. The bark is thin and peels off. The leaves are simple and opposite. They have short leaf stalks. They are 5-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers occur...
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  7. Allium tuberosum

    Edible portion : Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Herb, Vegetable An onion family plant. It is a herb which keeps growing year after year. It can be 40 cm high. It grows in clumps. These onions have rhizomes but no real bulbs. The leaves are long and grass like, and flat and solid. They are 15-30 cm...
    Garlic Chives Chinese Chives FPI Eible Leaves Edible Flowers Herbs Roots Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Plant Information

  8. Lycium barbarum - Goji Berry

    Edible portions: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers - pistil A deciduous shrub or vine. It can be erect or spreading. It grows 3 m high. The branches are weak and arching. The side branches end in short leafless spines. It forms suckers freely. The leaves are oval and grey-green and taper to the tip. They...
    Goji Berry Fruit Shrub FPI Fruits Edible Flowers Plant Information Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl...

  9. Alpinia galanga - Greater Galangal

    Edible portion : Rhizome, Roots, Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable A herb which grows year after year. It grows to 1.6 m high and spreads to 1 m across. The rootstock creeps under the ground. This is round like a cylinder and branches. This thick rhizome can be 10-12 cm long by 3 cm...
    Galangal Roots Roots and Tubers Edible Seeds Eible Leaves Herbs Spices Herbs and Spices Edible Flowers Vegetables FPI Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Plant Information

  10. Heliconia rostrata - Hanging Lobster Claw

    Edible portion : Root A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaf stalks can be 7 m long and look like banana leaves. The leaves are 1-2 m long. The flowers hang downward. The bracts are yellow with green tips. They are like a parrot's beak. It is a tropical plant. It grows in areas with...
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