Resources Tagged: Edible Seeds

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  1. Eragrostis tef - Teff

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. It is an annual tufted grass. It grows 60-120 cm tall. It has a slender stem and long narrow smooth leaves. Theflowers occur in loose open panicles. These are 15-35 cm long. The branches are very thin and droop over. The seeds are verysmall. They are...
    Teff Eragrostis tef Starchy Staples FPI Edible Seeds Cereals Plant Information

  2. Cordeauxia edulis - Yeheb Nut

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves A small evergreen shrub. It has many stems. It grows to about 1.6 m tall but can grow to 2.5 m tall in good growing conditions.It has a long tap root. The leaves are 3-5 cm long. They are divided into 4 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are oval and leathery.They are...
    Starchy Staples Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Yeheb Nut Nuts FPI Plant Information

  3. 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

  4. Vigna subterranea - Bambara Groundnut

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Nuts An annual plant. It can either form a bunchy bush or be a trailing plant. Often the creeping stems are near ground level. It oftenappears as if bunched leaves arise from branched stems near ground level. It has a well developed taproot. The...
    Bambara groundnut Legumes Legumes as Food Legume Varieties Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Pods Vegetables Nuts FPI Plant Information

  5. Sphenostylis stenocarpa - African Yam Bean

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Tubers, Root, Pods, Vegetable A vigorous climbing vine. It is a herb that grows 1.5-2 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 14 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flowers are pink, purple or greenish-white. They are 2.5 cm long. They are on stout stalks in the axils...
    African Yam Bean Legumes Legumes as Food Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Tubers Roots and Tubers Roots Edible Pods Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  6. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus - Winged Bean

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Flowers, Roots, Vegetable A climbing perennial bean up to 3 or 4 m tall. It can re-grow each year from the fattened roots. The stems twine around supportsor trail over the ground. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalks are long. The leaflets are 8-15 cm...
    Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetra... Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Flowers Roots Vegetables FPI Plant Information Legumes as Food Legumes Legume Varieties

  7. Pisum sativum - Pea

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Vegetable A short lived herb plant. A creeping plant with white or pink flowers. Plants can be 30 cm to 150 cm tall. It has a well developedtap root and many slender side roots. The stem is weak and round. Leaves are made up of 1-3 pairs of leaflets and a...
    Peas Legumes Legumes as Food Legume Varieties FPI Plant Information Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Leaves Vegetables

  8. Mucuna pruriens - Velvet Bean

    EdiblePortion: Seeds, Young pods, Leaves, Vegetable An evergreen herb of shrub. It is a climbing vine. It climbs to 6 m high. It can re-grow each year or live for a few years. Thestems are slender with long, slender branches. They are very hairy when young. The leaves are alternate with sword...
    Velvet Bean Mucuna pruriens Legumes Legumes as Food Vegetable Legumes Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  9. Cyamopsis tetragonolobus - Guar Bean

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Pods, Seeds, Gum, Vegetable A herb. It is an upright bushy plant often only 1 m high. Some kinds grow 3 m high. The branches are stiff and usually withwhite hairs. The branches stick upwards and are angled and with grooves. The leaves are produced...
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  10. Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Sprouts, Vegetable An upright perennial shrubby legume. It lives for 3-4 years. They can be up to about 4 m tall and spreads to 1.5 m wide. Thestem is erect and branching. It has a bushy appearance. It has a strong deep taproot. The root nodules are round and...
    Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Pods FPI Plant Information