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  1. Piper betle
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit A woody vine which attaches to trees by roots at the nodes on the main vine. The vegetative branches form roots at the nodes but the fruiting branches do not. The stems are 2.5-5 mm thick. The leaf stalk is 2-5 cm long. It has a fine powdery covering. The leaves can be 7-15...



  2. Allium sativum
    Edible:Leaves, Bulb, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Stem, Vegetable, Flowers An onion family plant. It is an erect herb. It grows one year, then flowers the next. It grows about 40 cm high. This onion family plant has a number of tightly packed bulbs (cloves) wrapped in papery scale leaves. The true leaves...



  3. Limonia acidissima
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A small deciduous tree. It grows 4-15 m tall. It has many slender branches. The branches have straight spines 4 cm long. It has thorns. The needle like spines are 3-8 cm long. The leaves are up to 12 cm long. The leaves are made up of leaflets with a leaflet at the end. There...



  4. Stachyphrynium placentarium
    Edible Portion : Leaves (flavor), Flower buds, Rhizome A herb. It grows 0.5-1 m tall. There are 1 or 2 leaves near the base. The leaf sheath is 3-50 cm long. There is one leaf on the stem. This leaf sheath is 3-5 cm long. The leaf stalk is 7.5-60 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 25-55 cm long...



  5. Jasminum sambac
    Edible : Flowers (flavoring), Spice A shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. It climbs. The leaves are opposite. They are oval and 3-12 cm long by 2-7.5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 5-10 mm long. The leaves are papery. There are 4-6 veins on either side of the main vein. The flower group is at the end of...



  6. Alpinia zerumbet
    Edible:Rhizomes, Root, Flowers, Stem pith, Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable A herb. The false stems are 2-3 m high. The leaf stalk is 1-1.5 cm long. The leaf blade is sword shaped and 30-60 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. They are hairy at the edge. They taper to the tip with a spiral point. The flowers droop....



  7. Anisocampium niponicum
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds A fern. The rhizome is creeping. It grows 30-45 cm high and spreads 50-60 cm wide. The fronds arise individually from this rhizome. It is 30 cm high. The fronds are coarsely divided and green. Their stems are yellow. It is hardy in cool climates. It needs a well drained soil...



  8. Atriplex hortensis
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb. It grows up to 2 m tall and spreads 40-50 cm wide. The leaves are triangular. They are greyish green. They can be red or yellow. They are 10-15 cm long and have small teeth along the edge. The flowers are in clusters at the ends of the plant. These...



  9. Capsicum annuum
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable An annual plant up to 1.5 m high. The leaves can be long and sword shaped or oval to rounded. The leaves can be 12 cm long. The flowers are produced singly, and are yellow or white. They are bell shaped. The flowers are 1.5 cm across and in the axils...



  10. Kaempferia rotunda
    Edible:Leaves as condiment, Roots, Tubers, Spice A herb. It has rhizomes with tubers. There are 2-4 leaves. They are erect. The leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. It has a channel. The leaf blade usually has a pattern of dark and light green. Underneath it is tinged with purple. The leaf blade is oblong...



  11. Liquidamber formosana
    Edible:Leaves A deciduous tree. It grows 18 m high and spreads 9 m wide. It can grow 40 m tall. The trunk is straight. The tree is broadly cone shaped. The bark is grey-white and becomes darker and cracked with age. The leaves usually have 3 lobes. The leaves are 13 cm long by 15 cm wide. The...



  12. Mentha spicata
    Edible:Leaves, Herb, Vegetable, Spice, Leaves - tea A creeping leafy herb with numerous long runners. It has underground stems. It grows to 50 cm high. The leaves have a strong smell. The plant tends to be stiff and upright with long narrow pointed leaves. The leaves have short stalks. The leaves...



  13. Microsorum punctatum
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds, A leafy fern. It has a slender creeping rhizome. It is fleshy. It is covered with a dense mass of black roots. The fern grows 0.3-1.2 m high. It can grow in soil or on rocks. The fronds are narrow and pale green. They are 30-120 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. They are leathery...



  14. Pluchea indica
    Edible:Leaves as condiment, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable A small shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. It has many branches from the base. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 1-2.5 cm long by 6-8 mm wide. The flowers occur in a panicle of heads at the ends of branches. The flower heads are 3 mm...



  15. Sapindus rarak
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 20-42 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The branches are strong, stout and grooved. They have yellowish hairs when young. The leaves are large and compound. They are 50 cm long. There are 7 -12 pairs of almost opposite...



  16. Melientha suavis
    Edible : Leaves, Flowers, Fruit A shrub 4-8 m tall. It can grow to 13 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. The trunk is straight and cylindrical. The leaves are oval. They are 6-12 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-3 mm long. The flowers can be in groups of singly. They can grow from...



  17. Lansium parasiticum
    Edible : Fruit An upright slender tree to 12-20 m high. It has sticky sap. The leaves are alternate and simple. Leaves are up to 40 cm long and made up of 5-7 large leaflets. The flowers are yellow in spikes from old wood mostly on the branches. The flowers have 5 petals which join to form a...



  18. Nashia inaguensis
    Edible : Leaves - tea A small shrub. The leaves are small and shiny. The leaves have a lemon scent. Flowers are very small. The fruit are very small and red or orange. A tropical plant. At ECHO. Common names :Moujean tea, Pineapple verbena, Synonym : Lippia inaguensis (Millsp.) Urb.;



  19. Artocarpus hypargyreus
    Edible : Fruit, Seeds A small evergreen tree. It grows 10-25 m high. The trunk is 40 cm through. The bark is dark purple and peels off. The young branches have white hairs. The leaves are alternate. The leaf stalk is 1.5-2 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 8-15 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The...



  20. Glinus oppositifolius
    Edible:Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Flowers An annual herb. This is a small thin spreading plant. It grows 10-60 cm tall. It is smooth skinned and branched and grows each year from seed. The leaves are opposite each other and 1 to 3 cm long. Sometimes the leaves are in circles. It flowers...



  21. Polygonum aviculare
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea A small herb which lays along the ground. It has a long and slender but very fibrous taproot. There are many branches coming from this taproot. The branches can be upright but often lie along the ground. They can be 90-120 cm long. On young plants the lower...



  22. Kleinhovia hospita
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Stems, Vegetable A medium sized tree with a round dense crown and the trunk often has buttresses and suckers at the base. It can grow 3-15 m high. The young twigs are velvety. The leaves are simple, oval and alternate. They are thin and paler beneath. They are hairless but...



  23. Lactuca indica
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Root A herb. It is an erect plant and forms tillers. It can grow 1.3 m high. The stem leaves can often have red marks. The leaf shape varies. The lower leaves are more oval and the stem leaves are more narrow. A tropical plant. In China it grows in mountain valleys...



  24. Ludwigia adscendens
    Edible:Shoots, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea A floating herb. It floats by means of white, air filled outgrowths. It grows 0.1-1 m tall. The stems are long, creeping and fleshy. They can lie along the ground or curve upwards. The stems can be 4 m long. They are rooted in the mud and they form...



  25. Amomum villosum
    Edible:Shoots, fruit, Spice A ginger family herb. It grows 1.5-3 m tall. The rhizomes are above ground and covered with a scale like sheath. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves are 25-35 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The capsule is purple, green or brown. They are 1.5-2 cm long and 1.2-2 cm...



  26. Azadirachta indica
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Flowers, Sap, Caution, Vegetable, Seeds, Seeds - oil A medium sized tree. It grows to 5-18 m high. It has deep roots and normally keeps its leaves except when there is strong drought. The tree has a straight trunk and a rounded spreading crown. The bark is thick and grey. It...



  27. Ceratopteris thalictroides
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds, Vegetable A fern which grows in water. It is an annual plant. It grows 10-35 cm tall. It has soft upright stalks with light green soft fronds. The rhizome is short and sticks up. There are thin, clear, scales on the rhizome. The leaves vary from simple leaves, to leaves...



  28. Ficus rumphii
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable, Flowers A fig. It is a tree. It grows about 15 m tall. Usually it lives growing on and attached to other trees. The bark is grey and wrinkled when dry. The leafy growth at the base of the leaf is oval and 1.2-2.5 cm long. It leaves a scar which is easy to see. The...



  29. Melaleuca argentea
    Edible:Leaves - flavouring A tall spreading tree. It grows 10-20 m high. It spreads to 10-25 m wide. The branches are slender and hang downwards. The leaves are silvery-green. The bark is papery and light grey. It is soft and layered. The leaves are produced alternately. They are silvery and...



  30. Mesua ferrea
    Edible:Seeds, Fruit, Leaves An evergreen tree. It grows 18-30 m tall. It spreads 6 m wide. It often has buttresses. The bark is grey but turns brown and peels off in white flakes. The leaves are simple and deep green. They are sword shaped and 15 cm long. They are leathery. The leaves have a waxy...



  31. Trigastrotheca pentaphylla
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers A small annual herb. It lies along the ground or curves upwards. It is 10-20 cm high. The stems are 4 angled and branch from near the base. The leaves are wedge shaped and thick and fleshy. They can be arranged alternately, oppositely or in rings or whorls. The...



  32. Neptunia oleracea
    Edible:Leaves, Pods, Leaf stalk, Stem, Vegetable A plant which grows in water. It has stalks which lie along the ground and also ones which stick upwards. The stems are up to 1.5 m long. The floating parts have spongy white balls around each internode. These only develop when plants grow in...



  33. Pandanus odorifer
    Edible:Leaves, Spice, Fruit, Shoot, Seeds, Flower buds A screwpine or erect branched shrub 3 to 5 m high. The trunk has several prop roots. The leaves are spirally crowded towards the ends of branches and covered with waxy powder. They are up to 1.5 m long and 3 to 5 cm wide. The edge of the leaf...



  34. Plumbago zeylanica
    Edible:Caution - poisonous, Roots - drink, Leaves A herb. It grows as a shrub to 1-3 m tall. It can spread to 2 m wide. The branches are spreading. The stems are ribbed. The base of the leaf stalk can be ear shaped. The leaf blade is oval. It is 5-8 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. They can be larger or...



  35. Heliconia latispatha - Orange Gyro Lobster Claw
    Edible portion : Shoots, Leaves, Fruit A large herb. It grows 4 m tall. The flowering shoots are erect and 45 cm long. The flowers are green, yellow or orange. They have red or orange bracts around them. It is a tropical plant. It grows in the moist lowlands. Cairns Botanical Gardens.



  36. 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...



  37. Maranta arundinacea - West Indian Arrowroot
    Edible portion : Rhizome, Root, Vegetable A perennial plant up to 2 m high with large fleshy underground rhizomes. The stem is erect. There are 4-8 leaves near the base. There are 1-8 leaves on the stem. It has large leaves on long stalks near the base. These stalks can be 3.5-20 cm long. The...



  38. Prosopis juliflora - Honey Mesquite
    Edible portion:Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Flowers - tea, Gum, Vegetable A small tree up to 15- 20 m tall with long cracks in the bark. It is often a smaller tree about 3-5 m high. It is spiny and deciduous. Some kinds have thorns 5 cm long. The young branches are smooth and green. The bark is...



  39. Saccharum officinarum - Sugarcane
    Edible portion: Sap, Roots, Flowers A tall thick stemmed clumpy grass. It has many nodes. It grows 1-6 m tall. It spreads 100 cm wide. A large number of different cultivated varieties occur. The leaves are long and narrow. They taper to the tip. They are rigid and droop at the tip. The cane...



  40. Mangifera pendantra
    Edible : fruit A tree. It grows 28 m tall. The trunk is 90 cm across. It can have small buttresses. The leaves are oblong and 16-20 cm long by 6-9 cm wide. They are rough and have distinct veins on both surfaces. The veins are net like. The leaf stalk is 1.5-3.5 cm long. The flowering panicles...



  41. Myriopteron extensum
    Edible : Stem A vigorous twining climber. It grows 10 m long. The branches are pale grey. The sap is white. The leaves are oval and 9-18 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. The flowers are white. Distribution: A tropical plant. It grows in thickets and open woods between 600-1,600 m above sea level. In XTBG...



  42. Centella asiatica
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea A slender perennial plant with creeping stems which root at the nodes. It grows to 10 cm high and spreads to 50 cm across. The stems are creeping and form roots at the nodes. Groups of leaves develop in clumps at the nodes. Leaves are round or heart shaped...



  43. Ficus vasculosa
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A fig. It is a tree. It grows 15-44 m tall. The stem has white sap. The leaves are alternate and simple. The fruit are 8 mm across. They are round and on the twigs. It is a tropical plant. It grows in rain forest up to 1,400 m above sea level. It grows on sandy soils. In...



  44. Flacourtia rukam
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit A tree reaching a height of 5-20 m and about 30 cm across the trunk. It can be 40 m tall with a trunk 1 m across. The old branches are usually crooked with furrows along them. The leaves are 5 to 15 cm long and 4-7 cm wide and pointed at the tip. Young leaves are reddish...



  45. Polyalthia longifolia
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves This tree grows up to 14 to 28 m tall. It is an evergreen tree keeping its leaves throughout the year. The bark can become gnarled and distorted. The trunk is straight. The leaves are long and narrow with a wavy margin. They are 22 cm long. They are dark green and shiny. New...



  46. Lablab purpureus
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Pods, Seeds, Root, Flowers, Vegetable A climbing bean which can have vines 1-5 m long. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems can be smooth or hairy. Leaves are made up of 3 almost triangular leaflets. The leaflets are 5-15 cm long and 3-14 cm wide. The side leaflets...



  47. Anaphalis margaritacea
    Edible:Leaves A perennial daisy family herb. It grows 80-100 cm high and spreads 40-60 cm wide. The leaves are grey-green above and have white hairs underneath. The leaves are 7-13 cm long by 2 cm wide. The edges are wavy. The flower heads are 11 mm across. The flowers are clustered. These are 15...



  48. Andrographis paniculata
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Stem A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. The stems are 4 angled and much branched. The leaves are oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pale green underneath. The flowers are at the top of the plant. They are tube shaped. They are white and...



  49. Luffa acutangula
    Edible:Leaves, Fruits, Vegetable, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Flowers A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It is an annual climber with square stems. They have 4 to 7 branched tendrils which attach to objects helping the plant to have a climbing habit. Leaves are pale green, hairy and shallowly five...



  50. Microlepia speluncae
    Edible:Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Caution A large fern. It has creeping rhizomes. These are fleshy. It grows 0.7-2 m high. It forms spreading clumps. The fronds are erect and pale green. They are 0.7-2 m long and the stalks are 30-70 cm long. They are pale brown and hairy. The frond blade is...



  51. Elettaria cardamomum
    Edible:Fruit, Herb, Spice, Seeds, Leaves A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows to 3 m high and spreads to 1 m across. It has a clump of leafy aerial stems and then thick fleshy underground stems. The leaves are long and can be 1 m x 30 cm. They are dark green and...



  52. Ocimum basilicum
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Herb, Spice, Vegetable An erect branched woody shrub. The branches are without hairs and smooth. The leaves are without hair and oblong with a more narrow tip and blunt base. The base of the stems is tinged red. The leaf stalk is 1.5 cm long. The leaf blade is 2.5-5...



  53. Polyscias fruticosa
    Edible:Leaves, Roots A tall shrub. It grows 3-5 m high and spreads 2-3 m wide. The branches are spreading. The leaves are clustered near the tips. The leaves are divided 3 times. They are 75 cm long. They sheath the stem at the base. The leaflet stalks are 25 cm long and the leaflets are 1-12 cm...



  54. Trichanthera gigantea - Giant Trichanthera
    Edible portion: Leaves A tree. It grows 5-25 m tall. The branches are 4 angled. The tips have a brown coating. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long and has a channel along it and is slightly hairy. The leaf blade is oval and 13-26 cm long by 6-14 cm wide. It is slightly hairy underneath. The flowers are...



  55. Ziziphus mauritiana - Jujube tree
    Edible portion:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds A medium sized tree. It is thorny. It loses many of its leaves during the year. It grows up to 10-12 m high. The bark is grey, brown or pale red. Branches and the under surface of the leaves are densely hairy when young. The thorns arise from the base of the...



  56. Pteris ensiformis
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds A compact fern. It grows 20-30 cm high and spreads 20-30 cm wide. It has a short creeping rhizome. The fronds are triangle shaped. They are of different lengths. They can be 15-30 cm long. The leaflets at the end are compound with 4-5 pairs of side leaflets cut into 2-6 oval...



  57. Eugenia uniflora - Surinam Cherry
    Edible portion: Fruit, Leaves - Tea A small tree up to 5-7.5 m high. It is often a much smaller shrub. Branches often develop close to the ground. The branches are thin and wiry. It has attractive oval and pointed leaves. They are dark green and shiny. The leaves are 2.5-6 cm long by 1.5-3 cm...



  58. Anethum graveolens
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Herb, Spice, Vegetable A fine leafy herb up to about 1 m tall. It can spread 50 cm across. It is an annual plant regrowing each year from seeds. The root is long and wiry. The stems of the plant are smooth, dark green and with pale stripes. They are finely grooved and...



  59. Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
    Edible: Leaves A shrub 1-5 m tall or a tree 45 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaf blades are 4-18 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-yellow. They are 3 mm across. The fruit are 1-2 cm across. They are yellow but turn reddish-brown as they ripen. The seeds are...



  60. Ceratophyllum demersum
    Edible:Leaves A plant which grows in water and under the water. It forms tangled colonies. The stems are brittle and do not have roots. They are branched. They can be 2 m long. The leaves are 1.5-4 cm long and slender. They are dark green and forked. There are 7-12 leaves in a ring. The flowers...



  61. Eurya japonica
    Edible:Leaves - tea, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m high. It spreads 2.4-6 m wide. The leaves are broadly oval. They are leathery and 3-5 cm long. They taper at both ends. There are teeth along the edges. The flowers are white or cream with pink tints. They are of one sex. The fruit...



  62. Euryale ferox
    EdibleSeeds, Roots, Rhizomes, Leaves, Flower buds, Vegetable A herb. It is a large waterlily. It re-grows each year or can last for a few years. It grows in water. The rhizomes or underground stems are erect and unbranched. The leaves which are under the water are not prickly. The leaf blade is...



  63. Aglaomorpha quercifolia
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Young fronds, Leaves A large fern which grows attached to other plants. It climbs on trees. It can be 1 m high. It forms large spreading clumps. The rootstock is thick and fleshy. There are two kinds of fronds. One forms the "nest" and these do not have a stem and the others...



  64. Duchesnea indica
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Leaves - tea A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 1.8 m wide. It is silky and has soft hairs. It has a rootstock that lasts from year to year and puts up slender runners. It has runners which root at the nodes and the tips forming new...



  65. Flacourtia jangomas
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Roots A small deciduous tree up to 10 m tall. It spreads to 3 m across. The stem is erect and branching. Young tree parts can have large branched spines. The leaves are 5-10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. Young leaves are red and glossy. There are several flushes of new growth...



  66. Lactuca sativa
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable A leafy vegetable which forms a heart or clump of tightly wrapped leaves under cool temperature conditions. The leaves are often pale green. Plants are about 20 cm high. In the tropics a leafy annual grown for its succulent crisp radical leaves. The lowland species...



  67. Lantana camara
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Leaves - tea, Root - tea An evergreen shrub. It grows to 3 m high and spreads to 3 m across but under some conditions can be much more spreading and pose problems. The stem is erect and woody at the base. The stem has 4 angles and prickles which curve backwards. The leaves...



  68. Luffa cylindrica
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Seeds-oil, Vegetable A pumpkin family plant. It is an annual climber up to 10 m long. The stem is five angled and slightly hairy. The tendrils have 2 or 3 branches. Leaves are 10-20 cm across with five to seven lobes. Male and female flowers are separate and...



  69. Momordica charantia
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds - spice, Flowers, Vegetable A pumpkin family plant. It is a slender annual climber with flowers of both sexes on the one plant. It has simple tendrils and vines can be 4 m long. It has bright green lobed leaves. The leaves are 5 to 12 cm long on thin leaf stalks 3-10...



  70. Ocimum tenuiflorum
    Edible:Leaves for tea, Herb, Seeds, Spice, Flowers A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows to 70-100 cm high. It has a sprawling suckering habit. There are many branches and they are soft and pithy. It is branched. The base is woody. The leaf stalk is 1-2.5 cm long. The leaf...



  71. Rubus x loganobaccus - Boysenberry
    Edible Portion: Fruit A vigorous trailing bramble. This is a cross between a raspberry and probably a dewberry. The vine looses its leaves during the year. Plants are self fertile. The fruit is a berry. It is long and red but matures to a purple-black. The berry is larger than a Youngberry and...



  72. Vachellia xanthophloea - Fever Tree
    Edible portion: Gum A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk can be 60 cm across. The bark is smooth and powdery. The throns are straight and white in pairs and 10 cm long. The leaves have spines. The flowers are yellow and in round heads. The fruit are yellow brown pods. They are 13 cm long and...



  73. Ziziphus jujuba - Chinese Jujube
    Edible portion:Fruit, Seeds - oil A small deciduous tree. It can grow to 13 m tall. It has drooping branches. There are thorns on the branches. The plant sends up thorny suckers often at a distance from the tree. These need to be cut off. They can be used for rootstock for grafting. The leaves...



  74. Diospyros nigra - Black Sapote
    Edible portion: Fruit A medium sized tree. The crown is rounded and the tree is evergreen. It grows 10-26 m high. The bark is black. The leaves are glossy and dark green. They are 10-15 cm long. The flowers are of one sex and are yellowish green. The female flowers occur singly and the male...



  75. Pouteria glomerata - Abio
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruits, Nuts A medium sized tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be slightly fluted. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaves are clustered at the ends of branches and arranged in spirals. They are 6-20 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The leaves are widest above the...



  76. Crescentia cujete - Calabash-Tree
    Edible portion: Fruit, Kernel, Nuts A tree up to 8 m high. It can be 30 m high. It is evergreen and has an open crown. The branches are mostly horizontal. The leaves are oval but taper towards both ends. They can be 6-25 cm long by 2.5-8 cm wide. They are shiny and bright green. The leaves are...



  77. Musa balbisiana - Lotus banana
    Edible portion : Stem, Flowers, Fruit, Buds, Seeds, Roots A large herb. It grows 3-10 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year by re-growing new stalks from the underground root stock. The leaves are green and 3 m long. The flowers are purple. The fruit are pale yellow. They are 3 sided and 8...



  78. Yucca gloriosa - Candle Yucca
    Edible portion:Flowers, Fruit, Root, Stem A shrub. It grows 1.8-2.5 m high and spreads 1.2-1.8 m wide. The trunk is woody. The leaves form a ring at the ends of branches and are blue-green to dark green. The leaves are 60 cm long. They have spines at the tips. The flowers form a spike of...



  79. Pithecellobium dulce - Madras Thorn
    Edible portion:Fruit, Aril, Pods, Seeds, Seeds - oil A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 10 m tall but can be 15-25 m tall. The trunk can be 50-60 cm across. There are many branches. The branches are spiny. These are in pairs and are 4-10 mm long. The young leaves are usually reddish. The...



  80. Chrysopogon zizanioides - Vetiver Grass
    Edible portion:Root - oil for flavouring A tropical grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has stout roots. It grows 2 m high. It grows in dense tufts. The leaf blades are 90 cm long by 4-10 mm wide. The flower panicle is oblong and 13-30 cm long. It is a tropical plant. It grows in areas...



  81. Piliostigma thonningii - Camel's Foot Leaf Tree
    Edible Portion:Pods, Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Bark, Vegetable, Flowers, It is a leafy shrub or a spreading tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It can grow to 12 m tall. The leaves are broad and lobed. The bark is rough and brown. The leaves are simple and can be 20 cm across. The tip of the...



  82. Tecoma stans - Yellow Trumpet Flower
    Edible portion: Probably not edible. Used in medicine A tree. It grows 7 m all. It does not have spines. The bark flakes into vertical strips. It is pale brown. The leaves ahve sharp teeth. They are compound. The flowers are in large branched clusters. The flower tube is yellow with red lines in...



  83. Vitis aestivalis - Summer Grape
    Edible portion: Fruit A grape vine. The leaves may not have lobes or can have 3-5 lobes. They are green above and hairy underneath. They have shallow teeth. The flowers are in a dense panicle. The are 5-15 cm across. It is a temperate plant. In Canada it grows in dry woods.



  84. Garcinia intermedia - Lemon Drop Mangosteen
    Edible Portion: Fruit An erect tree. It grows 5-12 m tall. It can be 30 m tall. It has yellow latex. The leaves are simple and opposite and narrowly oval.. The leaf blades are 8-25 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. The flowers are clustered in the axils of the leaves. They are greenish white. The fruit are...



  85. Tectona grandis - Teak
    Edible portion:Leaves - Colouring, Fruit A large tree. It grows 25-50 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It can have slight buttresses. It is open with many branches. It loses some leaves during the year. The leaves are oval and have a rough surface. They can be 60 cm long. The flowers are in large...



  86. Vitis rotundifolia - Muscadine Grape
    Edible portion: Fruit, Leaves A vigorous deciduous vine. It can grow to 30 m long. They have a tight non shedding bark. The shoots are warty and the tendrils are unbranched. The leaves have slight lobes. The leaves are 6-12 cm long with toothed edges. The leaves are dark green on top and greenish...



  87. Washingtonia robusta - Desert Fan Palm
    Edible portion:Fruit, Seeds, Palm heart, Cabbage A fan palm. It can be 40 m tall. The trunk is thinner than Washingtonia filifera. It is flared widely at the base. The trunk can be covered with dead leaves. The leaves are large and fan shaped. They are green on both surfaces. There are brown...



  88. Thyrostachys siamensis - Monastery Bamboo
    Edible portion: Shoots A bamboo. It forms tufts. The stems are erect or can bend over at the tip. They grow 8-14 m tall and are 2-8 cm across. They are smooth and greyish-green. It is 15-30 cm between the joints or nodes. The leaf blades are narrowly sword shaped and 7-14 cm long by 5-8 mm wide....



  89. Malpighia emarginata - Barbados Cherry
    Edible portion: Fruit A small tree up to 5 m tall. Branches are brittle and easily broken. The leaves are dark green and shiny. They are long and have small hairs. These hairs can irritate the skin. Flowers are on short stalks and are pink to white with five petals. Flowers are mostly on old...



  90. Curcuma zedoaria - Zedorary (Ornamental Ginger)
    Edible portion:Leaves, Rhizome, Root, Flowers, Spice, Vegetable A herb 1-2 m tall. It forms tillers. It keeps growing from year to year. It has long leaves which form a sheath at the bottom. The leaves are 30-60 cm long by 7-8 cm wide. They have red spots along the middle vein. The flowers are...



  91. Pouteria campechiana - Canistel
    Edible portion: Fruit A tree up to 8 m high. It can be 30 m high. It is evergreen and has an open crown. The branches are mostly horizontal. The leaves are oval but taper towards both ends. They can be 6-25 cm long by 2.5-8 cm wide. They are shiny and bright green. The leaves are clustered near...



  92. Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit
    Edible portion:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable An evergreen tree up to 20 m tall and in the breadfruit family. Trees form many branches but have one or two main trunks. The bark is smooth and dark green. Leaves of young trees have 1 or 2 lobes but mature leaves are long (15 cm) and...



  93. Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Fruit
    Edible portion: Fruit A small tree or shrub. It grows to 10 m tall. It forms a dense cone shaped crown. The leaves are in pairs and have wavy edges. They are simple and rich green. They are 10 cm long. They taper to the base. The flowers are yellow and showy. They are in long racemes. The petals...



  94. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius - Chaya
    A shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. It can be a tree up to 7 m tall. It is a small densely shady, rounded tree. The central stem is about 10 cm across. The side branches are 2 cm thick and end abruptly. The cut stem exudes latex. Some varieties have stinging hairs on the leaves. The domesticated...



  95. Crescentia cujete - Calabash-Tree
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Leaves A shrub or tree. It grows to 10 m tall. It is evergreen. The leaves are arranged in spirals and are long and narrow. They are simple and dark green. They are 27 cm long. The bark is deeply cracked and corky. The flowers are round and bell shaped. They grow in...



  96. Dimocarpus longan - Longan
    Edible portion: Fruit Leaves - tea, Seeds A tree up to 12-40 m high with a low trunk and spreading branches. The tree has a rounded crown. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The trunk can be 80 cm across. There can be buttresses 2 m tall. The bark is corky. The twigs have 5 faint grooves....



  97. Pouteria sapota - Mamey Sapote
    A large tree. It grows 20-45 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. There can be buttresses. The branches are thick. There is a dense covering of leaves. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are towards the ends of the branches. They are arranged in spirals. The leaf stalk is 2-5 cm long. The...



  98. Arctium lappa
    Edible:Seeds, Roots, Leaves, Flower stalk, Vegetable A tall growing herb or shrub which takes two years from planting to flower and seed production. Plants can be 2 m tall. The plant forms a clump of very large, grey-green wavy-edged leaves. The leaves can be 50 cm long. The leaves and stems are...



  99. Acacia auriculiformis - Earleaf Acacia
    Edible portion: Gum, Seeds - oil An evergreen tree. It grows to 17-20 m height and spreads about 5 m wide. It has lots of leaves and forms a dense round crown. The stems are erect and stout. The bark is greyish-green. It is rough and hard. The branches are angular. The leaves (phyllodes) are...



  100. Acacia colei - Coles Wattle
    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum A small shrub which grows up to 5 m tall. The tips of the small branches are very angular. The leaves (phyllodes) are densely hairy. They are silvery. The flowers are a light golden colour. The pods are clustered together and curved or coiled. The pods are constricted...



  101. Acacia holosericea - Candelabra Wattle
    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum, Roots A straggling spreading shrub. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. It can grow up to 2-8 m tall. It can spread to 4 m across. The branches are angular and hairy. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves (phyllodes) are grey green and silvery white. They are...



  102. Adenanthera pavonina - Bread Tree
    Edible portion: Seeds, Nut, Leaves, Vegetable A deciduous tree up to 7-20 m high. It spreads to 4 m across. It loses many of its leaves during the hot dry season of the year. The stem is erect and slender. The bark is smooth and light brown. The leaves are green and divided twice into leaflets....



  103. Lumnitzera racemosa
    Edible:Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows to 4-8 m tall and spreads to 1-2 m wide Young plant parts have small hairs. The bark is rough and dark grey and has slight cracks along it. The leaves are often clustered near the ends of branches. They are arranged in spirals. The leaves are oval and...



  104. Albizia julibrissin - Silk Tree
    Edible portion: Leaves, Flowers, Leaves - tea, Vegetable A tree which grows up to 12 m tall and spreads to 10 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The crown tends to be flat. The bark is dark brown and smooth. The leaves are twice divided. Each primary leaflet has 20-30 pairs of secondary...



  105. Monochoria vaginalis
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Tubers, Vegetable, Stem, Rhizome, Root A plant which grows in water attached to the mud. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 5 cm long. The plant can grow to 35 cm tall. The lower leaf is 2.5-11 cm long by 0.4-7.5 cm wide. The leaves are sword shaped to...



  106. Oenanthe javanica
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable, Roots A herb. This plant is a hollow stemmed creeping green leafy vegetable. The stem is often up to 100 cm long and normally lies along the ground and turns up near the tip. The leaves are finely divided like carrot tops but the size, shape and colour of...



  107. Pachira insignis
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Flowers A tree. It grows to 15-30 m high. The leaf has 5-7 leaflets. These are arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaves are large and papery. The flowers are pinkish. The flowers can be 30 cm across. The fruit stalk is thick and 3 cm long. The fruit is a capsule which is...



  108. Polyscias scutellaria
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A shrub which forms many branches from the base. It is 1-6 m high and spreads 1.5-3 m wide. The stems are bronze-green and there are distinct scars where the leaves fall off. The leaves have long leaf stalks and they can be simple or have 1-5 leaflets. The leaves are...



  109. Lagerstroemia cochinchinensis
    Edible:Leaves A tree. It grows about 20 m tall. The branches are slender. The bark is pale brown. The young shoots and small leaves are hairy. The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to the tip. The base is rounded. They are 4-11 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The flowering panicles are near the ends of...



  110. Memecylon caeruleum
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m tall. The stems are angular. The leaves are oblong and 8-11 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The petals are white or greenish yellow but pale blue towards the base. The fruit are pink to red and...



  111. Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves - tea A shrub that lies over. It can be 2-4 m tall. There are a few prickles on the branches. The leaves are compound. The leaflets spread out like fingers on a hand. There are 3 leaflets that are broadly oval and 4-10 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are fine...



  112. Fagopyrum dibotrys
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Root A erect herb. It is hairy. It grows about 1 m high. The main root is big and red and has many branch roots. The leaves are 5-11 cm long by 4.5-13 cm wide. They are triangular, or arrowhead shaped and taper to the tip. The base is heart shaped and there are...



  113. Ficus auriculata
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Flowers A fig. It is a small tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The trunk is 30-50 cm across but often less. The crown is broadly spreading. The trunk is usually not straight. The bark is warty and grey. Young shoots are hollow. The young shoots are reddish brown. They are 1-1.5 cm...



  114. Ficus hispida
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A fig. It is a small bushy tree. It grows 6-8 m high and spreads to 2-5 m across. The branches are hollow. It has strangling roots but not aerial roots. The trunk is short and fairly straight and slender. The bark is grey. The young shoots are red and hairy. The leaves are...



  115. Ficus superba
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit A large fig. It loses its leaves for a short time. It has some aerial roots. It grows 6-21 m high and spreads 10-18 m wide. The young leaves are pink. They become mid green. The leaves grow to 25 cm long. The figs are dull purple. They are 18 mm across. They are clustered on...



  116. Foeniculum vulgare
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Bulb, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Oil, Roots, Flowers, Tea A green leafy perennial herb. It can be 2 m high and 45 cm wide. The leaves are very fine. They have a feathery appearance. The stems are ribbed and at the bottom of the stalks there is a broad green section. When the...



  117. Glinus lotoides
    Edible:Shoots, Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It lays along the ground. The stem are hairy. They are 10-40 cm long. There are many branches. The leaves at the base are in a ring. These dry off. The higher leaves are 6-24 mm long by 5-15 mm wide. Several flowers occur in a group. The fruit are capsules...



  118. Grewia retusifolia
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A shrub. It grows to 1.5 m high. The stems have coarse hairs. The leaves are oval. The blade is 6.5-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are dull green and hairy on the top surface and whitish underneath. The edges have teeth. The flowers are white and 0.7 cm long. They occur in...



  119. Hieronyma alchorneoides - Sudran
    Edible portion: Fruit A tree. It can grow 50 m tall. The trunk is straight and 1-1.2 m across. The base has buttresses. It can have stilt roots in flooded forest. The twigs are densely covered with grey hairs when young. The leaves are alternate and the leaf blade is papery. They are broadly oval...



  120. Afzelia quanzensis - Lucky Bean
    Edible portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Bark - potash A large spreading tree. It is deciduous. It grows 12-15 m high but can reach 35 m high. The bark is greyish-brown and flakes off in round woody scales. This leaves pale patches. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are 4-6 pairs of almost...



  121. Acacia elachantha - Kalkardi
    Edible portion: Seeds A tree. It is a tropical plant. It grows in arid zones.



  122. Acacia torulosa - Toruosa Wattle
    Edible portion: Gum, Seeds, Pods An evergreen tree. It grows 4- 9 m high and spreads 2-4 m across. The stem is erect and the bark rough and flaky. The tree has a somewhat open crown. The branches are angular. The young branches are yellowish. The leaves (phyllodes) are dark green. They are narrow...



  123. Acacia tumida - Sicleleaf Wattle
    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum A medium sized shrub 3-8 m tall. It spreads 2-4 m across. The branches have white hairs. The bark can be silvery when young and turns red with age. The leaves (phyllodes) are large and light green. They are 10-15 (-23) cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are thick and curved...



  124. Acrocarpus fraxinifolius - Shingle Tree
    Edible portion: Flowers, Vegetable A tree. It grows 30-60 m tall. The branches occur high up. The leaves are twice divided. They are bright red when young and hairy underneath. The leaves are 100 cm long. They have 3-5 pairs of pinnae and these have 4-9 pairs of leaflets each. These are 4-14 cm...



  125. Citrus nobilis - Tangor
    Edible portion: Fruit Possibly a natural hybrid between mandarin and sweet orange. There are several named cultivated varieties. A subtropical plant.



  126. Aleurites moluccanus - Candle Nut
    DUPLICATE Edible portion:Kernel, Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable A large tree up to 40 m tall and 1 m through at the base. The bark is rough. The leaves are large and can be round, triangular or have several lobes. The leaves have a pale colour. The leaves are alternate, silvery green and crowded near the...



  127. Bambusa oldhamii - Giant Timber Bamboo
    Edible portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The culms are straight and upright. They grow in open clumps. The clumps can be 6-12 m across. The culms are 6-15 cm across. They are bright green with a white bloom. They turn yellow with age. The shoots are edible. A tropical and subtropical...



  128. Adansonia digitata - Boabab
    Edible portion:Roots, Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Bark, Sprouts, Flowers, Vegetable A large tree. It grows up to 25 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The branches are thick, angular and spread out wide. The trunk is short and stout and can be 10-14 m around. Often the trunk has deep grooves...



  129. Annona cherimola - Cherimoya
    Edible portion: Fruit A small deciduous tree up to 6 -10 m tall. In some locations trees keep their leaves throughout the year. It has a brown velvety tomentum on the under surface of the leaves. The leaves are 8-20 cm long and up to 10 cm wide. There is a single leaflet. The flowers occur either...



  130. Desmanthus virgatus - Wild Tantan
    A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. It has long slender branches. The twigs are green and ribbed. The leaves are alternate and twice divided. There is a large gland at the base of the leaf stalk. The leaves have 2-5 pairs of pinnae and these have 12-18 pairs of leaflets. These are 3-4 mm long. It is a...



  131. Faidherbia albida - White-Thorn
    Edible portion: Seeds, Leaves, Young pods, Gum, Caution A very large spreading tree. It grows up to 20-31 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The trunk is light grey. The leaves are fine and drooping. The leaves can be light green or blue-green. The twigs are white and smooth. It has thorns...



  132. Ficus carica - Fig
    Edible portion:Fruit, Flowers, Leaves - flavouring A fig. It is a low spreading deciduous tree with large leaves. It can grow to 10 m high. Trees are widely spreading with many branches. It has milky sap. The small branches are straight and strong. The leaves spread out like fingers on a hand...



  133. Flemingia macrophylla - Longleaf Wurrus
    Edible portion:Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring A small shrub or climber. It grows 1.2-3.5 m high. The stems have ridges and are softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are oval or sword shaped and 3-15 cm long by 1.3-8 cm wide. They taper towards the tip and are rounded at the...



  134. Gliricidia sepium - Mother of Cacao
    Edible portion:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Caution An evergreen shrub or tree. It grows to 10 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The crown is irregular. The bark is grey. The stem is erect and branching. The young branches are hairy. The leaves are compound with 8 to 14 leaflets. These are 7 cm...



  135. Cecropia peltata - Cecropia
    Edible portion:Leaves, Fruit, Flowers A medium sized evergreen tree. It can grow 15-20 m high. The trunk can be 50 cm across. The trunk and branches are hollow. The leaves are large and have 7-9 lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaves have lobes which are shield shaped. The leaves are...



  136. Guadua angustifolia - Guadua
    Edible portion:Shoots? A bamboo. It is a tropical plant. At ECHO Other names : Amisa, Ba-ki-tape, Cana guadua, Chhononofo cugu, Garipa, Guagua rayada, Huamma, Hueca, Ipa, Kapi tape, Kenku, Marona, Otate, Pakika, Peak, Puru puru. Tacuara, Tacuaruzu, Tanish, Tzajib, Wamak, Synonyms : Arundarbor...



  137. Syzygium samarangense - Wax Jambu
    Edible portion: Fruit A tree up to 15 m high that branches near the base giving a spreading open tree. The leaves are smaller (25 cm x 10 cm) and more pointed than Malay apple and on short stalks. Flowers are about 3 cm wide and white. They are on leafy twigs. It produces clusters of attractive...



  138. Casimiroa edulis - White sapote
    Edible portion:Fruit, Seeds, Nuts The tree starts out growing erect then develops a spreading habit with drooping branches. It grows between 5 to 18 m high. It is evergreen. It has large compound leaves shaped like the fingers on a hand. The 3-7 leaflets are long and smooth. They can be 12-15 cm...





  139. Calamus viminalis - Bitter Rattan
    Edible portion:Fruit, Shoots, Vegetable A vigorous climbing palm. It has fairly stout, prickly stems. The stems climb with the aid of flagella. The leaf sheaths are woolly white. The leaves are spreading and pale green. They are about 1 m long. They are divided into many narrow leaflets. These...



  140. Annona sp. - Chirimoya del Monte
    Edible portion: Fruit A small tree. It grows 4 m high. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. The new branches have a rusty colour. The leaves are alternate. They are 13-15 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers occur singly. They are near the ends of branches and are large. The fruit is compound. It is 8 cm...



  141. Cananga odorata - Ylang-Ylang
    Edible portion:Flowers - oil, Fruit An evergreen tree. It grows to 25 m tall and spreads to 5 m wide. The stem is erect and the branches are weeping. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 20 cm long and with wavy edges. They are oval and tapering. The flowers are bright green. They are...



  142. Carya illinoinensis - Pecan
    Edible portion:Nuts, Flavouring, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil A large tree up to 55 m high. Trees lose their leaves during the year. Branches extend upwards giving the tree an open, rounded crown and the tree can be 8 m wide. The stem is stout and erect. The bark is grey and furrowed with an...



  143. Citrus reticulata - Mandarin
    Edible portion:Fruit, Herb, Flavouring, Spice, Flowers A small evergreen tree up to 4-8 m tall. It spreads to 2 m across. The stem is erect, branching and thorny. The leaves are dark green, and long and narrow in shape. They are 3-4 cm long. There is only a narrow wing on the leaf stalk. It has a...



  144. Citrus reticulata x C. grandis - Tangelo
    Edible portion: Fruit Natural and artificial hybrids between grapefruit and mandarin. A small evergreen tree. It is often a thinly branched shrub. It has an open habit. It grows 4-6 m high. There are thorns in the axils of leaves. The leaves are simple and leathery. They are smooth and shiny....



  145. Eugenia pyriformis - Uvalha
    Edible portion: Fruit A tree. It grows 6-13 m tall. The crown is small and open. The trunk is 30-50 cm across. The bark peels off. The leaves are simple and red when young. The leaves are narrow and 4-7 cm long. The flowers are white and occur singly in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is the...



  146. Cecropia peltata - Cecropia
    Edible portion: Seeds - oil. A tree. The trunk is bottle shaped. It has thick cone shaped prickles. The young trees have a green trunk. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are made up of 5-7 long leaflets. The flowers are creamy white and pink towards the tip of the petals. There are...



  147. Dalbergia sissoo - Sissoo
    Edible portion:Seeds - oil A tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. The crown is narrow. The leaves have 3-5 alternately arranged leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval. They taper to a tip. The flowers are small and creamy-white. They turn yellow. The fruit are pods in...



  148. Albizia lebbeck - East Indian Walnut
    Edible portion:Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers, A tree. It grows 18-30 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The leaves are twice divided. They are 8-15 cm long with 4 pairs of pinnae and each one has 6-18 leaflets. The flowers are white. The flowers have several long stamens 3-4 cm long and they...



  149. Colubrina arborescens - Wild Coffee
    Edible portion:Bark - drink A tree. It grows 20 m high. The trunks are 20-30 cm across. The leaves are alternate. They are narrowly oval and tapers to the tip. The leaves are 16 cm long by 8 cm wide. Africa, Antigua, Central America*, Cuba*, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesser...



  150. Morus alba - White Mulberry
    Edible portion:Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Bark, Leaves - tea, Manna, Vegetable A small tree up to 9 m high but it can grow to 20 m tall. Often it is low and spreading. It has dark green toothed leaves. The leaves vary considerably in shape even on the one tree. They can be oval, heart shaped or 3...



  151. Peltophorum pterocarpum - Copperpod
    Edible portion:Leaves, Bark A tree that loses its leaves. It grows 15-25 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. The leaves are 30-60 cm long and twice divided. There are 16-20 pinnae and each on has 20-40 oval leaflets. These are 5-25 mm long and 4-10 mm wide. The flowers are yellow and 3-4 cm across....



  152. Eucalyptus deglupta - Rainbow Eucalyptus
    A tree. It grows 65-70 m tall. The trunk can be 240 cm across. The bark sheds in strips. It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,800 m above sea level.



  153. Moringa peregrina - Moringa
    Edible portion:Fruit, Leaves, Roots, Seeds-oil, Stems, Flowers An erect shrub. Seedling trees develop an exposed tuber. From this 3-5 broad leaflets emerge. Then the plant branches and produces longer leaves with many widely spaced leaflets. These leaves fall. The flowers are pink and occur in...



  154. Gigantochloa apus - Tabashir Bamboo
    Edible portion:Shoots A bamboo. It is an erect plant and forms tillers. It grows 10-20 m tall. The young culms have dense hairs. These stems can be 3-15 cm across. The walls can be 1 cm thick. The internodes are 30-65 cm long. The angles of the leaf sheath is rounded on the upper section. The...



  155. Citrus aurantifolia - Key Lime
    Edible portion:Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves - flavouring A small much branched evergreen tree. It grows up to 5-6 m tall with short sharp spines. It spreads to 3 m across. The leaves are small and dark green. There are narrow wings on the leaf stalk. The leaf blade is about 5 cm long by 3 cm wide...



  156. Mukia maderaspatana
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Seeds A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It can be climbing or have the stems trail along the ground. They are 3 m long. They have bristly hairs. The tendrils and thin and simple. The leaves are spear shaped or almost triangle shaped....



  157. Nageia nagi
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds-oil A shrub or tree. It grows to 20 m tall. The trunk can be 50 cm across. The bark is reddish brown. It peels in small thin flakes. The branches can be spreading or hanging. The leaves are opposite. The leaf stalks are twisted at the base. The leaf blade is 2-9 cm long by...



  158. Oroxylum indicum
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Pod, Flowers, Stem A small non hairy slightly branched tree. It grows 5-20 m high. The trunk is straight and rough. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is soft light brown. The leaves are opposite and 3 to 4 series of leaflets. The leaves are large and 1-2 m...



  159. Portulaca oleracea
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers, Stems A spreading branched herb. It lies flat on the ground. It grows each year from seed. The plants spread 10 to 50 cm wide. The stems are purplish. The leaves are fleshy, flat and shaped like a wedge at the base. They are 1.5 to 2.5 cm...



  160. Aeschynomene indica
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves An erect annual or perennial plant. It grows in water. It is 1.5-2 m tall. The leaves have an even number of leaflets along the stalk. There are 20 or more pairs. They do not have leaf stalks. They are 3-8 mm long by 1-3 mm wide. The flowers are yellow streaked with orange,...



  161. Amaranthus retroflexus
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds An annual herb which grows to 60-90 cm high. It has furry stems. The root is usually rosy red. The leaves and stems are often quite red in colour. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. The seed spikes are green and bristly. These can be at the top of the plant or in the axils...



  162. Vigna mungo
    Edible :Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Vegetable, A small annual bean with hairy pods. It is an erect herb 20-80 cm tall. Sometimes the stems are twining. The stems have dense yellow or rusty hairs. Leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 3-10 cm long by 1-5.5 cm wide. The leaf stalks are long...



  163. Cerbera manghas
    Edible:Leaves, CAUTION, Seeds VERY POISONOUS An evergreen tree up to 8 m tall. It can reach 20 m high. It spreads to 2-5 m across. The stem is erect and branching. It has milky sap. The bark is grey brown. The branches come out in whorls, and they are marked with leaf scars. The leaves are bright...



  164. Erythrina variegata
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable, Pods, Flowers A deciduous tree. It grows up to 15-20 m tall and loses its leaves for part of the year. The trunk has blunt spines. The branches are spreading, crooked and armed with sharp black prickles. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval...



  165. Gigantochloa balui
    Edible:Shoots A bamboo. It forms dense tufts. The stems bend slightly outwards. They are 12 m long and 3-8 cm across. The internodes are 40 cm long. It is a tropical plant. It is best in rich alluvial soils. Common Names:Buluh balui, Balui, Bambu taris, Buluh abe, Phai ba lui



  166. Gnetum gnemon
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable A shrub or small tree about 10 m high. It can grow to 20 m high. It normally has a cone shaped crown. The bark is greyish brown. The small branches are slender and like a vine. The leaves are produced in pairs opposite each other. They are...



  167. Lagerstroemia macrocarpa
    Edible:Leaves A deciduous tree. It grows 10-13 m tall. The bark is light grey and scaly. It is deeply furrowed. The leaves are oblong and 8-15 cm long. They are leathery. The flower petals are crinkled and clawed. They are pink. The flowers are 8-10 cm wide. They are in dense short clusters. The...



  168. Lagerstroemia speciosa
    Edible:Leaves - tea, Dried fruit - tea A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk is short and twisted. The crown is dense and rounded. The brown is cream grey and peels in thin flakes. The leaves are 8-18 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. Leaves are smooth. Old leaves become orange-red. The flowers are 5-8 cm...



  169. Laportea interrupta
    Edible:Leaves A small herb up to 60 cm high but it can grow to 2m. It has stinging hairs. The stems are woody at the base. The leaves are alternate. They are produced on 3-7 cm long leaf stalks. The leaves are toothed at the edge. The leaves are 8-13 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They have a papery...



  170. Lycopersicon esculentum
    Edible:Fruit, Spice, Vegetable, Leaves A short lived perennial plant. It is upright but with weak stems. It can grow to 2 m tall with support for the stems. The stems have long hairs. It is bad smelling. The leaves are deeply lobed with an odd number of leaflets. They have irregular teeth around...



  171. Lysimachia clethroides
    Edible:Flowers, Fruit, Leaves A herb. It grows to 75-90 cm high and is 45-60 cm wide. The leaves are large and broadly sword shaped. They are 8-15 cm long. The flowers are small and white. They are in a tapering spike. It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet ravines and grassy mountain slopes...



  172. Marsilea quadrifolia
    Edible:Fronds, Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea A long crawling fern. It can float on water. It has slender creeping rhizomes. It forms roots at the nodes. The young leaves are downy but become smooth. There are 4 triangle shaped leaflets. Each one is 1-2 cm across. The stalks are slender and 15 cm...



  173. Medicago polymorpha
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Pods An annual herb. It lies along the ground. The stem are 50 cm long. Sometimes they twine and climb over other plants. The leaves are made up of 3 small leaflets on a short stalk. The leafy stipules near their base are deeply lobed and taper to a point....



  174. Muntingia calabura
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves - tea A small tree up to 5-12 m high. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. Branches are wide spreading and almost horizontal. The young shoots are covered with hairs. The leaves are alternate and elliptical. They are 4-5 cm long and 3-4 cm wide. The leaves are unequal at the base....



  175. Nelumbo nucifera
    Edible:Seeds, Root, Tuber, Leaves, Stamens, Rhizomes, Seeds - coffee, Vegetable, Fruit, Flowers, Tea A herb which grows in water and continues growing for several years. The rootstock is under water and creeping. The leaf stalk grows 1-2 m high. The leaves can be 20-90 cm across. It has large...



  176. Vigna marina
    Edible :Root, Leaves, Pods, Seeds - drink, Vegetable, A climbing or scrambling herb. It can grow to several metres long. The stems can be hairy. The leaflets are rounded. They are 3.5-9.5 cm long by 2.5-7.5 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 2-11 cm long. The flowering stems are erect. They can be 4-10...



  177. Osmunda cinnamomea
    Edible:Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A fern. The fronds grow 40-100 cm high and are 15-25 cm wide. The fronds are twice divided. The fertile and the sterile fronds are separate. The fertile fronds are erect and stout and have light brown spore bearing bodies. It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet...



  178. Typha domingensis
    Edible :Leaves, Shoots, Rhizome, Root, Pollen, Pith, Vegetable, Flowers, A tall reed-like plant. It grows in water and keeps growing from year to year. They grow up to 4.5 m high. They form dense thickets around swamps. The leaves are long and blade-like and enclosed in a sheath. They are...



  179. Pyracantha crenulata
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves - tea An evergreen shrub. It grows to about 3 m high. It has spines. The leaves have stalks. They are crowded on short side branches. The leaves are 1.5-5.5 cm long by 0.8-1.8 cm wide. They are oblong or oval. They narrow towards the base. They are rounded teeth. The flowers...



  180. Asystasia gangetica
    Edible:Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Vegetable An erect herb. It can clamber over other objects. It can keep growing from year to year. It can also be grown each year from seed. It grows 60-100 cm high. The leaves are oval or heart shaped. They are 3-6 cm long. The flowers are bell shaped. They have...



  181. Euonymus japonicus
    Edible:Leaves, Caution A spreading evergreen shrub. It grows 3-3.5 m high. The leaves are dark shiny green. The flowers are pale greenish. The fruit are pink capsules opening to reveal orange seeds. It is a temperate and subtropical plant. It is grown at high altitudes in the tropics. It suits...



  182. Ficus sycomorus
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Bark, Gum A fig. It is a deciduous tree. It grows to 13-25 m high and spreads to 14 m across. It has a rounded crown. The stem is erect. Sometimes the stem has buttresses. The base of the tree commonly spreads over the ground. The bark is yellowish. The leaves are...



  183. Ficus virens
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A fig. It is a tall and often very large tree. It can lose all or some of its leaves during the year. It grows 15-30 m high and spreads 15-40 m across. It is a widely spreading plant often with a rounded crown. It can have both strangling roots and aerial roots. The trunk is...



  184. Gomphrena globosa
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable An upright bushy annual herb. Plants grow 30-60 cm high and spread to 30 cm across. Plants can lay over and root along the nodes. The leaves are oval and 15 cm long. They grow in pairs along the stem. They are covered with dense white hairs when young. The flower heads...



  185. Lasia spinosa
    Edible:Leaves, Roots, Fruit, Flowers, Leaf stalk, Rhizome A big leafy herb. It often has a creeping rhizome. It grows to 40-120 cm high. The stems are thorny. Leaves grow out of the ground. They are sword shaped or with lobes extending three-quarters of the way to the midrib. The leaves are...



  186. Lygodium microphyllum
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds, Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Vegetable A climbing fern which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-3 m long and spreads 30-90 cm wide. It has slender twining stems. The leaf is the climbing part. The stalk branches and produces 6-10 small fronds. The leaves are smooth...



  187. Canarium indicum - Galip Nut
    Edible parts : Nuts, Seeds - oil It is a large tree often up to 40m high. The stems are often twisted or rough and 1 m across the trunk and there are usually buttresses at the base of the tree. The buttresses are tall but thin. The small branches are more or less powdery. The vascular strands are...



  188. Arundo donax - Biblical Reed, Giant Reed
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Roots A large grass. It grows 3.7-4.5 m tall and 1.2-1.8 m wide. It forms clumps. It has rhizomes. The stems are like bamboo. They can be 6 m tall. The leaves are drooping and grey-green. They are 60 cm long. They have thick joints and slender stems. The flower plumes are...



  189. Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii - Tree Cassava
    Edible portion:Leaves, Roots, Tubers, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A tree. It grows 10 m high. The stem is crooked and it has bushy branches. The bark is smooth and pale grey. The leaf stalks are 7-14 cm long. The leaf blades are 10-28 cm across. They are deeply divided with 3-5 lobes. They are dark...



  190. Asplenium nidus
    Edible:Leaves, Fronds An evergreen fern. It grows to 1.5 m high and spreads 3 m across. It can grow by feeding on other plants. It forms nest like bowls on the upper side of branches. The underground thickened horizontal stem is dark brown and short. It is covered with blackish scales. The roots...



  191. Cheilocostus speciosus
    Edible:Seedlings, Rhizomes, Roots, Stem, Leaves A herb. It is a tropical plant. It suits shady places. In Sikkim it grows between 300-1,800 m above sea level. Common Names:Crepe ginger, Betlauri, Cheki kanda, Gaigobara, Harduli, Keukand Synonyms: Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm.; and many others...



  192. Fagopyrum esculentum
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Flowers An upright annual herb up to 1 m high. It spreads to 1 m across. It has angular hollow stems. These are erect and branching. Leaves are heart shaped or triangular and small. It has groups of white or pink flowers. These have a smell. They occur in clusters at the...



  193. Fragaria chiloensis
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves - tea A small herb that keeps growing from year to year. The rootstocks are stout, thick and scaly. It grows 15 cm high and spreads 50 cm across. The fruit can be red, white or yellow. The leaves are short and thick and hairy underneath. The flowers are on long slender...



  194. Gossypium barbadense
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Oil A shrub which keeps growing from year to year. Often it is grown as an annual. It is 1-3 m high. The stems are purplish. The leaves have 3-5 lobes. The flowers are at the ends of branches. They are yellow but change to reddish purple. They are surrounded by a bract which...



  195. Leea indica
    Edible:Leaves, Roots, Fruit, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large...



  196. Leea rubra
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A shrub which keeps growing from year to year. It is 1-3 m high. The stems are somewhat woody. The leaves are large and dark-green. The leaves are compound and twice divided. The whole leaf is 40 cm long. This is divided into 2-3 segments which is then divided into 2-3...



  197. Macaranga tanarius
    Edible:Bark, Fruit, Leaves - for drink, Seeds A small tree. It grows 4-10 m high. It has a spreading bushy habit. Young growth is bright green and slightly hairy. The leaves are alternate and 10 to 25 cm long by 10-15 cm wide. They are broadly oval or shield shaped. The leaf stalk joins the leaf...



  198. Nasturtium officinale
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Vegetable A cabbage family herb. It is a small leafy plant that grows in water and lasts for several years. It grows 30 cm high and has runners 2.5 m long. It has hollow stems and roots freely from the nodes. It branches freely. The leaves consist of 3 to 7...



  199. Acacia karroo
    Edible :Seeds - coffee, Gum, Bark, Roots, Seeds, Leaves - coffee, An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows to 5 m tall and 3 m wide. It can be 15 m tall. The stem is erect. It has spines. The spines are silvery white with a black tip. The spines or thorns can be 7 cm long. The bark is rough and...



  200. Trichosanthes cucumerina
    Edible :Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable, A pumpkin family plant. It is a climber with tendrils. It grows 2.4-6 m high and spreads 1.5-3 m wide. The vine has furrows along it. The leaves have 3 to 7 lobes and a tooth like edge. The flowers are white. The male flowers are without a bract and the female...



  201. Toona sinensis
    Edible :Fruit, Leaves, Buds, Leaves - tea, Vegetable, A deciduous tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The trunk is 60-100 cm across. The trunk is straight with few branches. The leaves are 60 cm long. There are 10-24 leaflets along the stalks. The leaves have teeth along the edge. The leaflets are...



  202. Pandanus tectorius
    Edible:Nuts, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Spice An erect branched shrub 3 to 5 m high. It can be 14 m tall. The trunk has several prop roots. The stems are prickly. The leaves are spirally crowded towards the ends of branches and covered with waxy powder. They are up to 1.5 m long and 3 to 5 cm wide....



  203. Raphanus sativus var longipinnatus
    Edible:Roots, Leaves, Vegetable A cabbage family plant like a large radish. It has a large fleshy root and deeply divided leaves. The taproot is long and white. It takes one or two years to complete its life cycle. The stems can be 20-100 cm high. The leaves near the base are long. They are...



  204. Ficus benjamina
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A fig. It is an evergreen tree. It grows to 12-30 m high and spreads to 4-15 m across. The stem is erect and slender. It has irregular flanges along it. The trunk can be 30-50 cm across. The branches can hang over and the leaves hang down. The plant can produce aerial roots...



  205. Ficus variegata
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Sap A fig. It is a medium sized buttressed tree up to 7-18 m high. The trunk varies in length and can be 20-30 cm across. Trees can be larger. The bark is characteristically brown and smooth. It is thick with an abundance of latex. The young shoots are pale green. The leaves...



  206. Graptophyllum pictum
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers - tea An evergreen shrub 2-3 m high. The leaves are up to 15 cm long and 6 cm wide and coloured. They can be green, silver, yellow or red. The leaves have markings like writing on them. The leaves occur opposite one another. The edges of the leaves can be irregular and...



  207. Lepisanthes rubiginosa
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A shrub 1-3 m tall. It can grow to 10 m tall. It can spread 1-2 m wide. Trunks can occasionally be 35 cm across. The young branches are slightly grooved. They are covered with brown hairs. The leaves are 10-30 cm long and divided. There are 4-18 leaflets. These are 3-24 cm...



  208. Maclura cochinchinensis
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A thorny climbing shrub. It grows 4-10 m long. It has cane like twigs. It forms thickets. It can be erect or spreading. It has spines which are curved. They are about 1 cm thick. The leaves are alternate and oblong. The base is wedge shaped and it tapers to a short tip. They...
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  210. Vicia faba
    Edible :Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Flowers, An upright plant up to 1 m tall. Plants vary in height from 30 cm to 180 cm. It has a well developed taproot. It has square stems which are hollow. They have wings at the angles. There can be 1-7 branches from near the base of the plant. The leaves...



  211. Trifolium pratense
    Edible :Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Nectar, Tea, A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows up to 40 cm high. The stems are hairy. It has a single taproot. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are smooth and oval. They have a pale V shaped mark. The flowers are purplish-mauve of pink....



  212. Parabaena sagittata
    Edible:Leaves, Stems A vine. The stems and branches have lines along them. The leaves are broadly oval and 8-16 cm long by 6-9 cm wide. The underside of the leaves has a hairy coating. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit is fleshy and flattened. It is 8 mm long. It is a tropical...



  213. Acorus calamus
    Edible:Roots, Rhizome, Leaves, Stems, Herb, Spice A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters...



  214. Chenopodium ficifolium
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds It is a herb. It grows 20-50 cm tall. The stems are green and have ridges along them. The leaf blade is oval and 3-5 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They usually have 3 lobes. The flowers are in round groups spreading along the ends of the branches. The seeds are black and 1 mm...



  215. Pseudosamanea guachapele
    A tall tree. The bark is a light colour and deeply cracked into long plates. The leaves are twice divided. The secondary leaflets get larger along the stalk. The flowers are white in round heads. It is a tropical plant. It grows in re-growth forest



  216. Samanea saman
    Edible : Pod pulp, Leaves, Fruit, Seeds-Spice A large tree with a widely spreading crown. It grows up to 25 m tall. It can grow to 60 m high. It has a short thick trunk. The branches spread out horizontally and can be 30 m long. The bark is a distinctive yellow. It loses its leaves during the...



  217. Annona glabra
    Edible : Fruit A small to medium sized tree. It grows 6-12 m high. The leaves are simple and 6-25 cm long. They are alternate. They vary in size. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is large and yellow. It is 70-80 mm across. They occur single in the axils of leaves. There are several seeds...



  218. Antidesma bunius
    Edible : Fruit, Leaves, Spice. A small bushy tree. It is often 3-6 m tall. It can be up to 15-30 metres high. The leaves tend to be long and narrow and shiny. They are dark green. They are pointed at the tip and more rounded at the base. The leaves are 10-15 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The male and...



  219. Diphysa americana
    Edible : Flowers, Leaves A small tree. It grows 4-15 m tall. The leaves are 8-14 cm long. They have 11-21 leaflets. These are 1.5-3.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. There are 6-7 flowers in a group. The pods are 5-8 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. Other names : Amarillo, Camaroncillo, Chipilcoi, Chipilcoite,...



  220. Ficus tinctoria
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A fig. It is a small tree or shrub 2-4 m high. It can climb and scramble over other plants and be up to 10 m high. The small branches are rough. The small branchlets are yellow or pale brown. The bark is grey or brown and cracked or flaky. The leafy structure at the base of...



  221. Acacia polyacantha
    Edible:Gum, Seeds, Spice A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches....



  222. Acalypha indica
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches....



  223. Ulmus parvifolia
    Edible :Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, An elm tree. It grows 15 m tall. It is spreading and loses many of its leaves during the year. The branches tend to hang down. The trunk has smooth bark which flakes off showing orange brown patches. It has small leaves. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6 cm...



  224. Helminthostachys zeylanica
    Edible:Fronds, Leaves, Stalks, Vegetable A fern. It is erect and grows in soil. It grows 15-90 cm tall. It has a deep creeping rhizome of underground stem. There are 1-2 leaves. The leaf stalk is thick. It is 10-60 cm long. The sterile part of the leaf is divided 3 times and these each have 2-5...



  225. Lespedeza cuneata
    Edible:Leaves A small shrub up to 1 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are narrow. They are 10-25 mm long by 2-4 mm wide. There are hairs on the lower side of the leaf. There are 2-4 flowers in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are whitish-yellow with violet stripes near the base. The...



  226. Maesa perlaria
    Edible:Leaves - tea A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-12 m tall. It is densely hairy. The leaf stalk is 10 mm long. The leaf blade is oval and 7-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge towards the tip. The leaf tapers to the tip. There are 7-9 side veins each side of the main...



  227. Malva verticillata
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An erect herb. It takes 1 or 2 years to complete its life cycle. It grows to about 1 m high. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are half round or heart shaped. There are 3-5 lobes. The leaves are 5-11 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. The lobes are rounded and with shallow...



  228. Passiflora foetida
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds A vine with tendrils. It creeps over the ground. The vine can be 2-10 m long. It has a strong smell. The stems are yellowish and have soft erect hairs. The leaves are 3 lobed and with fine hairs. They are pale green. The leaves are 3-10 cm long and 3-8 cm wide. The...



  229. Annona macroprophyllata
    Edible portion : Fruit A small deciduous tree. It grows to 7-8 m tall. It has 2 kinds of leaf. One is the broadly oval smooth leaf with a leaf stalk. The others are like round bracts without a leaf stalk and these fall off. These grow at the base of the small branches. Under the leaves, fruit and...



  230. Acalypha hispida
    Edible:Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are...



  231. Trigonella foenum-graecum
    Edible :Seeds, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Young pods, Vegetable, A small herb. It grows up to 30-60 cm tall. It spreads 20-30 cm wide. It grows each year from seed. The leaves have 3 leaflets like clover. The leaflets are oval and do not have stalks. They are 1.3-2.7 cm long by 0.5-1.7 cm wide. They...



  232. Cinnamomum camphora
    Edible:Leaves, Bark, Root A tree. It grows to 36 m high. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. It has a rounded crown 15 m wide. The trunk is short with scaly, grey bark. The trunk can be 3 m across. The whole plant has a strong camphor smell. The bark is yellow brown with cracks along it. The...



  233. Cinnamomum iners
    Edible:Bark, Spice, Fruit, Leaves A large tree. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The leaves are opposite, smooth and leathery. The leaf blades are 12-35 cm long by 5.5-8.5 cm wide. New flushes of leaves follow rain and are reddish pink. They are rounded at the base and taper...



  234. Clerodendrum paniculatum
    Edible:Leaves A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches can be angular and hollow. The leaves are 4-15 cm long by 7-20 cm wide or larger. They are broadly oval and can have 3-7 lobes. The base is heart shaped. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowering...



  235. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
    Edible :Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, A shrubby hibiscus used for hedges. It is a evergreen woody shrub. It grows to 2-5 m tall. The bark is grey and flaky. It has fine stripes. The leaves are bright green. They are oval and the edges of the leaves are entire on the lower leaves. The upper leaves...



  236. Clitoria ternatea
    Edible:Leaves, Pods, Flowers - tea, Flowers A perennial herb plant. It grows to 3-4.5 m tall and spreads to 4 m wide. The stem is slender and twines. The leaves are green and divided. They are 6-12 cm long. The 5-9 leaflets are oval. The flowers are bright purple. They are pea like and 3-5 cm...



  237. Crotalaria juncea
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Pods, Seeds An evergreen shrub. It grows to 2.5 m high and spreads to 2 m across. The stem is erect, with silky hairs on the branches. The plant has a strong taproot. The roots have root nodules which have branches and lobes, and are 25 mm across. The leaves are narrow,...



  238. Cyathula prostrata
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A herb which continues to grow from year to year. It can be upright or hanging over. It often lies along the ground. It grows up to 50-100 cm tall. The stem is slender, stiff and brittle. The stem is tinged red. It has many branches. These are thickened and often form...



  239. Fragaria vesca
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves - tea A small plant which keeps growing from year to year. It grows to 20 cm high and spreads to 30 cm wide. The stems are long runners which form roots at the nodes. The leaves have 3 leaflets and are bright green. The leaflets are oval and with coarse teeth around the edge....



  240. Garcinia cowa
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Spice, Seeds A tree. It grows 8-12 m tall. The trunk can be 30-50 cm across. The trunk is straight but usually with many knots. The crown is oval and the leaves are dark green. The small branches are often 4 sided. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 7-12 cm long by 3-5...



  241. Hemerocallis fulva
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Shoots, Vegetable A herb. It grows 40-150 cm tall. Plants usually lose their leaves during the winter. The roots are fleshy with swollen tubers near the tip. There can be stolons or runners up to 30 cm long. The leaves are narrow and 50-90 cm long by 1-2.8 cm...



  242. Marsilea minuta
    Edible:Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A small fern. It grows in water or damp locations. It has creeping rhizomes. The fronds float. It has four leaflets. These are rounded or delta shaped and 1-2.5 cm long and wide. They are at the top of a slender leaf stalk. It only forms spore bodies in water. A...



  243. Peperomia pellucida
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea, Spice, Vegetable A herb. It grows 10-30 cm tall. It grows from seed each year. The stems are thick and rounded. They are pale green and fleshy. The leaves have stalks. These are 1-2 cm long. The leaf blades are 0.8-3.5 cm long by 0.6-2.8 cm wide. They are oval and...



  244. Guazuma ulmifolia
    Edible portions :Fruit, Bark - drink, Flowers, Seeds, Gum A tall tree. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is grey-brown and rough and cracked. The tree grows 12-20 m high. The crown is irregular and the branches droop. The leaves are 6-20 cm long and are unequal at the base. Leaves are...



  245. Acalypha siamensis
    Edible:Leaves - tea A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The...



  246. Baliospermum solanifolium
    Edible:Leaves A stout shrub. It is woody and grows 1-2 m high. The stems are fairly stout and have few branches. The leaves vary in shape and size. They are 2-11 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. There can be lobes and teeth around the edge. A tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows between 600-1,200 m...



  247. Cassia bakeriana
    Edible : Seeds A broadleaf evergreen tree. It grows 7-10 m tall. The leaves are large and compound with leaflets along the stalk. There are 5-7 pairs of leaflets. these are oblong with round tips and are 5-8 cm long. The flowers are pink to purple. The stamen are yellow. There are in long...



  248. Desmodium velutinum
    Edible:Leaves A woody shrub. It grows from 0.5-2 m high. The stems are densely covered with pale hairs when young. The leaves normally have one leaflet but occasionally 3. The leaflet is 2.5-19 cm long by 1.1-13 cm wide. It is bluntly rounded at the tip. There a hairs which are more rough on top...



  249. Melastoma malabathricum
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Roots An evergreen shrub. It grows about 2 m high. The branches are nearly four angled. They are densely covered with scales. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are 3.5-10 cm long by 1.4-3 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped. They have hairs on the upper surface...



  250. Bacopa monnieri
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Tea A herb which grows in rice fields and lies along the ground. It grows 30 cm high. The stems are much branched. They form roots at the nodes. It can grow each year from seed or keep growing from year to year. The leaves are opposite and about 1.5 cm long by 1...



  251. Cibotium barometz
    Edible:Root, Leaves, Fronds A tree fern. It lies along the ground or can be erect. It has long yellow hairs over the tips. The fronds are twice divided and have hairs at their base. It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In southern China it grows between 200-600 m above sea level but can be at...



  252. Cicer arietinum
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Roots - coffee, Vegetable An annual legume herb. Plants are 40-60 cm high and all parts are hairy. It is erect with many branches. Plants are often bluish green in colour. Plants have a strong taproot. The root carries many nodules. The leaves are 5 cm long. It has leaves...



  253. Cissus quadrangularis
    Edible:Leaves, Stems, Fruit, Seeds - oil A climber with a fleshy four angled stem. It grows to 3 m long. It can be 10 m long. Leaves only occur on young shoots and the rest of the plant is leafless. The plant has tendrils by which it attaches to objects. These are opposite the leaves. The inner...



  254. Clinacanthus nutans
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea A herb or shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are oval or sword shaped and 7-12 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are hairy when young. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowers are near the top of the plant. They are dull red with a green base. They are tube shaped...



  255. Cordia dichotoma
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Oil A medium sized tree, that loses its leaves at some times of the year. They are 5 to 15 m high. It can grow up to 27 m tall and be 50 cm across in the trunk. The tree has spreading branches. The bark is 2 cm thick and grey. It is deeply cracked. The leaves...



  256. Crassocephalum crepidioides
    Edible:Leaves, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers A herb. An upright, annual plant about 1 m tall. The stem is thick and soft. The leaves are alternate and 16-18 cm long. The leaves have lobes, and have teeth around the edge. Sometimes the young leaves have a purple edge. The leaves often droop. A...



  257. Cynometra ramiflora
    Edible:Leaves A tree. It grows to 26 m high. The leaves are compound and alternate. The leaf stalks are 3-20 mm long. There are 2-4 leaflets and these are 1.2-20 cm long by 2.5-7.5 cm wide. The fruit is a brown pod. It is 3.5-4.5 mm long and 2.2-2.5 cm wide. It is warty and has one seed. A...



  258. Diplocyclos palmatus
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Caution, Vegetable A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It is a slender climbing plant with angular stems. The stems are weak but the lower part can be somewhat woody. It can climb to 2-4 m high. The stems are angular and grooved. The rootstock is fleshy. The leaves have 3...



  259. Glebionis coronaria
    Edible:Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb eaten at the seedling stage when it is not more than 20 cm high. It has many branches and grows 2 m tall. Leaves are succulent with a light silvery tinge and broadly serrated edges. There are a range of variations in leaf size and...



  260. Heritiera littoralis
    Edible:Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves - tea A tree up to 30 m high with a silvery crown and wide spreading branch-like buttresses. The trunk can be 90 cm across. The bark is light coloured and coarsely furrowed. The leaves are grouped near the ends of branches and are dark green on top and with...



  261. Melaleuca leucadendra
    Edible:Nectar, Leaves - tea, Fruit - tea, Leaves - flavouring An evergreen tree. It grows to a height of 10-40 m and with a spread of 5-8 m. The trunk is upright and the branches hang over. The bark is pale, thick, soft and spongy. This papery bark is a distinctive feature of the tree. The leaves...



  262. Memecylon edule
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A small tree. It grows 23 m high. The leaves are opposite and simple. They are 10 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are oval. The flowers are blue to purple and 2 mm across. They are in bundles in the axils of leaves. The fruit are blue to purple and 8 mm long by 6 mm across. There...



  263. Pereskia aculeata
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds A large vine-like cactus. It is a woody climber. It can be 20 m tall. It has hooked spines on the stems. There are 2 forms of spines. The vine can be 9 m long and 5-8 cm wide. It is dark green. The leaves are fleshy. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped. Leaves are...



  264. Grewia asiatica
    Edible : Fruit A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 4-8 m tall. The bark is rough and grey. The branches are long, slender and drooping. Young branches are covered with hairs. The leaves are alternate. They are simple. The leaves are a broad oval or heart shape....



  265. Acalypha wilkesiana
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Leaves - tea A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at...



  266. Choerospondias axillaris
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit A tree that loses its leaves. It is 15-30 m high and has a trunk 40-50 cm across. The young branches are stout. They are 5 mm across. The small branches are purple brown in colour. The leaves are alternate. They are compound made up of pairs of leaflets with one leaflet at...



  267. Cinnamomum burmannii
    Edible:Bark, Leaves, Spice A tree. It grows 4-11 m tall. The trunk can be 30 cm across. The bark is smooth and dark grey. It is red and cassia scented inside. The small branches are slender and green. The leaves are alternate and oval or sword shaped. They are 5.5-10.5 cm long by 2-5 cm wide....



  268. Bambusa oliveriana
    Edible:Shoots A bamboo. It is a subtropical plant. It grows at high altitudes. In Cairns BG. Common Names:Khokwa, Khuak, Rokhu, Sinmi-du, Talan, Wapyu-gale, Wapyu-san Synonyms: Bambusa mizorameana H. B. Naithani;



  269. Clerodendrum japonicum
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows about 2 m high. The leaves are opposite. They are 5-17 cm long by 3.5-18 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The base is heart shaped and taper towards the point. It has small rounded teeth around the edge. The flowers are...



  270. Spathodea campanulata
    Edible :Seeds, Flowers, A tree. It grows 25-30 m high. The bark is light grey. It forms buttresses. Leaves are opposite. The branches are rather short. In moist climates it may keep its leaves and in dry climates it may shed its leaves for a short time. The leaves are compound and divided into an...



  271. Gigantochloa albociliata
    Edible :Shoots, Vegetable, A densely tufted bamboo. It grows 2-10 m tall. The stems are 2-7 cm across. It can shed its leaves during the dry season. The internodes are 20-35 cm long. There are several unequal branches at a node. The leaf blade is 15-20 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. A tropical plant. It...



  272. Colocasia gigantea
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Petioles, Leaf stalk, Flowers An erect herb. It is fleshy and produces latex. It grows 2 m tall. It has a tuberous underground stem. The leaves are flattened with the leaf stalk attached to the middle of the lower surface. The leaves have 2 lobes at the base. The leaf...



  273. Crinum asiaticum
    Edible:Leaves, Caution A bulb plant. It grows 1.2 m tall. The leaves are dark green and strap like. They are 1 m long and 10 cm wide. The flowers are tube shaped and white. They are in clusters on thick succulent stems. The stamens are purple. It is a tropical plant. It suits light sandy soils....



  274. Melochia umbellata
    Edible:Leaves A small tree. It grows 10 m high. The leaves are 22 cm long. The leaves are hairy underneath. The flowers are pink. A tropical plant. It grows in hot places. It grows along the edges of lowland evergreen forests. Common Names:Al-abada, Betenook, Boosi, Chapak, Endilau binchil,...



  275. Cyrtosperma merkusii
    Edible:Corms, Root, Leaves, Vegetable A large perennial taro family plant up to 2-3 m high, with the pointy ends to the leaf lobes. The leaves are very large, upright and with points on the bottom lobes. The leaf stalks are up to 2.5 m long and 10 cm across. The leaves are 1.5 m long. Other...



  276. Mentha aquatica
    Edible:Leaves, Flavouring, Leaves - tea, Flowers - spice A small herb. It grows 90 cm high. It has a thin rhizome. It can be smooth or hairy. The leaves are 2.5-5 cm long. They have teeth around the edge. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. The flowers are at the top of the shoots. They are...



  277. Pereskia bleo
    Edible:Fruit A tree like cactus. It grows 4-7 m tall. The branches have several slender spine. These are about 1 cm long. The fruit are 5-6 cm long and wide. They are yellow when ripe. It is a tropical plant. Common Names:Bleo, Orange rose-cactus Synonyms: Cactus bleo Kunth; Pereskia corrugata...



  278. Persicaria chinensis
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Fruit A herb. It is a straggling perennial weed often woody near the base and up to 2-3 m tall. It can be a climber. Branches are ridged and grooved. Leaves are alternate and have stalks. The leaves are 2.5-14 cm long by 1.3-8 cm wide. They are oblong...



  279. Petroselinum crispum
    Edible:Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Seeds A short lived perennial plant. Often it grows and flowers over two years. It forms clumps and is a hairless plant. It has stems up to 50 cm long which are upright and with grooves. They branch. Several stems come from the top of the fattened taproot....



  280. Corchorus olitorius - Jute
    Edible portions:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Fruit An annual herb. It is upright, branching, and slightly woody. Plants vary in height, shape, leafiness and hairiness. Plants grownfor leaves are usually only 30 cm tall. They also have many branches. Leaves are shiny and have leaf stalks. The leaves...



  281. Salvadora persica - Salt Bus, Mustard Tree, Tafabe
    Edible portions:Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Bark, Vegetable An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 metres high. It has many branches forming a rambling habit. The stems are crooked and can grow along the ground. The branches are drooping and twisted. They are slender and greenish white. The...



  282. Cordia crenata - Musakabi
    Edible portions:Fruit A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. Young plant parts are hairy. The leaves are oval or wedge shaped and 5-8 cm long by 3cm wide. They are rough above and hairy underneath. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit are oval andorange and 13 mm long by 8...



  283. Cordia sinensis - Grey-leaved saucer-berry
    Edible Portions:Fruit, Root, Gum, Leaves A tangled shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It is 3-12 m tall. The trunk is crooked. It has many branchesand these often droop over. The bark is grey and smooth when young. It later becomes dark and roughly grooved. The leavesare...



  284. Cucumis metuliferus - African Horned cucumber, Kiwano
    Edible portions:Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable, Leaves A pumpkin family plant. It is an annual plant. It grows to 0.5 m tall and spreads to 1.5 m wide. The stems are trailing and hairy.The tendrils are curled and do not branch. The leaves have 3 lobes and are heart shaped. The edges of the leaves have...



  285. Grewia bicolor - Two-coloured grewia
    Edible portions:Fruit, Leaves - tea, Vegetable, Flowers A small tree or shrub. It grows up to 3-8 m tall. It is often a shrub with many stems. The young branches are covered with softhairs. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are smooth above and white below. The have fine teeth along the...



  286. Grewia capitellata - Nguilabe
    Edible portions: Fruit A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 10 cm long. There are teeth along the edge. The base is roundedbut can be wedge shaped. There can be some fine hairs underneath. The flowers are white or yellow. They are in groups in theaxils or leaves or at the...



  287. Ximenia caffra - Sour Plum
    Edible portions: Fruit A shrub or small tree It grows to 8 m tall. It has many spines. Young stems can be very hairy. The bark is grey or brown. It issmooth at first but then becomes rough and cracked along its length. The young twigs are covered with fine red hairs. Theleaves are simple and...



  288. Tamarindus indica - Tamarind
    Edible portions:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Spice, Vegetable A large spreading tree up to 24 m tall. It has a broad dense evergreen crown. In dry areas the tree can lose its leaves. Thetrunk can be 1 m across. The bark is rough and grey with a checkered pattern. The leaves are carried one...



  289. Ximenia americana - Yellow Plum
    Edible portions:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Oil, Root bark - tea A small tree or spiny shrub about 3-4 m high. It has spines about 1 cm long which are thin and straight. The leaves andbranches are without hairs. The leaves are alternate, oval and about 2-4 cm long. The leaves are bluish green. The...



  290. Amaranthus dubius - Spleen amaranth
    Edible parts - Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb plant. It is erect and grows up to 1.2 m tall. The stems are angular and the plant is often branched from the baseupwards. Plants can be green or tinged purple. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long.Leaves...



  291. Amaranthus graecizans - Spreading pigwee, Mat Amaranth
    Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable An annual plant growing up to 50 cm high. The plant is sprawling over the ground. It has a taproot. The branches do not havehairs. The flowering shoots are leafy. The flowers are in small clusters. They are greenish. It is a Mediterranean and tropical plant....



  292. Annona senegalensis - Wild custard apple
    Edible parts -Fruit, Flower buds, Leaves A shrubby tree which looses its leaves during the year. It grows to 2-6 m high. The bark is grey and smooth. The young stemsare hairy and orange. The older bark becomes thick and folded. It peels off to expose paler patches. The leaves are oval and...



  293. Asystasia schimperi - Atipa
    Edible parts -Plant, Leaves An erect annual herb. It grows 50 cm tall. The stems are 4 sided and purplish-green. They are hairy. The stems come from ataproot. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are oval or oblong and taper to both ends. They are light green and hairy.The flowers are small...



  294. Bauhinia petersiana - White bauhinia, Zambezi coffee
    Edible parts -Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Nectar, Root An untidy spreading bush. It grows 3-4 m high. It can be 9 m high. The bark is dark and powdery and flakes off in strips. Theleaves have lobes for almost half their length. The lobes are oval. They are 3.5-6 cm long and 3-8 cm wide. The base of...



  295. Borassus aethiopum - Borassus Palm
    Edible parts -Fruit, Cabbage, Sap, Seeds, Palm heart, Vegetable, Young roots, Seedling A solitary fan palm. It grows up to 25 m tall. It has separate male and female trees. The trunk is bottle shaped and smooth.Older trees have a swelling on the trunk above the middle which helps distinguish it...



  296. Capsicum frutescens - Bird's eye chillies
    Edible parts -Leaves, Fruit, Herb, Spice, Vegetable It is a shrubby perennial plant about 1 m tall. The leaves are smaller than round capsicums or bell peppers. Two or more flowersoccur together in the axils of leaves. They have small pointed fruit about 1-2 cm long and they are red when ripe....



  297. Carissa edulis - Caradas plum, simple-spined carissa
    Edible parts -Fruit, Roots - spice, Flowers, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 1.5-5 m tall. It has green straggly branches. There are many spines 10-40 mm long. Thespines are simple. The leaves are opposite one another. They have short stalks. The leaves are leathery and widest below...



  298. Carissa spinarum - Simple-spined num-num
    Edible parts - Fruit, Spice An evergreen shrub. It grows 5 m tall. It is thorny. It can be climbing. The leaves are narrowly oval and leathery and have softhairs. The flowers are white and have a scent. They are in groups at the ends of branches. The fruit are red berries. They areabout 1 cm...



  299. Cissus adenocaulis
    Edible parts - Leaves A vine with tuberous roots.Probably now Cyphostemma adenocarpum A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Africa



  300. Cucurbita maxima - Pumpkin, Winter Squash
    Edible parts -Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable A pumpkin family plant. It is a creeping vine with tendrils. It is an annual plant. The stems are soft and round in cross section.The leaves are large and hang loose. They are dark green and kidney shaped. The edges of the leaves are entire....



  301. Cucurma longa - Tumeric
    Edible parts -Rhizome, Root, Leaves as condiment, Herb, Spice, Flowers A herb in the ginger family which continues growing from year to year. For harvesting it is grown as an annual crop. It grows upto 1 m high and spreads to 50 cm across. The stem is erect. Under the ground it has bright orange...



  302. Diospyros mespiliformis - Jackalberry
    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable An evergreen tree. It grows up to 15-20 m tall. It can grow to 45 m tall in forests. It has a dense wide spreading round crown.The trunk sometimes has buttresses. Young branches have soft hairs. The bark is dark grey. The bark is smooth in young trees...



  303. Grewia mollis
    Edible parts -Leaves, Flowers, Bark, Fruit, Nectar, Vegetable, Root A shrub or tree. It is straggling in form and almost a climber. It grows up to 7 m tall. The bark is fibrous. The leaves are 8-17 cmlong by 2.5-8.5 cm wide. The leaves are grey green on top. They are lighter underneath, and...



  304. Hibiscus cannabinus - Vegetable kenaf, Indian hemp
    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Fruit, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Bark, Gum, Vegetable A herb. It can grow from seed each year or keep growing from year to year. It grows up to 3.5 m high. It has a few sharpspines. The leaf stalk is 6-20 cm long. The leaf blade has 2 forms. The leaves lower on the...



  305. Hyptis spicigera - Hard Simsim, Black sesame
    Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Flowers A herb. It grows each year from seed. It is erect and the stems are 1-1.5 m tall. The angles are rough. The leaf stalk is 0.3-2.2cm long. It is rough. The leaf blade is sword shaped and 2.5-7.5 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. It is bluish green and hairy. Theflower...



  306. Moringa stenopetala - African horseradish tree
    Edible parts -Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable A tree. It grows 10-15 m high. The bark is smooth. The branches are soft. The leaves are compound and divided 2-3 times.The flowers have a sweet scent. They are white and occur in loose flower arrangements. The fruit are long pods. The fruit areyellow when...



  307. Morus indica - Mulberry
    Edible parts - Fruit, Buds A shrub or small tree. The small branches are hairy when young. The leaves are oval and can have lobes. There are teethalong the edge. The leaves are 4-12 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. Male and female flowers are often on separate branches. Thefruit are black when ripe. It is...



  308. Sesamum calycinum subsp. Angustifolium - Wild simsim
    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Vegetable A herb. It may or may not be branched. It grows 75-200 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and alternate or opposite. They are 2-12 cm long by 0.1-4 cm wide. The lower leaves can have irregular teeth. The flowers are dull red. They are a slightly...



  309. Strychnos innocua - Elephant Orange
    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Caution, Leaves A small or medium sized tree. It grows up to 13 m high. The trunk is straight. The bark is smooth and green or yellow, andpowdery. The small branches are stout and smooth and also powdery. They are often twisted and hang downwards. Theleaves are simple...



  310. Vitellaria paradoxa - Shea
    Edible parts -Fruit, Flowers, Nuts, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Vegetable A deciduous tree. A compact tree which loses its leaves during the year. It grows to 15-25 m tall and has a spreading crown.The trunk is short and stout and can be 2 m across. The bark is corky. The bark is dark with cracks making...



  311. Vitex doniana - Black Plum
    Edible parts -Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable A deciduous tree. It can be 8-14 m tall. It has a heavy rounded crown. The trunk is clear. It can be 1 m across. The bark ispale brown or grey white. It has long cracks along it and the ridges are sticky. The base of old trees has scales. The leavesoccur...



  312. Zanthoxylum chalybeum - Gadda
    Edible parts -Leaves, Bark, Fruit, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 6 m tall. The crown is broad and dense. It has pricklyprocesses on the trunk. The leaves are 6-20 cm long. There are 2-5 leaflets. The leaflet blades are 3-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide....



  313. Senna obtusifolia - Sicklepod
    Edible portion :Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Vegetable An annual or perennial herb. Often it has a bad smell. It can be a shrub 0.6-2.5 m tall. It has slightly hairy stems. The leaf stalk does not have a gland but the axis of the leaf does. The leaf has leaflets in 3 pairs....



  314. Panicum miliaceum - True millet, Common millet, Proso
    Edible parts:Seeds, Cereal An annual grass which grows up to 1 m high. It spreads to 15 cm across. It has a fibrous root system. The stalks are tufted.They are hairy at the base and on the nodes. The leaves are 30-50 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are narrow and flat. Theedge is slightly rough with...



  315. Pennisetum glaucum - Bullrush millet, Pearl millet
    Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. It is an annual grass. It grows to 3 m tall. The leaf blades are 20-100 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flower isdense and 40-50 cm long by 1.2-1.5 cm wide. They also vary a lot in shape and size. Plants that tiller produce smaller heads.The species varies...



  316. Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
    Edible parts: Stems, Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. A mature sorghum plant resembles maize. Plants vary in height from 45 cm to 4 m. It is an annual grass witherect solid stems. The stems can be 3 cm across at the base. Under the ground there is a widely branching extensive rootsystem. Prop roots...



  317. Ensete ventricosum - False Banana
    Edible parts:Leaves, Stem, Seeds, Corm, Flower heads, Rootstock, Rhizome, Vegetable A banana like plant. It grows to 6-12 m high. The lower part of the leafy false stem is swollen. Many different varieties exist.The leaves are bright green with an obvious red midrib. The leaves can be 5 m long...



  318. Ficus sur - Cape Fig
    Edible parts:Fruit, Leaves, Roots, Bark, Vegetable A fig. This tree varies in form. It can be a small tree up to 6 m tall in dry places or a large spreading tree up to 12-24 m tall inforest. It normally loses its leaves for a short period. The bark is smooth and brownish grey. It has a thick...



  319. Nymphaea caerulea - Water Lilly
    Edible parts:Rhizome, Root, Flowers, Seeds A waterlily. It is a herb that grows in water. The rhizome is embedded in the mud. The leaves and flowers float on the water.The leaves are green. The leaves are egg shaped and the sides overlap at the split section. The leaves are 30-40 cm across.The...



  320. Plectranthus esculentus - Kaffir Potato
    Edible parts:Tubers, Roots, Vegetable A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60 cm high. It can lie along the ground. It loses it leavesduring the year. The leaves are fleshy and opposite. They are 5-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. There arerounded...



  321. Sechium edule - Chayote
    Edible parts:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Roots, Vegetable A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It is a vigorously growing climber that can last for several years. The vine can be up to 15 mlong. It has strong tendrils which can attach to fences and trees so that the plant can climb well. The choko...



  322. Antidesma venosum - Tassel Berry
    Edible parts:Fruit, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It can grow to 15 m tall. The crown can be round and spreading or drooping. The bark is pale and flaky.The young twigs are covered with red hairs. The leaves are simple, large and without teeth. They can be 2.5-15 cm long and 1.9-10 cm wide. The...



  323. Bridelia micrantha - Coastal Golden Leaf
    Edible parts:Fruit, Roots, Leaves, Bark, Seed A deciduous tree. It grows up to 21 m tall. It has a wide leafy crown. The trunk is grey-brown. It is smooth when young butrough when older. The twigs are knobbly and covered with small scattered raised brown dots. The leaves are simple and slightly...



  324. Vangueria infausta - Wild Medlar
    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A shrub or small deciduous tree. It grows to 3 or 4.5 m tall. It can be 7 m tall. It has a smooth grey trunk. The bark becomesrough with age. The branches are short and stout. They are soft and covered with red hair when young. The leaves are lightgreen and...



  325. Berchemia discolor - Bird Plum
    Edible parts:Fruit, Gum, Leaves A tree. It grows 12-18 m tall. It usually loses its leaves during the year. The branches are spreading. The crown is dense andround. The leaves are simple and nearly opposite. They are dark green above and paler underneath. They are 2.5-10 cm longand 8 cm wide....



  326. Uapaca kirkiana - Sugar Plum
    Edible parts: Fruit A small tree. It grows 5-6 m high. It can be 13 m high. It has a rounded crown. The bark is dark grey and rough. The leavesare scattered or clustered at the tips of branches. They are oval and 11 cm long by 11 cm wide. They are thickly leathery. Theupper surface is dark green...



  327. Vitex mombassae - Smelly Berry
    Edible parts:Fruit, Seed, Ash - salt A shrub or tree. It grows up to 6 m tall. It often has many branches from the base. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. The leaveshave long stalks but the leaflets are stalkless. The leaflets radiate from one point and the end one is the largest. The leaflets are7.5...



  328. Cordyla Africana - Wild Mango
    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Flowers - nectar It is a large tree. It grows up to 22 m tall. The trunk can be 1.2 m across. The branches spread widely. The bark is greyishbrown and has furrows along it. The leaves are divided once. They are 25 cm long with about 9-12 pairs of leaflets with one atthe...



  329. Parinari curatellifolia - Hissing Tree
    Edible parts:Kernels, Fruit pulp, Nuts, Seeds, Leaves - medicine, Seeds - oil The leaves are simple and oblong. They are 4-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They narrow towards the base. The upper surfaceis shiny dark green and the lower surface is dull and covered with felt. The veins are conspicuous...



  330. Parinari excelsa - Rough-skinned Plum
    Edible parts:Nuts, Fruit, Kernel, Seed - oil A large evergreen tree. It grows to 50 m high. The trunk is 1.5 m across. It has buttresses. The branches have a cottonycovering. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are pink and white. Theyhave a...



  331. Parkia filicoidea - African Locust Bean
    Edible parts:Nuts, Fruit, Kernel, Seed - oil A large evergreen tree. It grows to 50 m high. The trunk is 1.5 m across. It has buttresses. The branches have a cottonycovering. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are pink and white. Theyhave a...



  332. Sclerocarya caffra - Marula
    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves, Kernel A deciduous tree. It grows 10-18 m tall. It has a thick trunk and light rounded crown. The trunk isstraight and 1 m across. The branches are large. The twigs are sturdy with blunt tips. The bark is greybut turns black with age. It is thick and...



  333. Syzygium cordatum - Water Boom
    Edible parts:Fruit, Stems - flavouring A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 8-15 m high. The trunk sometimes has buttresses. The crown of the tree isrounded. The bark is dark brown and rough with cracks along its length. The small branches are angular and the edges of themis winged. The...



  334. Syzygium guineense - Water Berry
    Edible parts:Fruit, Bark - tea, Seeds, Roots It is a medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. This tree varies a lot. The trunk is broad and fluted. The bark isrough, greyish white and flaky. It produces a red watery sap if cut. The young branches are four sided. The branches tend to...



  335. Trichilia emetica - Natal mahogany
    Edible parts:Aril, Seeds, Fruit, Seeds - oil A large tree. It is evergreen. It grows 8-20 m high. The crown is round and widespreading. The leaves have 4-5 pairs of leaflets and one at the end. They are oblong and 12 cm long by 5.5 cm wide. They are dark green and glossy above and have short...



  336. Ziziphus mucronata - Buffalo Thorn
    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds - coffee, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 9 m tall. It has many sharp thorns. It has spreading and often drooping branches. Thetrunk is often crooked. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are shiny and have 3 veins from the base. The leaves are 2.5-8 cm...



  337. Bidens schimperi
    Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It grows 1.8 , tall. The leaves are roughly hairy. They are usually deeply divided into 3. The edges of the leaves aremarked by a line of black dots. The flowers are yellow and larger than Bidens pilosa. The fruit have 2 hooked bristles. A tropical plant....



  338. Strychnos spinosa - Kaffir orange, Natal orange
    Edible parts -Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable A shrub which loses some of its leaves during the year. It can be spiny. It grows 4-5 m tall and can be 9 m tall. It has a largerounded crown. There can be one or several trunks. The branches can be flexible or stiff and smooth or hairy. The brancheshave...



  339. Ilex cassine - Dahoon Holly
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Leaves - Tea A tree. It grows 8 m tall. It has small sword shaped leaves. They are leathery and have shallow teeth. The leaves are 8-10 cm long. They have soft prickles along the edges. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The flowers are small and greenish...



  340. Pachira glabra - Saba Nut
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaves A small tree. It grows 17 m high. The trunk is bright green. The leaves have 5-7 leaflets. The leaves have long leaf stalks. The flowers come out at night. They have light green strap-like petals. The stamen are white and curved. The fruit is a green...



  341. Ardisia crenata
    Edible :Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable, An evergreen shrub. It grows 1 m high and spreads 1 m wide. The stems are erect and branching. The leaves are shiny green. They have wavy edges. The leaves are arranged in rings around the stem. The flowers are white or pink. They have a scent. The fruit are...



  342. Barbarea verna
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable A cabbage family herb. The leaves are dark smooth and shiny. They come from the ground in many stemmed rings. Each stem has leaflets arranged in 2 rows. There is a large rounded leaflet at the end. The flowering stem can be 60 cm high. The flowers are bright...



  343. Cissampelos pareira
    Edible:Tubers, Root, Caution, Stems, Leaves, Fruit A woody vine or climber. The branches are slender. They are usually densely hairy. The leaves are simple and 5-12 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The leaf stalk joins the leaf blade away from the edge. The leaf blade is papery. Plants are separately...



  344. Coriandrum sativum
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Roots, Vegetable, Flowers An annual herb up to 70 cm high. It spreads to 50 cm across. It has a fleshy taproot. The stem is erect and finely grooved. The leaves are compound, and divided along their length. The lower leaves have lobes, while the upper leaves are...



  345. Debregeasia longifolia
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-3 m tall. The small branches are dark brown. The leaves are long and oval with teeth along the edge. They are 6-20 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are dark green above when mature and ashy soft hairs underneath. The male and female flowers are...



  346. Heteropanax fragrans
    Edible:Leaves A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves have 3 to 5 leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 50-100 cm long and the leaflets are opposite. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 6-13 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. It is a tropical plant. It grows near sea level and up to 1,000 m above sea...



  347. Persicaria capitata
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Fruit A herb. It grows along the ground or curves upwards. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms mats. The has glandular hairs. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaf blades are broadly oval and 2-5 cm long. They are green and taper to the base and tip. The central...



  348. Inga spectabilis
    Edible : Fruit - aril, Pod pulp. A tree. It grows 5-20 m tall. The branches are angular and hairy. The leaves are compound and alternate. There are 2 pairs of leaflets. The end pair are the largest. The leaves are 10-30 cm long by 5-18 cm wide. The fruit is a pod. They are 20-80 cm long by 4-5 cm...



  349. Garcinia spicata
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It grows to 10 m tall. It is a wide spreading tree. The leaves are deep green. The leaves are large and broadly oval. They are 20 cm long. New leaves are coppery pink. The flowers do not have stalks. They are white and waxy and grow on the stems and twigs. The fruit are...



  350. Licania tomentosa
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The young branches can have a grey covering. The crown is low and spreads wide. The leaves are narrowly oval and papery. They are 5-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They taper to the tip and are wedge shaped at the base. The flowers occur singly and are 3 mm...



  351. Lycium chinense
    Edible : Leaves as condiment, Spice, Tea, Fruit, Seeds - coffee, Vegetable, Seeds-oil A spiny deciduous shrub. It grows 4.5 m high. The branches are stiff, straight and unbranched. The branches have long thorns. These are where the leaves sprout from the stem. There are only a few leaves. The...



  352. Myrciaria glazioviana
    Edible : Fruit A large shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. The crown is dense. The branches almost touch the ground. The leaves are papery. They have a white covering underneath. Leaves are 6-11 cm long and the edges curl under. The flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit are yellow...



  353. Ardisia humilis
    Edible :Leaves, Vegetable, A small tree. It grows to 3 m high. The branches are 5-7 mm across. The leaf stalk has a canal and is 6-10 mm long. The leaves are sword shape but fattest in the middle. They are 15-18 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They are leathery. There are about 12 side veins on each side...



  354. Ficus religiosa
    A fig. It is a deciduous tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The crown is one. It has fibrous aerial rots. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. When young it grows living on and attached to other plants. The bark is grey and smooth with cracks along it. The young branches has some hairs. The leaf stalk is...



  355. Diospyros discolor
    Edible : Fruit A large tree. It can grow to 20 m or more high. Often it is only a small tree. It is a spreading tree with drooping branches. The leaves are smooth but covered with fine soft hairs. They are 7.5-22.5 cm long by 2.5-7.5 cm wide. The leaves are dark green on the top surface and...



  356. Garcinia celebica
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It grows 9-18 m tall. It can grow 35 m tall. The stems have white or yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are of separate sexes. They are red outside and yellow inside. The flowers are 22 mm...



  357. Barringtonia acutangula
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Fruit A small tree. It grows 4-15 m tall. The trunk can be 40-80 cm across. It can have several stems. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are broad and sword shaped. They taper to the base. They are bright green. The edges sometimes have small teeth. They are...



  358. Benincasa hispida
    Edible:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A climbing, pumpkin family plant. The vine can be 3 m long. The plant re-grows from seed each year. The vines are thick, furrowed and hairy. The leaves are heart shaped with 5 to 7 lobes. They are rough to touch. Flowers are yellow. The immature...



  359. Beta vulgaris
    Edible:Roots, Leaves, Vegetable A dark green leafed plant. The plant is upright and about 20 cm tall. It can be grown as an annual plant. Normally it gives a thickened root in the first year then flowers in the second year. The leaves vary in shape and colour. They can be oval with an irregular...



  360. Cipadessa baccifera
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit A shrub. It grows to 1-5 m high. The leaflets along the stalk end with a leaflet at the end. The leaflets have short stalks. Leaflets are hairy on the upper surface. The flowers are small and green. They occur in the axils of leaves. The fruit are purple to black when ripe....



  361. Clausena anisata
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Root, Spice A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-5 m high. It can reach 10 m. The trunk is 20 cm across. The trunk is straight and branches early. The crown is dense and round. The bark is greyish-brown and mottled. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are 10-17 pairs...



  362. Clerodendrum glandulosum
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers An evergreen shrub. It grows 3 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The stem is slender and erect. The crown is round. The leaves are broadly oval. They are heart shaped at the base. The flowers occur in dense heads. They are white and star shaped. They have long stamens. The fruit...



  363. Hibiscus mutabilis
    Edible:Leaves, Root, Flowers, Leaves - tea A shrub which loses its leaves during the year. It grows to 3 m high and spreads to 2m across. The stem is erect and branching. The stem is covered with soft, star shaped hairs. The leaves are large and oval and divided like fingers on a hand and have...



  364. Persicaria hydropiper
    Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - spice, Leaves - tea An annual herb. The stems are erect and curve upwards. It can be 80-100 cm tall. The stem has many branches. It forms roots at the nodes. The nodes are enlarged and they have a red ring at the base. The leaves are alternate and narrowly sword...



  365. Phaseolus vulgaris
    Edible:Pods, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable This bean has very many varieties and varies a lot in details. Both short and climbing cultivated varieties of this bean occur. It has a long taproot. Climbing forms can be 2-3 m tall. Bush types are 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are carried one after another...



  366. Ixora chinensis
    Edible : Fruit, Flower A small round evergreen shrub. It grows 0.5-2 m tall. It spreads 1.5 m wide. The leaves are glossy and deep green. They are oval and 6-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are in rings of about 4. The flowers are red or yellow. They are in heads 12 cm across. The fruit is...



  367. Achyranthes aspera
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the...



  368. Bauhinia acuminata
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Fruit An evergreen shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves have 2 lobes. They are downy and rounded. The leaves are 15 cm long. The flowers are white to pale yellow. There are only a few flowers on a stalk. The flowers are 5 cm wide. The fruit are flattened pods. A tropical...



  369. Cissus javana
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit An evergreen vine. It climbs to 3 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The stems are creeping or climbing. They are often red. They have tendrils which attach to objects. The leaves are bright metallic green. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are marked with white and...



  370. Crateva religiosa
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit An evergreen or deciduous tree. It grows up to 7-15 m tall and 45 cm across the trunk. The tree spreads to 2-4 m across. The stem is erect and the bark is smooth, with branches low down. The leaves have long petioles, 2-9 cm long. The leaves are divided into 3...



  371. Cyclosorus interruptus
    Edible:Heart, Fronds, Leaves, Roots A medium sized fern. It grows 0.5-1.6 m high. It forms extensive spreading patches. The rootstock is creeping and has many branches. The fronds are erect, leathery and dark green. They can be 1 m long. The segments of the fronds are lobed and sword shaped. They...



  372. Dalbergia hupeana
    Edible:Leaves, Shoots A tree. It grows up to 20 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The young shoots are pale green. The leaves are 15-25 cm long. There are 7-11 leaflets. These are 4-6 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flower panicles are 15-20 cm long by 10-20 cm wide. The flowers are 6-7 mm across....



  373. Hibiscus sabdariffa
    Edible:Calyces, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers - tea, Vegetable, Fruit A branched shrub up to 2 m high. It has reddish stems, leaves and fruit. Different types vary in their height, shape and leafiness. The leaves are 7-10 cm across and lobed. The upper leaves often have more lobes than the lower leaves....



  374. Artemisia vulgaris
    Edible :Plant, Herb, Spice, Leaves, A shrub which continues to grow year after year. It grows to a height of 1.2 m and spreads to 1.5 m across. The underground root like structure is branched and has a nodular appearance. There are many stems. They are angular with grooves. The stems are red. The...



  375. Artocarpus lacucha
    Edible :Seeds, Fruit, Flowers, Bark, Leaves, Vegetable, A large tree which loses its leaves during the year. The tree grows to 10-50 m high. The trunk is short and erect but is can be bent. The crown is rounded and spreading. The bark is reddish-brown and rough and scaly in old trees. The young...



  376. Gymnema inodorum
    Edible :Leaves, A climbing shrub or creeper. It can grow 10-25 m long. The leaves are broadly oval and 4-14 cm long by 2-9 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2-6 cm long. The flower petals are yellow and covered with small hairs. The follicle is 8-16 cm long by 3 cm wide. It has a small beak. It is a...



  377. Persicaria odorata
    Edible:Leaves, Herb A leafy creeping plant which continues to grow from year to year. It forms roots at the nodes. The stems are reddish and have joints where the leaves join. These are 1-5 cm apart. The stems can be 35 cm high. The leaves are 5-8 cm long and sword shaped. They are green in...



  378. Sterculia pexa
    Edible : Seeds A deciduous tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The young branches are chalky white. The leaves are compound. They have leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 7-9 leaflets. They are 9-23 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white. The fruit are follicles. These are...



  379. Acrostichum aureum
    Edible:Shoots, Roots, Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A fern with a short to medium creeping rhizome. The rhizome is up to 3 cm thick. It has large fleshy roots. The fronds are erect and up to 4 m long. The leaflets are large, thick and leathery. They are only divided once. They have blunt tips. They...



  380. Bauhinia malabarica
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Flowers A small to large tree. It grows 3-5 m high but can be up to 17 m high. The trunk branches near the base. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are alternate and smooth. The base is slightly heart shaped. The tip is notched. The leaves are 1-20 cm long. The...



  381. Deeringia amaranthoides
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds A small shrub or climber up to 5 m tall. The stem is woody and it branches. Young shoots are slender and smooth. The leaves are alternate and oval or sword shaped. They are 10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. They are drawn out to a long point and are bright green with a thin...



  382. Hibiscus syriacus
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil, Flowers - tea A shrub 3-4 m high. It spreads 1.2-1.8 m wide. It loses its leaves in cooler climates. The leaves are oval with teeth around the edge. They are small and hairless. The flowers are purple with crimson centres. The flowers are bell...



  383. Phaseolus coccineus
    Edible:Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Roots, Vegetable, Flowers A climbing bean. It is a robust plant and keeps growing from year to year by re-growing from the fattened root. The stems are often hairy. It grows 1.8-2.4 m high. It can spread 1.8-2.4 m wide. It twines around a trellis. The leaves are...



  384. Coccoloba diversifolia
    Edible : Fruit A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. It often has several trunks. The crown is compact and oval. The bark has several colours. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves vary in shape. The fruit are dark purple They are juicy and acid It is a tropical plant. It...



  385. Markhamia lutea
    Medicinal A shrub or small tree. It grows about 5-10 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The young branches are finely scaly. The leaves are 20-30 cm long. The flowers are yellow with purple marks. They are 5 cm long. They are in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are long and narrow....



  386. Morus macroura
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It grows to 15 m tall. The trunk can be 10-20 cm across near the base. The young branches are hairy. The leaves have stalks. The stalks are 2-4 cm long. The leaf blades are 8-29 cm long by 6-15 cm wide. They usually do not have lobes. They have fine teeth. They are softly...



  387. Parkia biglobosa
    Edible :Seeds, Roots, Fruit, Pods, Bark - flavouring, Vegetable, A large tree. It grows to 20 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. The crown is spreading. The bark is scaly. The leaves are dark green and twice divided. There are 50-70 pairs of leaflets along 14-30 pairs of leaflet stalks. The flower...



  388. Pithecellobium keyense
    Edible : Seeds A tree. It is a tropical and subtropical plant. Common names :Keys blackbead, Blackbead Synonyms : Pithecellobium bahamense var. keyense (Britton) Morton ex Isely; Pithecellobium guadelupense (Pers.) Chapman; Zygia guadalupensis A. A. Heller;



  389. Posoqueria latifolia
    Edible :Fruit, Aril, Seed, A small evergreen tree. It grows 7-20 m tall. The leaves are simple and dark green. They are opposite and have short stalks. They are oblong and 20 cm long. They are leathery. The flowers are white and showy. They occur in dense heads. The flowers have a slender tube...



  390. Pouteria viridis
    Edible :Fruit, Kernel, Nuts, Seeds, A large tree. It grows up to 18 m tall. Young branches have dense brown hairs. The leaves are clustered at the tips of flowering branches and alternate on non fruiting branches. They are broadly sword shaped and pointed. They are 10-25 cm long by 5-7 cm wide....



  391. Psidium firmum
    Edible : Fruit A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are simple and leathery. The leaf stalks are short. The leaves are 6-8 cm long. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oval, green berries 3-4 cm across. They contain many seeds....



  392. Sideroxylon foetidissimum
    Edible : Fruit An evergreen tree. It grows up to 25 m tall. The leaves are simple and yellowish-green. They are oblong and 20 cm long. The flowers are small and creamy-yellow. They clasp the twigs. They have a smell like cheese. The fruit is fleshy with a stone. They are 2.5 cm across. They are...



  393. Toona ciliata
    Edible : Leaves, Vegetables NB Naming of plant confused. A large spreading tree. It loses its leaves. It grows 15-25 m high. The trunk is thick. The bark is dark grey and rough. It cracks into squares. The leaves are large and compound. They can be 90 cm long and have 10-14 pairs of narrow...



  394. Yucca elephantipes
    Edible :Leaves, Pods, Flowers, Shoots, A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. It has a single trunk. This is thickened at the base. It spreads 3 m wide. The leaves are stiff and pointed. They are less than 1 m long. The flowering shoot is at the end of the plant. It is about 60 cm long and has branches...



  395. Acrostichum speciosum
    Edible:Root, Rhizome - starch, Fronds, Leaves A coarse clumpy fern. It grows 1.5 m tall and has a creeping underground stem (rhizome) forming clumps. The stem is 5 cm across and 10 cm high. It is covered with brown scales. The leaves are erect fronds. The leaflets are on either side of the leaf...



  396. Bauhinia monandra
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers A deciduous tree. It grows to 7 m tall and spreads to 4 m across. The stem is slender and erect. It often forms several stems. It has widely spreading branches. The leaves have 2 lobes and are yellowish-green. The flowers are pale pink with red dots and have 5 petals and...



  397. Dracontomelon dao
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers A large tree up to 50 m tall and with an umbrella shaped crown of leaves. It often has buttresses at the base. The leaves are hairy and compound with both the leaflets and leaves carried alternately. The leaves come one after the other on opposite sides and...



  398. Homalomena occulta
    Edible:Root, Stem, Leaves A herb. It has creeping rhizomes. The end of the stem is erect and 30-50 cm tall. The leaf stalk is 25-40 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped to heart shaped and 15-30 cm long by 15-28 cm wide. There are 1-3 flowering shoots together. A tropical plant. It grows in dense...



  399. Phaseolus lunatus
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Flowers A perennial climbing bean. It is often a tall vigorously climbing plant which can keep growing for some years. The leaves are slightly rounded at the base and pointed at the tip. The flower is white or yellow. The keel of the flower is twisted which...



  400. Bauhinia purpurea
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Gum An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows to 4-10 m high and spreads to 2 m across. The stem is erect and slender. The branches are crooked. The leaves are green and have 2 lobes which divide the leaves for half their length. They are rounded and 7-16 cm...



  401. Houttuynia cordata
    Edible:Leaves, Rhizomes, Fruit, Vegetable, Roots, Plant - tea, Flowers A herb 10-30 cm tall. It climbs slightly. It has stolons and continues to grow from year to year. The leaves are alternate and oval. They narrow to the tip and are heart shaped at the base. They are 10 cm long by 6 cm wide....



  402. Phyllanthus urinaria
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-30 cm high. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 6-12 mm long by 4-6 mm wide The male flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The female flowers occur singly in the lower axils. The flowers are...



  403. Theobroma bicolor - Peruvian cacao
    Edible Portion : Fruit,Pulp,Seeds A small evergreen tree. It grows 10-13 m high. It can be 30 m high in the forest. The leaves are papery and 15-35 cm long. They can have 2 colours. The flowers are in small groups on the thin branches. The fruit can weigh 300 g. The fruit is medium to large. It...



  404. Bauhinia variegata
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Buds, Fruit, Pods, Seeds, Gum A tree. It loses its leaves during the dry season of the year. It grows to a height of 8-12 m tall and spreads to 5 m across. The stem is erect and straight. The leaves are entire to the midpoint, then divided into 2 lobes. The leaves are...



  405. Hydrilla verticillata
    Edible:Leaves A plant which grows under water. The stem is much branched. It is 15-30 cm long. The leaves are carried in rings. They are light green and sword shaped. They are 1-2 cm long by 0.2-0.5 cm wide. The leaves have fine teeth along the edge. These teeth allow light through. The leaves...



  406. Phytolacca americana
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Stem, Vegetable A herb. It grows to 4 m tall. The root is thick and cone shaped. The stems are erect. The leaf stalk is 1-4 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 9-18 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and it tapers to a short tip. The flower racemes can be at...



  407. Berchemia floribunda
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Root, Leaves - tea A large twining shrub. The twigs are cylinder shape and tapering. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. They are more pale underneath. The flowers are in tufts of 3-6. They are in large groups 12-15 cm long at the ends of...



  408. Wolffia globosa
    Edible :Plant, Leaves, Stem, Flowers, A very small herb. It floats on water. The fronds are free floating. They are green on the upper surface and transparent green underneath. The plant body is 0.6 mm long. It is one of the smallest flowering plants of the world. A tropical and subtropical...



  409. Aegiceras corniculatum
    Edible:Leaves, Salt, Fruit, Vegetable A small tree or shrub. It grows up to 1.5-7 m tall. It often has several stems. The young branches are reddish brown. The bark is smooth and grey to brown. The leaf stalk is 5-10 mm long. The leaves are oval. They are 2.5-8.5 cm long by 0.9-3.6 cm wide. They...



  410. Zingiber zerumbet
    Edible :Rhizomes, Root, Leaves, Flowers, An upright clumpy ginger family herb up to 0.4-1 m high. The rhizome is thick and yellow. The stems are stout. The leaves do not have a leaf stalk. Leaves are broadly sword shaped. The base is narrowed. They taper to the tip. The leaves are shorter and...



  411. Zingiber officinale
    Edible :Rhizome, Root, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowering stalk, Flowers, A perennial herb with swollen underground stems. It can grow 30-100 cm tall. The underground stem or rhizome branches and is horizontal near the soil surface. It is about 1.5-2.5 cm thick. Inside the rhizome is...



  412. Vitex negundo
    Edible :Seeds, Roots - tea, Leaves - tea, Fruit, Leaves, A small bush. It loses its leaves during the year. It can grow 5-10 m high. The leaves are compound and with 3-5 leaflets. These are sword shaped and have stalks. They are 4-12 cm long. They are dark green on the upper surface and have...



  413. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves, Roots A large evergreen tree up to 36 m high with stilt and knee-like roots. The trunk can be 80 cm across and is mostly straight. The bark is rough and grey on the outside and red inside. The leaves are mostly clustered near the ends of the many branches. The leaves are...



  414. Bombax ceiba
    Edible:Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Gum A large tree. It loses its leaves in the dry season. It grows to 20-25 m tall and spreads to 8-15 m wide. The stem is erect. It has buttresses when mature. The trunk and branches are covered with large pyramid shaped spines. The crown...



  415. Brassica nigra
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable, Oil A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant. It grows about 1-3 m high. The leaves are stalked and clasp the stem. The upper leaves are sword shaped. Leaves are 10-20 cm long. Flowers are yellow. The fruit is a pod. It is erect, smooth...



  416. Boesenbergia rotunda
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Tubers, Leaves, Spice A part of the ginger family. The plant continues to grow from year to year. The plant is 30-50 cm high. The roots are like a long orange brown group of fingers. These rhizomes are the size of fingers. They are 6-10 cm long and 1 cm wide. Inside the...



  417. Calathea lutea
    Edible:Leaves - spice A large herb. It can be 5 m high. It grows in clumps. The leaves are large and paddle shaped. They are green. The flowers are yellow. It is a tropical plant. It can grow in partly flooded or well drained sites. Brisbane Botanical gardens. In Townsville palmetum. Common...



  418. Callicarpa rubella
    Edible:Leaves, ? edible or wrapping?, Bark - masticatory, Root A compact semi-deciduous shrub. The stems are 2.7 m long. They arch over. The leaves are pale yellowish-green. They are 12 cm long. The flowers are small and pink. The fruit are deep purple berries. They remain on the plant for a long...



  419. Ageratum conyzoides
    Edible:Leaves - oil, Flowers - oil, Seeds - oil, Leaves, Vegetable, Salt, Leaves - tea A small annual under shrub. It grows to 0.6 m tall and spreads to 1 m across. The stem is erect and branching. The leaves are oval and opposite. They are 6 cm long by 4 cm wide. They taper towards the tip and...



  420. Adansonia grandidieri
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable A large deciduous tree. It grows 30 m tall. It has a very large pole like trunk. It has only a few, short, stubby branches. It is bare of leaves for most of the year. It develops leaves during times of rain. The leaves have 5 small leaflets which are wavy at...



  421. Brassica juncea
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds - oil, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers It is an erect leafy annual cabbage plant. It grows to about 1 m high. The plant can vary a lot. The leaves are elliptical and deeply divided. They are dark green. The end segment of the leaves is oval. The leaves taper towards the stem and...



  422. Brassica oleracea var. capitata
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A cabbage family herb. It is a short leafy plant with a thick stalk. In cold areas it forms a thick tightly packed ball of leaves called a "head". If the plant is left growing in the ground it will later produce a flower stalk. The flowers are yellow. There...



  423. Brassica rapa
    Edible:Roots, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers A cabbage family herb. It is an erect annual plant. It has a round white fleshed taproot. It is often tinged purple. The leaves are divided and have hairs. Where the leaves join the root it is not raised into a "neck". There are Asian or more tropical...



  424. Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
    Edible:Leaves, Stem, Flowers, Vegetable A leafy cabbage grown as an annual. It grows 40-60 cm high. The taproot is not fleshy. The stem is short. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They are simple and broadly oval. They can be 30 cm long by 10 cm wide. The leaves form a rosette. They do not form...



  425. Aerva lanata
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A low lying grey and hairy herb. It can grow to 1 m tall. The stems are 20 to 80 cm long and sometimes branched. The leaves are alternate and with leaf stalks 1-5 mm long. The ends of the leaves are blunt. The leaves are 1 to 3.5 cm long. The flowers are green and white...



  426. Telmatoblechnum indicum
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Fronds, Leaves A medium sized fern. It grows 0.2-1 m high. It has a long, creeping, branched rhizome. It forms extensive spreading patches. The fronds can be 2 m high in shady places. The fronds are held stiffly erect. They are crowded and shiny green. The segments are...



  427. Blumea lacera
    Edible:Leaves A herb which keeps growing each year. It can grow each year from seeds. It can be 20 cm to 2.5 m. The stems are hairy. They are erect and stiff and brittle. They have a woody rootstock and often grows to 1 m tall. There are many branches. The leaves are produced one after the other...



  428. Boehmeria nivea
    Edible:Root, Leaves, Seeds - oil, Flowers, Stem An erect shrub which grows from year to year. It is 1-3 m tall. The underground roots are thick storage roots. The leaves occur one after another along opposite sides of the stem. The leaves have long leaf stalks and are oval but broad. They have...



  429. Camellia sinensis
    Edible:Leaves - tea, Flowers, Seeds - oil An evergreen tree. It grows to a height of 10-15 m and spreads 4 m across. Trees are normally pruned into bushes. The stem is slender. The bark is yellowish grey. It has a strong taproot and side roots just under the soil. The leaves are dark green and...



  430. Clausena lansium - Wampi
    Edible portions : Fruit, Leaves A small evergreen tree. It grows up to 6-10 m high. The leaves are 10-30 cm long and with leaflets along the stalk. There are 7 -15 pairs of leaflets which are 7-10 cm long. The flowers are in open flower stalk arrangements on the ends of branches. The fruit is...



  431. Averrhoa bilimbi - Bilimbi
    Edible portion : Fruit, Flowers, Spice A small evergreen tree up to 7-10 m high. It can spread 3 m across. The stem is erect and short. Leaves are large. Leaves have from 5 to 17 or 34 pairs of leaflets. Leaves are pale green. The leaves are often clustered near the branch tips. Flowers are...



  432. Psidium guajava - Guava
    Edible portion : Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, - Seeds-oil, Flowers, Roots A small tree or shrub 8-10 m high. It is evergreen. It has smooth bark which is mottled. The bark peels off in smooth flakes. The plant branches close to the ground. The branches are four angled. Trees are shallow rooted. The...



  433. 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...



  434. Sauropus androgynus - Sweet Leaf
    Edible portion : Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable A low growing shrub with small red flowers. It continues to grow from year to year. It grows 0.8-2 m tall. It can grow 6 m tall. It tends to grow upright then falls over due to its weight. It branches little. Compound leaves on the sides of the...



  435. 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...



  436. 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...



  437. 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...



  438. Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Chinese taro
    Edible portion : Tubers, Root, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaf Stalk, Stem A herb up to 2 m tall. It has a short stem. At the top of the stem it produces large leaves. A corm is produced at the base of the plant. It produces about 10 cormels on the underground corm. These are about 15-25 cm long and...



  439. Plinia cauliflora - Jaboticaba
    Edible portion : Fruit A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 5-13 m tall. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. It often has several stems. The bark peels off in patches. The leaves are opposite and small. They are dark green. They are 5 cm long by 2 cm wide. Flowers are produced on larger trunks...



  440. 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...



  441. Solanum quitoense - Naranjilla
    Edible portion : Fruit, Vegetable A small shrub up to 2 m high. It is hairy or thorny. The leaves are large (60 cm) and angular and hairy on both surfaces. They have thorns along the veins. Young leaves are purple. The flowers are pale violet and 2-4 cm across. The fruit are produced in clusters...



  442. Gynura procumbens - Longevity Spinach
    Edible Portion:Leaves as condiment, Flavouring, Spice A climbing or creeping herb. It can grow 1 m tall. The leaves are fleshy. The young leaves are often purple underneath. They are 3-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are in greenish-yellow heads 2 cm long. The fruit are 5-6 mm long. A...



  443. 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.



  444. 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...



  445. Calathea allouia - Guinea Arrowroot
    Edible portions : Tubers, Root, Flowers, Leaves - flavour, Vegetable POW update to Goeppertia from Calathea A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m high. It has an underground rhizome or stem. There are several large leaves. The leaf is oblong and 20-60 cm long by 5-20 cm wide....



  446. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius - Chaya, Tree Spinach
    Edible portion: Leaves, Vegetable A shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. It can be a tree up to 7 m tall. It is a small densely shady, rounded tree. The central stem is about 10 cm across. The side branches are 2 cm thick and end abruptly. The cut stem exudes latex. Some varieties have stinging hairs on...



  447. Cyperus papyrus - Papyrus sedge
    Edible portion : Rhizome, Root, Culms, Stems, Shoots, Vegetable, Spice A sedge. These grow in clumps and have grass like leaves and solid stalks. It is an erect herb which grows in tufts. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2.5 m tall. It has a short, thick, woody underground stem or...



  448. Tripsacum dactyloides - Fakahatchee Grass
    Edible portion : Seeds A grass that keeps growing from year to year. Distribution It is a warm temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. Found in : Bahamas*, Central America*, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Mexico*, North America*, South America*, Suriname, USA,...



  449. Glycyrrhiza glabra
    Edible Parts : Roots, Herb, Spice, Leaves-tea A hardy deciduous perennial herb or bush. It grows to 1-2 m tall. It has a clump of straight woody stalks. It has a deep taproot. It also has spreading stolons just under the ground surface. It has spreading leaves with leaflets along the stalk. The...



  450. Telosma cordata
    Edible Parts:Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Roots Description:A woody climbing creeper. The stems are slender. They are hairy. The leaf stalks are 4-6 cm long. The leaves are broadly heart-shaped. They are thin and often wrinkled. They are pointed at the tip. The flower buds are pale green. They open to...



  451. Alpinia purpurata
    Edible Parts:Leaves - flavoring. Description:A ginger family herb. It is upright and keeps growing from year to year. The stems are leafy and cane-like. It grows 1-5 m tall. It has spreading underground stems or rhizomes. These cause the plant to form thick clusters. The flower arrangement is at...



  452. Ficus microcarpa - Indian Laurel Fig
    Edible Portion : Fruit, Aerial root - tea. A fig. It is an evergreen tree. It grows 15-25 m tall and spreads to 5 m across. The trunk can be 50 cm wide. The stem is erect and has buttresses. There are aerial roots. The bark is light grey and smooth. The branches are low and it has an open crown....



  453. Bauhinia tomentosa
    Edible parts : Leaves, Seeds, Flowers A shrub or small tree growing up to 1-8 m tall. It often has drooping branches. The small branches can be smooth or softly hairy. The leaves vary in shape but are more or less round. They are 1-10 cm long and 1-11 cm wide. They are divided into rounded lobes...



  454. Aganosma marginata
    Edible :Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Fruit, A woody climbing vine 8 m long. It has milky sap. The leaves are glossy and oval. The flowers are white tubes with lobes. They can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. They have a scent. A tropical plant. It grows in limestone areas. It can...



  455. Blumea balsamifera
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - seasoning A small herb. It grows to 3 m tall. It is short lived. The bark is yellow-brown. The branches and leaves have a silky covering. The leaves are about 7-25 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The flowers are in small heads. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are ribbed. A...



  456. Brucea javanica
    Edible:CAUTION An evergreen shrub. It grows to a height of 3-7 m and spreads to 3 m across. The stem is erect and branching. It is hairy when young. The leaves are compound leaves and produced alternately. They are 30-50 cm long and have 5 to 11 leaflets. These are oval but tapering to the tip...



  457. Cardamine hirsuta
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Stem A cabbage family herb. It is an annual or perennial plant. It forms a rosette or ring of leaves. It grows to a height of 50 cm and spreads to 30 cm. The stem is erect and the leaves are green and sword shaped. They usually have 3-7 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are...



  458. Piper longum
    Edible:Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves A twining herb. It can be several metres long. It is creeping or climbing and forms roots below. The leaves often have small hairs. The branches are smooth. The leaves have stalks. The leaf blade is 3-12 cm long by 2-12 cm wide. They are broadly oval to heart...



  459. Camellia japonica
    Edible:Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil, Flowers, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 1.8-7.5 m tall. It spreads 1.8-6 m wide. The leaves are glossy on the top surface and dull and spotted underneath. They are broadly oval and pointed. The flowers are large and red. The fruit vary in size. Many named...



  460. Hyptianthera stricta
    Edible:Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The branches are flattened and angled. The leaves are oblong and 5-15 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are yellowish-green berries. They are 8-9 mm longb by 5-6 mm wide. It is a tropical plant. It grows in...



  461. Pisonia umbellifera
    Edible:Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-15 m high. The trunk is 30 cm across. It is branched near the base. The leaves are alternate or opposite and in clusters. The leaf blade is oval and 6-20 cm long and 4-10 cm wide. They are soft. The leaf stalk is 2-5 cm long. The flowers are small...



  462. Helichrysum luteoalbum
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable A small herb. It can grow a few cm or 60 cm high. The whole plant has a white covering. The leaves are sword shaped and narrow. They are woolly and stalkless. The flower heads occur in dense clusters at the top of the plant. There can also be smaller clusters in the axils...



  463. Psidium cattleianum
    Edible:Fruit, Flowers An evergreen shrub. It grows 3-6 m high. The young shoots are rounded. They can be hairy or smooth. The leaf stalk is 4-15 mm long. Leaves are dark green and shiny above and 4-6 cm x 2-3 cm. The edges of the leaves curl backwards. The leaves are wedge shaped at the base....



  464. Piper nigrum
    Edible : Seed, Spice, Herb, Fruit A climbing, green, leafy vine. It is woody. The nodes are enlarged. The plant has roots on the main stem which attach to tree trunks. The vines can be 8-10 m long. The leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 10-15 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. It is thick...



  465. Amorphophallus konjac
    Edible Parts:Tuber, Corm, Flower stalks, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves Description:A large herb which keeps growing from year to year. The tuber is round and 30 cm across. It produces long rhizomes off the side. These are 50 cm long by 3 cm thick. There is a single leaf. The leaf stalk is smooth and...



  466. Zanthoxylum nitidum
    Edible :Spice, Fruit, Leaves - flavouring, A shrub or scrambling vine. There are hooked thorns on the stems. Plants are separately male and female. The leaves are compound and alternate. Leaves are spiny underneath and also have small hairs. There are 5-9 leaflets and they are 5-10 cm long by 2-5...



  467. Viola tricolor
    Edible :Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable, A short lived perennial. It is often grown as an annual. It grows 10-35 cm high and spreads 15-40 cm wide. The stem is branched. There are large, deeply divided stipules. The leaves are oval and pointed or lance shaped. They have shallow lobes or teeth. The...



  468. Calamus siamensis
    Edible:Shoots A rattan. It is a tropical plant. It grows in scrub forest between sea level and 300 m altitude. Common Names:Wai khom, Wai nam, Krae-batu, Wai bun Synonyms: Calamus siamensis Becc. var. malaianus Furtado;



  469. Hyptis suaveolens
    Edible:Leaves - tea, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Vegetable A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 70 cm high. It can grow as an annual and can be 3 m high. The stems are rounded in the lower sections and 4-angled higher up. They are hollow. They are hairy. The leaves are produced...



  470. Intsia bijuga
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves A tree which grows along the foreshore. It is 30-50 m tall. The trunk can be 15 m long. It has small buttresses. The trunk can be 60-90 cm across. The bark peels off in circular flakes. The crown is spreading and leaves often fall off. The leaves are divided along the stalk....



  471. Pistia stratiotes
    Edible:Leaves, Vegetable, Salt A floating herb. This plant looks something like a lettuce and grows on water. The water needs to be stagnant or slow moving. The leaves are produced in a rosette. They are light green. The leaves are hairy and have 7-15 ridges. The plant sends out runners. These...



  472. Bidens pilosa
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea, Seeds, Flowers - tea, Vegetable A small annual upright herb with small black seeds in heads. It is an erect branched herb 0.2 to 1.5 m tall. The branches or stems have parallel lines or ridges. The stems are four angled. The leaves are up to 15 cm long with the upper...



  473. Blechnum orientale
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A medium to tall fern. It grows 0.3-1.2 m tall. It forms round clumps. The stem is short and has brown scales with very small teeth. The fronds can be 1 m high. The fronds are spreading or erect, forming a rosette. They often droop at the tips. The...



  474. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds sprouts A herb. It is a cabbage family plant which develops a thick white edible flower in the centre. These can be yellow or purple. It has broad leaves around a thick stalk. The leaves clasp the stem. The leaves are oval and fleshy. The flowers are...



  475. Piper interruptum
    Edible : Stem A slender vine. The stem is 2 cm across. The leaves are 8-12 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-1.5 cm long. The flowers are opposite the leaves. The flowering shoots are 7-9 cm long. Distribution It is a tropical plant. In north Australia it grows from sea level to 750 m...



  476. Bischofia javanica
    Edible:Leaves, Fruit, Seeds A large stocky tree. It grows up to 40 m tall. It can range from 5 to 30 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across, and straight. The trunk is covered with dull brown scaly bark. It is 2 cm thick and peels off in irregular flakes. The bark gives a red exudate when cut. The...



  477. Vigna unguiculata
    Edible :Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Tuberous root, Vegetable, Tuber, A creeping bean type plant with straight firm pods. Both cover crop types (leafy) and grain types occur. There is a deep tap root and many branches occur from it in the surface of the soil. The root nodules are large and round. They...



  478. Wrightia tinctoria
    Edible :Flowers, Leaves, Stems, Seeds, Pods, Fruit, A small deciduous tree. It grows 8 m tall. The bark is grey or pale brown and becomes cracked with age. The leaves are in pairs opposite each other. They are pointy at the tip. They can be 15 cm long. The are softly hairy. The leaf stalk is very...



  479. Allium fistulosum
    Edible:Leaves, Plant, Herb, Flowers, Vegetable, Bulb, Spice An onion family plant. A bulb plant but the bulb is indistinct. It grows to 60 cm high and 20 cm wide. The roots are side roots and fibrous. They grow in large clumps. The leaves are rounded in cross section and hollow. They grow to...



  480. Viola odorata
    Edible :Flowers, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea, A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-15 cm high and spreads 30-60 cm wide. It has rooted runners. The leaves are heart shaped. They cluster around the base of the plant. The flowers are violet blue. They have a sweet smell....



  481. Alstonia scholaris
    Edible:Leaves, Bark - spice, Latex, Sap, Fruit A tall tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has buttresses. The bark is brown and cracked. The leaves are spaced along the branches and are in rings. The leaves are entire and oval. They are dark green and blue-green underneath. The flowers are in the axils...



  482. Butea monosperma
    Edible:Roots, Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Pods A strongly branched tree. It has an irregular trunk. It becomes twisted with age. It grows 8 to 15 m high and spreads to 3-5 m wide. The cut bark yields a red gum. The leaves are leathery but with a silky back. They consist of 3 diamond shaped leaflets....



  483. Celosia argentea
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds - oil, Vegetable, Flowers, Tea An erect short lived annual herb up to 1 m tall. The leaves are alternate and light green. They are 2 cm wide and 6 cm long. They are dark green and longer on flowering shoots. The flower spike grows on the end of the main stem and is red or...



  484. Leucaena leucocephala
    Edible: Leaves, Pods, Fruit, Seeds - coffee, Vegetable, Flowers A small erect tree. It grows to 6-10 m high. It has fine divided leaves. The leaves have 2 rows of leaflets. The leaves are 15 to 25 cm long and the leaflets 8 to 16 cm long. They are a dark dull green on top and dull greyish green...



  485. Iresine herbstii
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - colouring, Spice, Plant - tea A perennial herb up to 1-2 m high and spreads 1.5 m across. The stem is erect and branching. It is usually dark red and has bowl shaped leaves. The leaves can be green, red, yellow or orange and with patterns of colours. The leaves are 2.5-5...



  486. Mentha canadensis
    Edible:Oil, Leaves - flavouring, Leaves, Leaves - tea A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It has rhizomes or underground stems. The above ground stems are erect and 30-60 cm high. They are hairy. There are many branches. The leaf stalk is 2-10 mm long. The leaf blade is oval to sword...



  487. Nephrolepis biserrata
    Edible:Roots, Fronds, Rhizome, Vegetable, Leaves A tufted fern with slender runners. The rhizomes have scales. The fronds can be up to 2.5 m long, erect and bright green. They are divided once. It is a coarse woody fern that grows in tangled colonies. These small plants grow from the branched...



  488. Polyalthia suberosa
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves A tree or shrub. It grows 2-4 m high. The bark is thick and corky and deeply ridged. The leaves are oval or oblong and rounded at the tip. The edges are wavy. The leaves are 2-12 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are pale yellow. They occur singly among the leaves. The...



  489. Alcea rosea
    Edible:Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Stem A short lived perennial plant. It grows for about 2 years. It grows 1.5-2.5 m high and spreading to 60 cm wide. The stem is erect, leafy and flowering. The leaf stalks are 5-15 cm long. The leaf blade is nearly round and 6-16 cm across. There are 5-7 lobes...



  490. Broussonetia kurzii
    Edible:Flowers, Fruit A wild climbing shrub. The leaves are alternate. They are oval and narrow towards the tip and are reduced towards the base. They are 7-20 cm long by 2.5-7 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2-3 mm long. The flower arrangements have male and female flowers separately. The male...



  491. Broussonetia papyrifera
    Edible:Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds A small deciduous tree. It grows up to about 8-15 metres tall. The stem is often surrounded by a ring of suckers. The bark is dark grey. It has very hairy branches and a milky sap. The leaf stalk is 2.3-8 cm long. Leaves are arranged in spirals. The leaves are...



  492. Plantago asiatica
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a large root. The plant is 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are near the base. Leaves are oval and 11-12 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The leaves are entire but curled along the edges. The leaf stalk is as long as the leaf...



  493. Rosenbergiodendron formosum - Blackberry Jam Fruit
    Edible portion: Fruit A shrub. It grows 4 m high. The fruit is a round berry 2-3 cm long by 1.6 cm wide. The fruit are green but turn yellow outside and black inside and are sweet. There are 2 rows of seeds It is a tropical plant. It suits the hot, wet tropical lowlands. It grows on sandy ridges...



  494. Wikstroemia indica
    Edible :Caution, Toxic, Medicine, A shrub or small tree. It grows 1.5 m high and spreads 0.9 m wide. The leaves are oval and 6 cm long. The flowers are white, cream or greenish and in heads at the ends of the branches. The fruit are red to dark purple and 7-8 mm across. POISONOUS. A tropical...



  495. Alocasia odora
    Edible:Corms, Root, Leaves, Stems, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaf stalks A stout herb. It has spreading roots covered with long fleshy fibres. The stem is straight and thick. It has circular leaf scars along it. The leaves are arrow shaped. The base has two lobes and these are rounded. They are wavy....



  496. Viola inconspicua
    Edible :Leaves, Leaves - tea, A herb without a stem. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 6-10 cm high. The rootstock are buried deeply in the soil. Leaves and flowers emerge in the spring. The leaves come from the base from the roots. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped. They vary in...



  497. Canavalia gladiata
    Edible:Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Spice, Vegetable A climbing or sometimes bushy and upright bean plant. Mostly it is a climber. It can be 4 m long. The leaves have 3 large leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 7.5-20 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The top of the leaf can narrow abruptly to a tip while the...



  498. Capsella bursa-pastoris
    Edible:Leaves, Tea, Seeds, Vegetable, Caution, Pods, Flowers, Root A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant or it can take 2 years to complete its life cycle. The stem is erect. It grows to 60 cm high. It has a rosette of leaves near the base. The leaves vary in shape and are toothed along...



  499. Asparagus officinalis
    Edible:Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Roots, Seeds - coffee, Vegetable A herb. A perennial plant with leaves like a feather and an underground root stock. It grows to 1.5 m high and spreads to 1 m across. The stems are erect but often hang over at the tips. The branches are soft. The leaves are...



  500. Vigna umbellata
    Edible :Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Sprouted Seeds, Vegetable, A herb. It is a climbing bean plant with a slender hairy vine. It is twining and an annual plant. It grows from seed each year. It grows to 1.5-3 m long. Stems are hairy. Leaves have 3 leaflets which can vary in shape. They are mostly oval...



  501. Camellia kissi
    Edible:Fruit, Seeds - oil, Leaves - tea A shrub 2m to 12 m high. The leaves have short stalks. The leaves are 3-10 cm long by 1.5-4.5 cm wide. The leaves are oval and have teeth along the edge. The flowers are single and in the axils of leaves. They are white and fragrant. The fruit is a capsule....



  502. Limnophila indica
    Edible:Leaves A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It grows in water. The stems can be branched. They are slender and 15-30 (-90) cm long. They can be erect or lie over. The top rises out of the water. These aerial stems have glands while the under water stems are smooth. The leaves...



  503. Justicia gendarussa
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea A shrub. It grows 1-4 m tall. It is often used as a hedge. It has purple and green smooth twigs. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 6-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are pointed at the end. The flowers are small and in 4-12 cm long spikes. The flowers occur in erect...



  504. Nephrolepis cordifolia
    Edible:Roots, Tubers, Fronds, Leaves, Tea A fern. It can grow in the soil or attached to other plants. It keeps growing from year to year and forms large colonies. It grows about 30-120 cm high. The roots often bear tubers. These can be 1 cm long. The stalk of the fern frond is stiff and brown...



  505. Plantago major
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Roots, Vegetable A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a short, stout rootstock. It has a ring of leaves near the ground. The leaves are ribbed. They are soft and oval shaped. The leaves narrow into the stalks. The leaf stalks are fairly long and...



  506. Agastache rugosa
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Leaves - tea, Spice A perennial plant which grows to 1 m tall and spreads to 60 cm wide. The stems are erect. They are finely hairy. The leaves are gradually reduced upward. The leaf stalk is 1.5-3.5 cm long The leaf blade is heart shaped to oblong. It is 4.5-11 cm...



  507. Mentha piperita
    Edible:Leaves, Herb, Leaves - tea, Spice A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It can grow to 1.2 m high. The stems are slightly hairy. They are 4 sided and purple. The leaves are almost oval and 2-4 cm long. They are opposite. There are teeth towards the tip. The stalks are 3-12 mm long....



  508. Raphanus sativus
    Edible:Roots, Leaves, Herb, Fruit, Vegetable, Flowers A cabbage family herb. It is a small quick growing plant with a thickened edible root. The leaves are divided along the middle nerve and are hairy. The end lobe is largest. The flowers are white or lilac with purple veins. The fruit is a pod....



  509. Garcinia madruno
    Edible : Fruit An evergreen tree. It can grow to 10-15 m tall. It has sharply pointed leathery leaves. Leaves are 10 to 15 cm long. They are dark green on top and lighter green underneath. There are 20-40 male flowers and 5-10 female flowers in a group. Fruit are 3-5 cm long and oval. The fruit...



  510. Combretum indicum
    Edible : Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Stems A scrambling shrub or vine. The stem is strong and woody. It branches freely. It can climb to 20 m high. The plant is erect and shrub like when young. The twigs have soft brown hairs when young. The leaves are opposite and oblong. They have heart shaped bases....



  511. Ficus racemosa
    Edible : Fruit, Leaves, Spice, Flavoring, Flowers A fig. It is an medium sized evergreen spreading tree. Plants can loose many leaves during the dry season. It grows to 12-20 m high and spreads to 5-10 m across. The trunk can be 60-90 cm across. The stem is erect and branching. There are often...



  512. Acacia mangium
    Edible : Roots, Seeds, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of...



  513. Canella winterana
    Edible : Bark-spice, Leaves-spice, Caution A small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The crown is dense. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped. They are simple and dark green. They are 10 cm long by 4 cm wide and are glossy. They have an aroma. The flowers are in tight clusters at the ends of branches. The...



  514. Delonix regia
    Edible : Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit A tree which loses its leaves during the year in places with a long dry season. It grows to 12 m tall and spreads to 6 m wide. The trunk is stout and has knots. The bark is thick and greyish brown. The leaves are twice divided and are feathery. The leaves...



  515. Garcinia humilis
    Edible : Fruit A shrub or tree. It grows 10 m tall. The branches are in flat rings. The leaves are opposite and evergreen. They are narrowly oval and 28 cm long and 16 cm wide. They are leathery. The flowers are cream-yellow to white. They are 2.5 cm across. They are in clusters in the axils of...



  516. Lycium carolinianum
    Edible : Fruit A shrub. The fruit are oval red berries. It is a temperate plant. Other Names :Pua nako nako, Saladilla,Christmas berry, Carolina wolfberry, Boxthorn,



  517. Hibiscus tiliaceus
    Edible : Roots, Flowers, Leaves, Bark, Sap, Fruit A tree which keeps its leaves throughout the year. It is small and spreading. It grows to 5-9 m tall and spreads to 3-6 m across. The stem is erect and short. The bark is grey and smooth. The branches spread widely. The crown has an open texture....



  518. Garcinia xanthochymus
    Edible : Fruit A tree. It grows 8-15 m tall. The trunk is short and straight. The trunk is 40-50 cm thick. The crown is dense and shaped like a pyramid. The bark is grey-brown. The latex is white and sticky. The branches and leaves often droop. The twigs are angular. The leaves are large. They...



  519. Passiflora quadrangularis
    Edible :Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable, Root, A long creeping vine with square stems. It has fleshy tuberous roots. The vine can be from 5-15 m long. The vine has four wings. The tendrils are pale green and coiled in a spiral. The tendrils are not branched and can be 30 cm long. The leaf stalk is 3...



  520. Paullinia cupana
    Edible : Seeds A creeping or climbing shrub. It can grow to 13 m high. it is often 1.8-3 m tall and spreads 3-6 m wide. Leaves contain 5 leaflets. They are irregularly compound. There are coiled tendrils which support the plant. The flowers are small and white with male and female flowers...



  521. Quararibea funebris
    Edible :Flowers, Spice, Fruits, Leaves, An evergreen tree. It grows 15-25 m tall. The trunk can be 25 cm across. It is smooth and slightly fluted. The branches are arranged in rings and come out horizontally from the trunk. The upper half droops. The leaves are alternate, simple and entire. The...



  522. Vanilla pompona
    Edible : Fruit, Flavoring An orchid. It is like vanilla but has larger leaves and flowers and shorter, thicker pods. The vine has aerial roots to climb. It can be 5 m long. The leaves are fleshy and 10-30 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white. They are in groups in the axils of...



  523. Vernonia amygdalina
    Edible :Leaves, Vegetable, Stems, A woody shrub. It has a single stem and grows up to 3 m tall. Sometimes it grows up to 10 m. The bark is pale grey and rough. The bark flakes off and the branches are brittle. The young branches are hairy but become smooth later. The leaves are oval and 20 cm by...



  524. Citrus limon x sinensis
    Edible : Fruit A bush or small tree. It has thorny stems. The leaves are dark green. They are 10 cm long. The flowers occur in clusters and are cream. The fruit have smooth skins. The skins are thin. It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate colder temperatures than other lemons. It suits...



  525. Aglaia odorata
    Edible:Flowers - flavouring, Leaves,Vegetable A small tree. It grows 5-8 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-7 leaflets opposite each other and these are 1-7 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are golden yellow. They grow in clusters along the branches. They droop and...



  526. Alisma plantago-aquatica
    Edible:Leaves, Roots, Rhizome, Seeds A perennial plant. It emerges from water. It forms tussocks or clumps. It grows up to 90-150 cm high and 45 cm across. Leaves form from the base. The leaf blades are 10-25 cm long and 7-10 cm wide. There are 7 veins which run along the leaf. The leaf stalk is...



  527. Antidesma ghaesembilla
    Edible:Fruit, Leaves as condiment, Spice, Leaves A stout and erect tree. It grows 3-8 m tall and spreads 2-4 m across. The trunk is covered with chalky yellowish brown bark. It is rough and mottled. The timber is light coloured and hard. The young branches and new leaves have woolly hairs. The...



  528. Albizia procera
    Edible:Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Bark An erect medium sized tree. They are 10 to 25 m high. The twigs sometimes have hairs. The leaves are about 40 cm long and the pinnae are 6 to 10 in number and 15 to 20 cm long. The leaflets are 12 to 20 cm long. The flower is yellowish white in round heads at...
  529. Eugenia stipitata
    Edible : Fruit A shrub or small tree. It is 2-5 m tall. The tree branches from the base. The leaves are simple, opposite and oval. They are 6 -18 cm long by 3.5-9.5 cm wide. The base is rounded or slightly heart shaped. The flowers are in the axils of leaves in groups. There are usually 2-5...



  530. Bouea macrophylla
    Edible : Fruit, Leaves A medium sized tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The bark is light brown and cracked. The branches are low and hanging. They can be angular or flattened. The leaves occur opposite one another along the stem. They are simple and oblong. They are 14-30 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The...



  531. Eugenia neonitida
    Edible : Fruit An evergreen shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are horizontal. The leaves are papery and almost without stalks. They are dark green and smooth on the upper side and lighter and velvety underneath. They are 3-5 cm long. The flowers are white and in groups near the ends of...



  532. Juglans nigra
    Edible :Nuts, Seeds, Seeds-oil, Sap - syrup, A tall deciduous tree. It grows up to 30 m high. It has a large crown. The trunk can be 120 cm across. The trunk is straight and the crown open. The leaves are alternate and there are 14-22 leaflets then a leaflet at the end. The end leaflet is often...



  533. Passiflora edulis
    Edible :Fruit, Seeds - oil, Leaves, A vine which continues to grow for several years. The main vine becomes woody. Vines can be 6-7 m long. It climbs by tendrils. The leaves are shaped like the fingers on a hand with three lobes. They are 5-10 cm long. The vine can set flowers at each leaf. The...



  534. Vangueria madagascariensis
    Edible : Fruit A deciduous tree. It often has several stems. It can grow to 15 m high. The bark is pale grey and fairly smooth. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are pale green and attractive. They are oval and 8-20 cm long by 12 cm wide and rounded at the base. They are shiny and...



  535. Vanilla planifolia
    Edible :Pods, Fruit, Seeds, Herb, Spice, A climbing orchid. The vine is fleshy and climbs by means of roots. It can climb to 10-15 m high. It is 1-2 cm across and flexible but easily broken. There are 5-15 cm between nodes. It is often trained to a lower height to allow easier pollination and...



  536. Vitis vinifera
    Edible :Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Herb, Flavouring, Sap, A woody vine which keeps growing from year to year. It is often pruned to reduce its size. It climbs by coiled tendrils which attach to objects. It has large leaves which are roughly heart shaped. They can be entire or be deeply divided...



  537. Senna spectabilis
    Edible : Fruit pulp A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m high. The leaves have 6-15 pairs of leaflets. These are 3-7 cm long by 1-2 m wide. They are oval with pointed tip. They have fine hairs underneath. The flowers are yellow. They are in large unbranched clusters at the ends of twigs. The fruit...



  538. Allium cepa var. aggregatum
    Edible:Leaves, Bulbs, Vegetable, Flowers These onion like plants produce a cluster of bulbs. They are narrowly oval. It grows to 1.2 m high. The leaves are round and hollow. This is a genuinely perennial form of Allium cepa, the bulb grows deeper in the soil and divides to produce a number of...



  539. Alocasia cucullata
    Edible:Corms, Tubers, Leaves, Roots, Vegetable A herb. It is a plant with a tuber and it keeps growing from year to year. It can grow for only one year. It grows to 1.5 m high. The stem can be 50 cm long and 5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1 m long. The leaf stalk joins the leaf blade at the edge....



  540. Alpinia officinarum
    Edible:Leaves, Roots, Spice, Rhizome, Vegetable A herb. The false stem 1-1.5 m tall. The rhizome is elongated. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaf blade in narrow and 20-30 cm long by 1.2-2.5 cm wide. The flower stalk is erect and 6-10 cm long. The flowers are borne singly. They are white...



  541. Alternanthera sessilis
    Edible:Leaves, Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable A low lying and spreading herb which has many branches. It continues to grow from year to year. It has a strong taproot. The stem and branches are up to 60-100 cm long and near the ends there are 2 lines of hairs along the stem. The leaves are smooth and...



  542. Amaranthus spinosus
    Edible:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaves - tea An annual plant 60 -100 cm high. It can be erect or lie over. The stems can be nearly round or they can be angular. The plant branches from the base upwards. Leaves are fairly smooth or hairless but can be tinged purple. The leaf stalk can be...



  543. Derris elliptica
    Edible : Leaves An evergreen vine. The stem is sturdy and climbing. It can be 5-12 m long. The older stems can be 3-4 cm thick. The young shoots can grow for several metres without producing leaves. The leaves are divided and have a silky surface underneath. There are 7-15 leaflets. These are...



  544. Alocasia macrorrhizos
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Leaves, Leaf stalk, Corm, Vegetable A very large herb. A taro family plant. It has a stout erect trunk up to 4 m tall. This has upright leaves which are arrow shaped. Leaves have round lobes at the bottom. The leaves are leathery and are often wavy around the edge. The...



  545. Jatropha multifida
    Edible :Leaves, Roots, Fruit, Oil, Caution A tree like shrub. It is succulent and keeps growing from year to year. It grows to 7 m high and spread to 4 m across. The stem is simple and has few branches. The stem is stocky and 3-6 cm thick. The leaves are rounded and with 7-15 lobes. This means...



  546. Morinda citrifolia
    Edible : Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable A small evergreen tree. It grows 4-10 m tall and spreads 2-6 m wide. The branches are thick and somewhat 4 angled. It has large oval leaves which grow opposite each other along a four sided shiny branch. The leaves have a small leaf like appendage at the base of...



  547. Byrsonima crassifolia
    Edible : Fruit A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 2-10 m tall. The bark is cracked. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are rich green and shiny but paler underneath. The veins and leaf stalks are a rusty red colour. The flowers are rich yellow and...



  548. Citrus australasica
    Edible : Fruit A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 4-8 m high and spreads 2-5 m across. The bark is dark green. Young growth is often pinkish. The branches are thorny. The leaves are 2-4 cm long by 0.5-1.5 cm wide. They are oval or sword shaped. They are dark green and glossy but paler...



  549. Pouteria caimito
    Edible :Fruit, Kernel, Nuts, A medium sized tree. It grows 10-15 m high but can be 40 m high. The trunk is 30 cm across. The tree branches at about 1 m high. The leaves are simple and alternate. The flowers occur singly or in small groups. They are usually on leafless twigs. The fruit is medium...



  550. Mangifera casturi
    Edible : Fruit An evergreen tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval to sword shaped. The fruit are fleshy. They are oval and slightly flattened. They are 6 cm long and dark purple to black. The flesh is orange and sweet. A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics. Common...



  551. Licania platypus
    Edible : Fruit, Bark A large tree. It grows 30-50 m tall. It has a rounded crown. The bark is brown with white dots. It can have buttresses. It loses it leaves during the year. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 10-30 cm long and 3-9 cm wide. Young leaves are red. The flowers are in...



  552. Quercus virginiana
    Edible : Seeds, Nuts A tree which keeps its leaves through the year. They loose some leaves in colder regions. It grows to 12-15 m tall. It spread out widely. The branches are large and spread widely almost reaching the ground. The leaves are narrow and oval. They are 5-13 cm long. The edge is...



  553. Agave decipiens
    Edible : Sap - drink A large plant. It has rings of leaves. The trunk is 2.5 m long. The leaves are 120 cm long. They are prickly. It is a subtropical plant. Common



  554. Couepia polyandra
    Edible : Fruit A small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves are 6-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit are medium sized and oval with a rough surface. The can be 5-7 cm long. The flesh is soft and there is one seed inside. The pulp is yellow, juicy and fibrous. A tropical plant. In Central...



  555. Balanites aegyptiaca
    Edible portion :Fruit, Seeds, Shoots, Flowers, Oil, Leaves, Resin, Gum, Nectar, A small evergreen tree. It grows up to 6-15 m high. It is spiny. It produces a rounded crown of tangled thorny branches. The bark is dark brown or grey and has patterns on it. It becomes corky and cracked with age....



  556. Alternanthera pungens
    Edible:Leaves, Stems, Vegetable A herb. It can grow as an annual or continue growing from year to year. It lies along the ground. It grows from 1-10 cm high. It can form mats. The flowers are white. A tropical plant. It grows on a range of soils. It can be near creek banks and roadsides. It can...



  557. Camellia sasanqua
    Edible:Seeds, Spice, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil A shrub. It grows 3-6 m tall and spreads 3-4.5 m wide. The leaves are small. They are very shiny. The flowers are small and have a sweet scent. The flowers are white but coloured varieties with large flowers have been bred. It is a subtropical plant....



  558. Kaempferia galanga
    Edible:Rhizome, Root, Leaves as condiment, Spice A slow growing perennial herb. It grows 15 cm high. The rhizome has tuberous roots. They are fleshy. The rhizome is much branched crowded, tuberous and aromatic. The rhizomes are pale green or greenish white inside. The leaves have a mild smell...



  559. Mentha rotundifolia
    Edible:Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - drink A small herb. The leaves are crinkled and can be variegated. They are like common mint except for a soft fuzzy appearance to the leaf surface. A hybrid between Mentha suaveolens and Mentha longifolia. Details and locations may be confused with Mentha...



  560. Nephrolepis hirsutula
    Edible:Shoots A coarse fern with creeping rootstocks. It keeps growing from year to year and forms dense colonies. The stem is erect producing a tuft of fronds. The stalks are 10-40 cm long and pale brown. The fronds are narrow with leaflets. The fronds are 0.3 to 1.2 m long and 8 to 15 cm wide....



  561. Plectranthus amboinicus
    Edible:Leaves, Spice, Herb A small hairy rather succulent herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is erect. It grows up to about 50 cm high. The base of the stem becomes woody when old. The fleshy leaves are in opposite pairs. They are egg shaped with teeth around the edge. The leaves are...



  562. Premna serratifolia
    Edible:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A spreading shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. It can be 12 m tall. The leaves are opposite and large. They are oval and shiny green. They are leathery and have prominent veins. The midrib is raised underneath the leaf. The flowers are in clusters near the ends of branches....



  563. Prunella vulgaris
    Edible:Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers A creeping herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has short underground stems or rhizomes which then produce upright stems. It can be slightly hairy. The stems can be 50 cm long. They are square or flattened in cross section and purple in colour. The...



  564. Phyllostachys nigra f. boryana - Unmon-chiku, Bory Bamboo, Snake-Skin Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. The stems (culms) are mottled with green and black. It grows 15 m tall.



  565. Dendrocalamus sinicus - Giant Dragon Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. It grows 20-30 m tall and the culms are 20-30 cm across. The internodes are 17-22 cm long. The leaf blade is 20-40cm long by 4-7 cm wide.



  566. Acidosasa chinensis - Chinese Sour Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 8 m tall. The stems are 305 cm across. The leaf blades are sword shaped and 16-22 cm long by 3-4 cmwide. The base is wedge shaped and there are teeth along the edge. The flowering branches are at the top and are 10-26 cmlong. There are 3-5 spikelets.



  567. Phyllostachys parvifolia - Anji Golden Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A running bamboo. It grows 7-12 m tall. The culms can be 10 cm across. They have a white ring under each node.



  568. Phyllostachys nuda - Nude Sheath Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A running bamboo. It grows 12 m high. The stems are 4 cm wide. The internodes are 30 cm long. There are 2-4 leaves on thelast branch. The leaf blade is 8-16 cm long.



  569. Bambusa beecheyana - Beechey Bamboo, Silk-Ball Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A medium sized bamboo. It forms clumps. It grows 5-12 m tall. The stems are 10 cm across. The tips hang down. Theinternodes are 34-41 cm long. They have a white powdery coating when young. There are several branches.



  570. Bambusa arundinacea - Thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo
    Seeds Edible parts -Seeds, Shoots, Cereal, Sap-drinks A bamboo. The stalks are crooked and knotty.



  571. Acidosasa purpurea - Maohua Sour Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 3-10 m high. The culms are 2-8 cm across. The internodes are 30-45 cm long. The cavity has a spongypith. There are 4-7 leaves on the ultimate branches. They are 12-21 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  572. Chamaedorea costaricana - Bamboo Palm
    Edible Portion: Flowers An evergreen palm. It grows 3-8 m tall. It grows as a clump of stems. The stems can be 1-6 cm across. The crown has 3-6large leaves. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.



  573. Thamnocalamus spathiflorus - Spathe bamboo
    Shoots Edible parts -Seeds, a bamboo grass. It has a rhizome neck 6 cm long. The culms are 3-4 m tall and 1-2 cm wide. The internodes are 15-18 cmlong. There are 3-6 branches.em, Cereal, Shoots



  574. Bambusa atra - Long Pipe Bamboo, New Guinea Thin-Walled
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds A bamboo. The stems are 5-8 m tall and 204 cm wide. They are green and can have yellow stripes. The internodes are 40-70cm long. Young shoots are slender. The leaf blades are 30 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are pale green underneath. The culmsheaths are 60 cm...



  575. Dioscorea alata - Greater Yam
    Edible Portion:Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Bulbils A yam with a long angular vine. It can climb 15 m high. The stems are square and twine to the right around support sticks. Thestem does not have spines. It is often coloured green or purple. The leaves are heart shaped and borne in pairs along the...



  576. Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta - Switch Cane Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 2-3 m tall.



  577. Asparagus racemosus - Climbing Asparagus
    Edible Portion:Root, Tubers, Shoots, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - Tea, Flower A creeping or climbing herb or shrub. It has woody stems. It grows 2 m high. It spreads 2 m wide. The stems are slender andtrailing. The leaves are light green and narrow. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are very...



  578. 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...



  579. Cephalostachyum capitatum - Hollow Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Shoots, Cereal A bamboo. It grows 13-15 m high. The culms are 2-5 cm across. The internodes are 25-40 cm long. It is green but becomesyellow with age. The leaves are 9-30 cm long and 5-11 mm wide. The flowering shoots are in a round brownish head. Theseeds are brown and...



  580. Phyllostachys elegans - Flowered Bamboo, Chinese Elegant Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. The stems are 3 cm across. The internodes are 12-15 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on thelast branch. The leaf blades are 5-12 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  581. Bambusa balcooa - Balku Bamboo, Baluka Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A densely tufted bamboo. The tip hangs over. The culm or stem is 17 m high. It can be 2.5-10 cm wide. The wall is 2 cm thick.The internodes or distance between joints is 20-45 cm long. Plants flower about every 35-45 years. The young shoot is blackishgreen. It is...



  582. Phyllostachys nigra f. punctata - Blackspot Bamboo, Freckled Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Shoots A bamboo.



  583. Dioscorea bulbifera - Potato Yam
    Edible Portion: Tuber, Root, Bulbils, Vegetable A yam with a long smooth stemmed vine, round in cross section. It winds to the left. It does not have spines. The vine can climbup into trees and grow to long lengths. The leaves are large and round. They are pointed at the tip and round at the...



  584. 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...



  585. Chimonobambusa marmorea - Marble Sheath Bamboo, Winter Shooting Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots A bushy bamboo. It grows 2-3 m high. The stems are slender and black. They are 1-2 cm across. The young shoots arecreamy purple. The leaves are 6-15 cm long by 8-12 mm wide. They do not have hairs.



  586. Schizostachyum lima - Anos Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots An endemic erect thin walled bamboo. It is distinguished among all the Philippines forms by long internodes usually about 1m inlength. The stem is about 2.5 to 4.8 cm across and green without spines. Branches on the fifth node may or may not bepresent.



  587. Eleusine coracana - Finger Millet
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal, Vegetable A millet grass. It is an annual grass. It is robust and forms many tillers or young shoots from the base. It grows 40-120 cm tall.The stems are somewhat flattened. The leaves are narrow. The flower heads are made up of 2-7 finger like spikes. These...



  588. Dolichos trilobus - Japanese Arrowroot
    Edible Portion: Tubers, Roots, Seeds A bean plant. It is a twining herb. It keeps growing from year to year from root tubers. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets.The leaf stalks are 2-3 cm long. The leaflets are 4 sided and 2-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowering shoots are in the axilsof...



  589. 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 surfacebut rough edge. The flowers...



  590. Canna indica - Indian Shot
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Root, Rhizome, Tubers, Vegetable, Flowers A broad leafed plant with purple leaf sheaths. It is about 1.5 to 2.5 m high. It grows as a perennial. The stems are in clusters.The leaves are large and smooth. They are dark green but can be reddish in some varieties. The leaf...



  591. Gossypium herbaceum - Short-Stable Cotton
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Oil A shrub. It grows 2 m high. The leaf stalk is 2.5-8 cm long. The leaf blade is divided into 5 lobes like the fingers on a hand. Theleaves are 5-10 cm across. The lobes are broad and oval and half the length of the leaf. The flowers occur singly in the axils of...



  592. 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 glossybut rough and whitened underneath. They are 20-25 cm long and 2.5-5 cm wide. The stems have brownish sheaths attached.



  593. Bambusa variostriata - Sweet Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10 m high. The internodes are 20-25 cm long. The stems are 4-6 cm across. The leaves are sword shapedand 20-25 cm long by 3 cm wide.



  594. 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 andnarrow. The flowers are small and are carried singly.



  595. Ipomoea batatas - Sweet Potato
    Edible Portion: Tuber, Root, Leaves, Vegetable This is a root crop which produces long creeping vines. The leaves are carried singly along the vine. Leaves can vary considerably from divided like fingers on a hand to being entire and rounded or heart shaped. At the end of the vine, trumpet shaped...



  596. Phyllostachys rubromarginata - Red-Margined Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 14 m tall. The culms are slender with long internodes. They are green but turn yellow. They are 2.5 cmlong and the internodes 22-31 cm long. There are 2-3 leaves on the last branch.



  597. Bambusa merrillii - Merrill Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots An erect straggling bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The stems have no spines. The leaves are small. The spikelets are denselycovered with rather stiff or bristly hairs. The keels of the flowers have a prominent line of hairs.



  598. Bambusa burmanica - Burmese Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 7-8 m tall. The stems are 3-4 cm across. They are almost solid. The internodes are green and 30 cm long.The leaf blades are narrow and 16-25 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  599. Indocalamus tessellatus - Large-Leaved Bamboo, Zong ye Zhu
    Edible Portion: Leaves - Flavouring A bamboo. It grows 1-2 m tall. The stems are 4-7 mm across. The internodes are 25 cm long. It has the largest leaves of anybamboo. They can be 20-60 cm long and 10 cm wide.



  600. Manihot esculenta - Cassava
    Edible Portion: Root, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A plant which can re-grow year after year from the thickened roots. It has several stems. The stems are woody and have some branches. Plants grow up to 2 or 3 metres high. Stalks have distinct scars where leaves have fallen. The leaves tend to be...



  601. Phyllostachys dulcis - Sweet Shoot Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A vigourous bamboo. A running bamboo. It grows 8-12 m high and spreads 9-12 m wide. The culms are green and arch. Theycan be 8 cm thick. The internodes are compact and the nodes can be thicker on the leaning face.



  602. Bambusa horsfieldii - Nanap Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. The stems can be trailing or climbing. They are 7-8 m long and 1 cm across. The leaves are oblong to swordshaped and 18-23 cm long. The flowers are clustered at the nodes. The spikelets have 5-6 fertile florets.



  603. Chimonobambusa purpurea - Black Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Shoots A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. The culms are 2-5 cm across. The internodes are green and 18 cm long. There are 2 or 3leaves on the furthest branch. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 5-19 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  604. Drepanostachyum falcatum - Himalayan Bamboo, Himalayan Weeping Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows to about 4 m high. The stems are not straight. They are about 2 cm across. They are branched. The stemis hollow. The nodes are swollen. The internodes are thin walled. Small branches come out from the nodes in clusters. Thesheaths are papery and straw...



  605. Fargesia melanostachys - Black Spike Arrow Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. The rhizomes or underground stems are 1-1.5 cm across. The are densely covered with scales.The culms have 25 internodes and are yellowish-green. There are 3-11 branches at each node. There are 2 or 3 leaves on theend branch. The leaf...



  606. Himalayacalamus hookerianus - Himalayan Blue Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cereal, Shoots A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. It grows in clumps and keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 5-9 m long and 2-4 cmwide. The internodes are 15-20 cm long. The culm sheaths are 30-40 cm long. The leaf blades are narrowly sword shaped and15-30 cm long by...



  607. Hordeum vulgare - Barley
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Cereal, Seeds - Tea An erect annual grass. It grows 80-120 cm tall. The nodes are solid and the internodes are hollow. The leaves are narrow.There are 5-10 leaves. They are produced alternately on opposite sides of the stem at the nodes. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped...



  608. 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...



  609. Phyllostachys purpurata - Water Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  610. Semiarundinaria fastuosa - Narihira bamboo, Temple bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A tall upright bamboo. It grows 7 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The canes are shiny and mid green. They are 1-4 cm wide.They have few leaves on the lower sections. There are purple-brown stripes on the canes. There are 3 branches at each node.



  611. Chimonobambusa quadrangularis - Square-Stemmed Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It can be 10 m tall. The culms have prominent nodes. Mature culms are almost square in cross section. New culmsare purple. The culms are 5 cm across. There are spines which curve backwards near the base.



  612. Chimonobambusa szechuanensis - Sichuan Square Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. It grows 3-4 m tall. The stems are 2 cm across. The internodes are 18-22 cm long. They are grooved and ridgedabove the branches. The nodes near the base have a ring of root thorns. There are 3 branches per node. There are 1-3 leaveson the last branch....



  613. Lactuca sativa var. augustana - Celtuce, Asparagus Lettuce, Chinese Lettuce
    Edible Portion: Stalk, Leaves, Vegetable A lettuce plant with an edible stalk. It is an annual plant. It develops a stem 3-4 cm thick and 30 cm tall. The seed stalk is eatenlike celery or cooked. The leaves are curled. There are several cultivated varieties.



  614. Sasa spp. - Bamboo shoots
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  615. Dendrocalamus sikkimensis - Philippines Sweet Bamboo Shoot
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10-18 m tall. The culms are 10-13 cm across. The internodes are orange and 46056 cm long. There areseveral branches. The leaves are 15-30 cm long by 4-7 cm wide.



  616. Phyllostachys pubescens - Moso Bamboo, Hairy Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable Running bamboo. A bamboo. It grows 12-22 m high and spreads 9-30 m wide. The culms can be 8-18 cm thick. The stemsare velvety grey when young. They become green or yellow with age. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide. Theyoung shoots are edible....



  617. Chimonobambusa metuoensis - Tibetan Square Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-7 m high. The culms are 1-3 cm across. There are 20-35 internodes. The lower ones are 4 sided. Theleaf blades are sword shaped and 12-33 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.



  618. 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...



  619. Chimonobambusa pachystachys - Ci Fang Zhu, Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal A bamboo. It grows 3-7 m tall. The stems are 1-3 cm across. The internodes are 15-22 cm long. They have brown hairs whenyoung. There are root thorns in a ring on the lower stems.



  620. Dendrocalamus latiflorus - Sweet Bamboo Shoot, Taiwan Giant Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A tufted bamboo plant. It grows 20-50 m tall. The stems are long and bend. They are 10-30 cm across. The segments are 45-60 cm apart. The leaves are 6-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are small. They are 12-15 mm across. They arefeathery and red or purple...



  621. Acidosasa edulis - Edible Sour Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 12 m high. The stems are 6 cm across. The stems are flattened above the branches. There are 4 or 5leaves on the ultimate branches. They are oblong and 11-18 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are hairy near the stem.



  622. Gigantochloa verticillata - Whorled Bamboo, Giant Stripy Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 20-40 m high. It forms many tillers. The stems can be 25 cm thick. They have drooping tops. They arelight green and have yellow stripes. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They are 13-45 cm long by 2-7 cm wide.



  623. Phyllostachys heteroclada - Fishscale Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. The culms are 3 cm across. The culms are 30 cm long.



  624. Schizostachyum zollingeri - Lampar Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A tufted bamboo. It forms many tillers. It grows 10-20 m tall. It has long joints and thin walls. The stems are 8-10 cm across.The tips droop. The leaf sheath is 15 cm tall with a leaf blade is purplish when young and 9 cm long by 9 cm wide. The leafbade is 40 cm long by 7...



  625. Dendrocalamus strictus - Male Bamboo, Calcutta stricta
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Cereal, Manna, Rhizaome, Root



  626. Chimonobambusa utilis - Jinfoshan Square Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-7 m tall. The culms are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 20-30 cm long. There are 2 leaves on the lastbranch. They are 14-16 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  627. 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 cmacross.



  628. Dendrocalamus tibeticus - Tibetan Male Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 15-25 m high. The culms are 12-18 cm across. The nodes are 40-45 cm long and green. The leaf sheathsare 6-11 cm long and the leaf blade is 10-32 cm long by 2-5 cm wide.



  629. Gigantochloa apus - Tabashir Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It is an erect plant and forms tillers. It grows 10-20 m tall. The young culms have dense hairs. These stems can be3-15 cm across. The walls can be 1 cm thick. The internodes are 30-65 cm long. The angles of the leaf sheath is rounded onthe upper section. The...



  630. Chloothamnus elatus - Bamboo, New Guinea Edible Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A large bamboo with stalks 20 m long and 5 -6 cm across. The leaves are fine and narrow. It produces large clumps.



  631. Schizostachyum dullooa - Dulu bamboo, Duullooa bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows in tufts. The stems (culms) are erect and 6-9 m long. They are 3-7 cmacross. They are woody. The internodes are 40-75 cm long and hollow. The sheaths are 12-30 cm long and 10-25 cm wide.



  632. Bambusa sinospinosa - Chinese Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 15-24 cm tall. The stems are 8-14 cm across. The tips are slightly drooping. The internodes are 20-26 cmlong. There is usually only one branches at the lower nodes. The leaf blade is 7-17 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  633. Phyllostachys congesta - Water Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It has creeping rhizomes or underground stems. The culms are 8.5 m long by 5.5 cm wide. The internodes are 15-27 cm long. The shoots are 25-30 cm long and 4.5 cm wide.



  634. Pleioblastus hindsii cv 'Yasui' - Yasui bamboo
    Edible Portion:Shoots A bamboo.



  635. Dendrocalamus brandisii - Brandisii Bamboo, Velvet Leaf Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A loosely tufted bamboo. The culm is erect and the tip hangs over. The stem or culm can be 30 m high. They are 15-20 cmacross at the base. The wall is 2.5-4 cm thick. They are greenish-grey. The internodes are 30-60 cm long. There is a shinybrown line of hairs below and...



  636. Bambusa stenostachya - Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It is spiny. The stalks are 15-24 m high. The internodes are 25-40 cm long. They are 8-15 cm wide. The leave arenarrow and sword shaped. They are 10-25 cm long and 2 cm wide.



  637. Dendrocalamus giganteus - Giant Bamboo, Dragon Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A clump forming bamboo. It can be 25-30-50 m tall. It has rhizomes which spread. The clumps can be 10-15 m wide. Thecanes can be 35 cm across. They are erect and jointed. The nodes are hairy. The leaf blades are sword shaped and smoothwith fine teeth along the edge. The...



  638. Fargesia spathacea - Giant Panda Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Seeds A bamboo. It grows 2-4 m tall. The culms are 0.5-2 cm across. The internodes are 15-18 cm long. There are 9-14 branches ateach node. There are 2 or 3 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 6-10 cm long by 5-13 mm wide.



  639. Yushania maculata - Maculata Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 4-6 m tall. The stems are 1-1.5 cm across. The internodes are 30-40 cm long. The leaves are narrow orsword shaped and 9-15 cm long and 1 cm wide.



  640. Phyllostachys platyglossa - Zheijang Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10 m tall. The culms are dark green. They are 5 cm across. The internodes are 35 cm long. The lastbranch has 2 leaves. The leaf blades are 7-14 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  641. Dendrocalamus hamiltonii - Tufted Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows to 25 m tall. It forms dense thickets. The stems are 7-12 cm across. The stems are curved downwards andthe nodes are marked with root scars. The internodes are 20-40 cm long. The stem sheath is triangular. The leaves are narrowand sword shaped. They have...



  642. Gigantochloa atter - Sweet Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A tall bamboo. It grows 12-22 m high. It forms many tillers. It can be green or black. The stems are 5-10 cm across. Theleaves are sword shaped and narrowed at the base. The side are unequal. They are 15-30 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. Theflowering shoots have many branches....



  643. Gigantochloa hasskarliana - Pingit Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A slender bamboo. It has many tillers. It grows 6-10 m tall. The stems are thin and green. The tops are drooping. The nodesare swollen and have a ring of hairs around them. The joints are 35-50 cm long. The stems are 3-5 cm across. The leaves arenarrowly sword shaped and...



  644. Bambusa flexuosa - Lesser Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 6-7 cm tall. The stems are 4-6 cm across. The tips curve downwards. The internodes are 20-30 cm long.It has branches down to the base. It has tough thorns.



  645. Phyllostachys castillonis - Castillon Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  646. Oxytenanthera abyssinica - Lowland Bamboo, Savannah Bamboo, Wine Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Young Shoots, Cereal, Sap, Manna, Vegetable A bamboo or grass. It grows 10-15 m high. It grows in dense clumps. The stem is solid. It is 8-10 cm wide at the base. Itarches slightly at the tips. The sheaths are covered with short dark brown bristly hairs. These can be rubbed...



  647. Phyllostachys decora - Beautiful Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Buds, Shoots A slender bamboo. It has a creeping rhizome or underground stem. The culms are 8 m long and 3 cm across. They are green.The internodes are 12-16 cm long. They are slightly ribbed. The shoots are 20-30 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.



  648. 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.



  649. Dianthus chinensis - Chinese Pink
    Edible Portion: Flowers A short lived plant often grown as an annual. It grows 30-45 cm high and spreads 15-23 cm wide. It is a bushy plant. The stemshave easy to see nodes. The leaves are slender. They are light green, pointed and 8 cm long. The flowers are red, pink orwhite. They are about 2.5...



  650. 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 whitehairs. The leaves are sword...



  651. Phyllostachys bambusoides - Giant Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows up to 30 m tall. The culms can be 20 cm across. They are glossy dark green. The leaves are 9-20 cm longby 2-4.5 cm wide. The shoots are 45-48 cm long and 2-3 cm wide.



  652. Melocalamus compactiflorus - Bangladesh Scrambling Bamboo, Climbing Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Shoots A bamboo or rattan. It forms clumps and is scrambling. It grows 10-15 m tall or longer. The stalks are slightly zigzag shapedand 1.5 cm across. The internodes are 20-30 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped. The flowering shoots are large. Theseeds are large and...



  653. Phyllostachys angusta - Stone Bamboo, Chinese Edible Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It has creeping rhizomes or underground stems. The culms are 7.5 m long and 2.5 cm across. The internodes are15-19 cm long. The shoots are 20 cm long.



  654. 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 lastbranch. The leaf blade is 4-11 cm long by 1 cm wide.



  655. Melocanna baccifera - Berry Bamboo, Mali Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots An evergreen bamboo. The culms are single and spread 60 cm apart. They come from a long creeping rhizome. They arebright green and 8-15 m long by 4-6 cm wide. The internodes are 30-50 cm long. The walls are thin. They are about 6 mmthick. The culm...



  656. Phyllostachys nidularia - Big Node Bamboo, Broom Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It is a creeping bamboo. It grows 10 m tall. The culm is 4 cm across. It bends over due to the weight of the leaves.The shoots are 22-24 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.



  657. Phyllostachys viridis - Green Sulphur, Chinese Running Green Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo.



  658. 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 smoothand with shorter internodes than Schizostachyum lima. They are 20-50 cm long. The sheaths stay on the stem and havereddish hairs. The leaves are sword...



  659. Phyllostachys sulphurea - Sulphur bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. The stems are 7-8 m tall and 3-4 cm wide. They are yellow or pale green. The leaves are sword shaped and 5-20cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They can be striped.



  660. Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens - Farinose Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. It forms clumps. The culms are 4-5 cm across. The canes are grooved on alternate sidesbetween the nodes. The canes are green. The internodes are 21-25 cm long. There are 1-3 leaves on the last branch. The leafblades are 10-14 cm long by 1-2 cm...



  661. Phyllostachys reticulata - Hardy Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 20 m tall. The culms are 15 cm across. The internodes are 40 cm long. There are 2-4 leaves on the lastbranch. The leaf blades are 6-15 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  662. Phyllostachys glauca - Fen lu zhu, Yunzhu Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-12 m tall. The stems are 2-5 cm across. The internodes are 40 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on thelast branch. The leaf blade is 7-16 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  663. Neololeba atra - Cape Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Growing Tip A bamboo. It grows up to about 5 m tall and has canes about 3 cm across. There are several woody light coloured stems. Itforms thick clumps which are hard to penetrate. The leaves are 20-50 cm long by 6-10 cm wide and rounded at the base. Theleaves are light...



  664. Nipponocalamus simonii - Simon Bamboo, Me Dake
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  665. Phyllostachys bissetii - Bisset's Bamboo, David Bisset Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-6 m tall. The stems are 2 cm across. The internodes are 25 cm long. There are 2 leaves on the lastbranch. The leaf blades are 7-11 cm long by 2 cm wide.



  666. Thyrostachys siamensis - Umbrella-handle bamboo, Monastery bamboo
    Shoots Edible parts - shoots A bamboo. It forms tufts. The stems are erect or can bend over at the tip. They grow 8-14 m tall and are 2-8 cm across. Theyare smooth and greyish-green. It is 15-30 cm between the joints or nodes. The leaf blades are narrowly sword shaped and 7-14cm long by 5-8 mm...



  667. Phyllostachys violascens - Early Bamboo, Running Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 8-10 cm tall. The culms are 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 15-25 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves onthe last branch. The leaf blade is 6-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  668. Oldeania alpina - Mountain Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. A very large hollow-stemmed grass. It usually grows 6-8 m tall but can grow 12-25 m tall. The stems are smoothand woody. They are yellow brown. They grow from fattened underground stems (rhizomes). A ring of thin branches grow fromthe joints at the...



  669. Phyllostachys flexuosa - Zig-zag Bamboo, Supple Bamboo, Chinese Crooked Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-6 m tall. The stems are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 30 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on thelast branch. The leaf blade is 8-12 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  670. Colocasia esculenta - Taro
    Edible Portion:Corm, Leaves, Stalks, Vegetable, Root, Flowers This plant has large flat leaves on the end of upright leaf stalks. It grows up to 1 m high. The leaf stalk or petiole joins the leaf towards the centre of the leaf. The leaves are 20-50 cm long. Near the ground a thickened rounded...



  671. Dendrocalamus pachycladus - River Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It is a trailing plant.



  672. Bambusa polymorpha - Bengal Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A densely tufted bamboo. The culms or stems are erect but can curve outwards at the top. They are 15-25 m tall. They are 7.5-15 cm across. They are greyish green when mature. The internodes are 60-100 cm long. The nodes are thickened. There arebranches from the nodes in the...



  673. Bambusa gibboides - Tender Shoot Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10-12 m tall. The culms are 5-7 cm across. The internodes are 50 cm long.



  674. Sasa masamuneana - White striped dwarf bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  675. Bambusa blumeana - Spiny Bamboo, Thorny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A spiny tufted bamboo. It grows up to 25 m high. The stems are 20 cm across. The internodes are usually hollow and from 40 to60 cm long. The lower internodes are so thick walled they are almost solid. It grows in large clumps and the lower portion to 2to 3 m is...



  676. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Elephant Foot Yam
    Edible Portion: Tuber, Roots, Corm, Leaves, Leaf Stalks, Vegetable A taro family plant but with a very divided leaf. It grows to 0.75-1 m high. It is a herbaceous plant with rough and mottled leafstalks. It has a straight stem and the leaf is divided into leaflets. The leaves can be 1 m in width....



  677. Dactyloctenium aegyptium - Comb Fringe Grass
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Cereal, Rhizome, Root An annual grass. The stems are slender. They can lie along the ground. These can form roots at the nodes. They can have runners and form mats. It is 15-60 cm high. The edges of the leaf sheaths have small hairs. The leaf blades are flat and 5-20 cm long...



  678. Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis - Henon Bamboo, Golden Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10-14 m high. The middle internodes are 34 cm long. They are green.



  679. 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...



  680. Acacia pennata - Cha-om
    Edible Portion: Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairsof pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends ofbranches. The...



  681. Acacia decurrens - Sydney Green Wattle
    Edible Portion:Gum, Leaves - Tea An evergreen tree. It grows to 15 m high with a spread of 5 m across. The stem is green and angled. The young branches arewinged. The leaves (phyllodes) are dark green and are divided into secondary leaflets. They have a appearance like a feather.The leaves are 8...



  682. Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Gum, Leaves as Condiment, Spice, Vegetable, Pods An evergreen shrub. It grows to 5-7 m tall and 3 m across. The stem is slender and erect. The crown is open. It is a spreading,densely branched shrub. The bark is smooth and brown. The leaves are branched and green. There are...



  683. 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...



  684. 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...



  685. 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...



  686. 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...



  687. Glycine max - Soybean
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Vegetable A small erect bean up to 60 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. Straggling kinds can occur. Stems, leaves and pods aresoftly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets have stalks. Flowers are small and white or blue. They occur in groups in...



  688. Canavalia ensiformis - Jack Bean
    Legumes Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Young pods, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable A perennial climber, although short kinds do occur. Often it is a more bushy plant than the sword bean. Plants up to 1.5 m long.Stems can be hairy. Leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 5.7-20 cm long by...



  689. Lupinus mutabilis - Andean Lupin
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Vegetable An erect annual herb. It grows to 1.5 m tall. It has a thick taproot. It can keep growing from year to year. The stems arebranched, woody and mostly without hairs. The leaves have leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 7-9 leaflets.These are oblong and...



  690. 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...



  691. 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...



  692. Tylosema fassoglensis - Climbing Marama Bean
    EdiblePortion: Pods, Fruit, Seeds, Tubers, Root, Stems - Gum, Vegetable A trailing or climbing plant. It is evergreen and shrubby. It can be 6 m long. It has a large tuberous root. This can be to a depthof 2.5 m. Young plant parts have rusty coloured hairs. The leaves are simple and almost round...



  693. Arachis hypogea - Peanut
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Flavouring, Spice, Pods, Vegetable, Oil 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 called runner and bunch...



  694. Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis - Yard Long Bean
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable A climbing bean with long pods. The vines can be 3 m long. They normally twine around sticks. Dwarf kinds also occur.Leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and side leaflets are at an angle. Leaflets can be 2-16 cm long by 1-12 cm wide.The...



  695. Amaranthus tricolor
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaves - Tea A herb about 1 m high and spreads 45 cm wide. A small annual leafy green. An upright, much branched annual with a thinmembrane covering the stems. Sometimes the plant lies over. The stems are angular. The plant branches in the upper...



  696. Amaranthus hybridus
    Leafy Greens Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb. It is an upright plant. It grows 80 cm to 2 m tall. It is often green but can be dark red. The leaves are simpleand alternate. The leaves are oval shaped and can be 15 cm long. The flowers can be red, yellow or white. They are in...



  697. Stevia rebaudiana - Stevia, Sweet Herb Of Paraguay, Sugar-l
    Edible Portion: Leaves A perennial shrub. It grows to 0.5-1 m tall. Plants are clumpy bushes about 75 cm high and 60 cm wide. The leaves are 2-3 cmlong. They are small, oblong and have teeth around the edge. The flower heads are on the tips of stems. They are in clustersand are white. The fruit...



  698. Ipomoea aquatica - Kangkong
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit, Roots Kangkong is a creeping sweet potato like plant. It has hollow stems and can float on water. The leaves are green and arenormally not divided like some sweet potato leaves, but the shape and size varies a little between different kinds. The trumpet...



  699. Amaranthus caudatus - Grain Amaranth
    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual plant which can be 2 m high and 45 cm across. The stems are angular and it can have a single stem or be branched. It is often limp in the upper parts. Plants are hairy at first but become smooth. Often they are tinged purple. Leaves are 2-4 cm long...



  700. Albizia lucidior - Potka Siris Tree
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves A tall tree. It grows 40 m tall. The crown is dark green. The bark is thin and grey. The leaves are divided with leaflets along thestalk. There are 1-4 pairs of leaflets. These are 5-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide and the top ones are the largest. The flowers arein groups...



  701. Cedrela odorata - Barbadoes Cedar, Cigar-Box Wood
    Edible Portion: Leaves A tree. It grows 18 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. The trunk can be 1.5 m across. It has large buttresses. It has an opencanopy. The bark is grey or brown and furrowed. The lower limbs curve down. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. Theleaves are 60 cm long. There are...



  702. Cleome gynandra - Cat's-whiskers
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flowers, Pods, Seeds, Vegetable, Caution An annual herb. It grows to 0.6-0.9 m. It has a long tap root. It is erect and somewhat hairy. It usually has purple stems. Theleaves occur one after another along the stalk. The leaf stalk is long. There are 5-7 leaflets which are...



  703. Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra
    Edible Portion: Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable A tropical annual herb. It grows erect, often with hairy stems. It mostly grows about 1 m tall but can be 3.5 m tall. It becomeswoody at the base. The leaves have long stalks up to 30 cm long. Leaves vary in shape but are roughly heart...



  704. Brassica oleracea var. acephala - Kale
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers A cabbage plant. The leaves are ruffled or crinkled but some are more smooth than normal kales. The leaf shape and colourvaries considerably. The flowers are yellow or white.



  705. Moringa oleifera - Moringa
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Roots, Bark, Pods, Spice, Vegetable A small tree up to 9-12 m high. The trunk is 60 cm across. The wood is soft. It has feather-like divided leaves. The tree losesits leaves during the year. The bark is grey and thick. It is corky and peels off in...



  706. Chenopodium album - Lamb's Quarters
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds, Sprouts, Flowers, Vegetable, Tea An annual plant. It grows to 1 m high and spreads to 1 m across. The stem is erect. The stems are succulent and without hairs.They often have soft mealy lumps which can be rubbed off. The leaves are simple, with one at each node, and...



  707. Tagetes erecta - African Marigold
    Edible Portion: Leaves A herb. It grows 0.5-1 m tall. It grows from seed each year. The stems are angular and green. The leaves are deeply lobed.The lobes are along the stalk. They also have coarse, sharp teeth. The flower heads are single. They have long stalks and areyellow. The fruit is dry.



  708. Afzelia xylocarpa - Rosewood
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds A tree. It grows to 30 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk is stout and up to 1 m across. The crown is rounded. The tree is usually divided near the base into large spreading branches. The bark is pale grey and slightly rough. The leaves are 18-25...



  709. Basella alba - Indian Spinach
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Tender Stems, Vegetable An annual or perennial climbing herb with thick fleshy leaves. The vine is smooth and juicy and can be 10 m long. It branches freely. The vine and leaves can be red or green. The leaves are fleshy and pointed at the tip. They can be 8-18 cm long and...



  710. Lepidium sativum - Garden Cress
    Edible parts -Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Seeds - oil A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant about 60 cm high. It has narrowly lobed leaves. The leaves near the base havelong stalks and the leaves higher on the plant do not have stalks. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is a...



  711. Acca sellowiana - Pineapple Guava
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable A small spreading tree. It can grow to 3-5 m tall and spread to 5 m wide. The bark is pale grey. The branches are swollen at thenodes. The stems are thin, flexible and with white felted shoots. The leaves are 5-8 cm long with shiny bluish green on the...



  712. Melia azedarach - Bead Tree
    Edible Portion:Fruit (Poisonous), Gum, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A moderate sized tree. It grows 6-16 m high. It can spread 3-12 m wide. The trunk is round and the branches spread outwidely. The bark is greyish-brown. The bark has long shallow cracks along the length. The leaves are alternate....



  713. Coccinia grandis - Ivy Gourd
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Seeds A pumpkin family plant. It is a climbing or trailing herb. It can climb 20 m high. It has single tendrils. It has long tuberous roots.The leaves are heart shaped, with the lobes towards the base in an angular shape. The leaves are 5-10...



  714. Pimenta dioica - Allspice Tree, Pimento
    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Herb, Leaves - tea A medium sized tree. It grows 13-15 m tall. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The bark is silver grey and has an aroma. Itpeels off in long strips. The wood is hard, durable and close grained. The leaves are dark green, shiny...



  715. 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...



  716. 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...



  717. Elaeis guineensis - African Oil Palm
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Nuts, Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart, Sap, Vegetable, Seeds - Oil An unbranched palm with a stout erect stem. The stem is rough due to the leaf bases which remain attached. It grows to 20-30m tall. The trunk is about 75 cm across. The crown consists of about 40 open leaves....



  718. Mammea americana - Mamey Apple
    Fruit Edible parts -Fruit A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The leaves are glossy and oval. They are 10-20 cm long by 5-10 cmwide. The leaves are thick and have many parallel veins. Trees may have male and female flowers or they can be on separatetrees. The flowers are showy...



  719. Mangifera indica - Mango
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable An erect, branched evergreen tree. It can grow to 10-40 m high and is long lived. (Trees grown by vegetative means are smallerand more compact.) Trees spread to 15 m across. It has strong deep roots. The trunk is thick. The bark is...



  720. Manilkara bidentata subsp. surinamensis - Black Balata
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Latex A shrub or small tree. It is sometimes 1-2 m high. In the rainforest it can grow 40 m high. It then often has buttresses. The barkis greyish brown and deeply cracked. The plant has lots of sticky white sap. The leaves are 7-21 cm long and usually swordshaped and...



  721. Aegle marmelos - Bael Fruit, Bengal Quince
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves Condiment, Spice, Vegetable A medium sized tree. It loses its leaves. It grows to 3-6-12 m tall and spreads 2 m across. The stem is erect and thorny. Theleaves are green and with 3 leaflets and generally sword shaped. They are aromatic. The flowers are...



  722. Butia capitata - Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Seeds - Oil, Stem A small palm. It grows up to 5 m tall. It has 40-50 leaves. The trunk has a pattern from the old leaf stubs. The trunk is stout andwoody. The leaves hang over and are blue-green. They are 1.3-2 m long and the leaflets form a V shape. Along the edge of the...



  723. Citrus limon - Lemon
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Herb, Spice, Flowers A small evergreen tree with short spines. It grows to 7 m high and spreads to 3 m across. It branches freely. Young branchesare often reddish. Leaves are about 5-12 cm long. They are green and drawn out to a point, with notched edges. The leaf stalkis...



  724. Selenicereus undatus - Dragon Fruit
    Edible Poriton: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable, Stems A cactus which climbs. It has triangular stalks. Stalks can be 7 m long. It grows in soil and on rotting plant material. It has aerialroots enabling it to climb. The stems have joints and branched. The spine spots are spaced along the edge...



  725. Manilkara zapota - Sapodilla
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Sap, Latex, Leaves, Gum A medium sized evergreen tree up to 18 m tall. It can grow to 30 m in tropical regions. The leaves are 8-12 cm long by 2-4 cmwide. The leaves are green and shiny. The leaves tend to be clustered in spirals near the ends of twigs. The flowers are...



  726. Dovyalis caffra - Key Apple
    Edible Portion: Fruit A spiny shrub. It grows up to 6-9 m tall. It has long straight spines on the trunk and branches. They are about 3 cm long. Thebark is white when young. The leaves are simple and carried one after another along the stem. The edges of the leaves rollback slightly. The leaves...



  727. Eugenia brasiliensis - Grumichama, Brazil-Cherry
    Edible Portion:Fruit A tree up to 15 m tall. It is a small compact tree. It is smaller in cooler areas (6m). The bark is grey. It has glossy leaves. Theyare opposite and oval to oblong. The leaves are 8-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. New leaves are a wine red colour. The leafstalks are 3-4 mm long....



  728. Melicoccus bijugatus
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Kernel A large evergreen tree. It grows up to 20 m tall. The trunk is smooth and pale grey. The inner bark is orange-brown. The crownis dense, round and compact. Trees are separately male and female. Where bisexual flowers occur these normally do not setfruit unless...



  729. Ceratonia siliqua - Carob
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Spice An evergreen tree. It grows 12-15 m tall. It spread to 4 m across. It has a dark green round crown of compound leaves. Thesealmost hide the trunk. The trunk is short, erect and thick. The leaves are leathery. The tree flowers in autumn. Male and female...



  730. Musa acuminata - Banana
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Flower stalk, Stem The banana false stems usually have black marks on them. The canal of the leaf stalk is like an open drain. There are dry flapswhere the leaf stalk joins the false stem. The leaves are paddle shaped. These are diploid bananas. They can be seeded...



  731. Nephelium lappaceum - Rambutan
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds A medium sized tree up to 12-25 m high. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. Trees spread to 6 m wide. The leaves arealternate with leaflets opposite along the stalk. There are 5-7 pairs of leaflets. Each leaflet can be 20 cm long by 8 cm wide.The leaflet stalks...



  732. Musa x paradisiaca - Banana
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable, Stalk, Corm, Root, Bud These are the main group of cultivated bananas. They can be classed into diploid, triploid and tetraploid kinds with variousamounts of the A or B parents. They grow 2-9 m high. They are large non woody herbs with broad long leaves....



  733. Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Earpod Tree, Mexican Walnut Tree, Pitchwood
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Pods, Fruit, Vegetable A deciduous tree. It grows up to 30 m high. It has a large stocky trunk. It has small buttresses. The branches are heavy. Theleaves are twice divided and feather like. They are deep green and there are 24 pairs of small leaflets and 50 larger...



  734. Eugenia luschnathiana - Pitomb
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds A tree. It grows up to 9 m tall and spreading about 5 m wide. The bark is mottled brown. It has glossy leaves. They are darkgreen above and pale green underneath. It is evergreen. The fruit are yellow and about 2.5 cm long. They contain 1 to 4 seeds.They have a rose...



  735. Litchi chinensis - Litchi, Lychee
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Aril A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows up to 15 m tall but can be 35 m tall. It has a dense round crown. The trunk is smoothand grey with brittle trunk and branches. The trunk can be 1 m across. Leaves are shiny and light green. The leaves arereddish when young. They...



  736. Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, Jambos
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers An evergreen tree. It grows up to 7.5-15 m tall and with a spread of 4 m. It can be a small shrub. The stem is erect and 20-40cm across. The branches hang downwards. The bark is greyish-green. The young twigs are either flattened of somewhatsquare in cross section....



  737. Cupaniopsis anacardioides - Tuckeroo, Beach Tamarind, Carrotwood
    Edible Portion:Fruit An evergreen tree. It grows 8-15 m high. It can spread 5-15 m across. It has a dense rounded crown. The trunk is smooth andpale grey. The inner bark is orange. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 10-20 cm long with 2-6 pairs ofopposite leaflets. The...



  738. Ficus lacor - Cunningham’s Fig, Elephant Fig
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Buds A fig. It is an evergreen tree. It can grow attached to other trees. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk can be 20-40 cm across.The branches droop. The bark is brownish grey. The leaves are oval narrowing to the tip. They are slightly crinkled. They are 7-18 cm...



  739. Phoenix reclinata - Senegal Date Palm
    Edible Portion: Cabbage, Fruit, Sap, Seeds - Coffee, Palm Heart, Vegetable, Bud A palm. It can be a stemless suckering bush or have a ring of suckers around the base. It often grows 3-6 m high but can be 10-25 m high. It can also be a many stemmed clump. The old stems hang over then curve upwards...



  740. Phoenix sylvestris - India Date, Silver Date Palm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Sap, Cabbage, Inner Stem, Shoots, Palm Heart A tall palm. It is unbranched up to 15 m high. The trunk is rough with persistent leaf bases. The trunk is 60-75 cm across. Thecrown is thick and half rounded to rounded. The leaves are grey-green or covered with a waxy layer....



  741. Phyllanthus emblica - Emblic, Myrobalan
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Leaves, Flower Petals, Tea A small deciduous tree. It grows 2-20 m tall. The trunk is bent and has many branches. The branches are spreading. The barkis greyish-brown and peels off in flakes. The leaves are pale green and feathery. New leaves are pinkish. The leaves...



  742. Flacourtia indica - Governor’s plum
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Vegetable, Tea A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-15 m high. The trunk is crooked and low branched and armed with scattered slender spines. The leaves are alternate, pointed at the base and rounded at the tip. The edges of the leaves toothed with rounded lobes. Leaves are...



  743. Murraya paniculata - Orange Jessamine, Satinwood Tree
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Spice A shrub or small evergreen tree. It grows to 5 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The branches are grey and slender. Theleaves are alternate and scattered. The leaves are compound with 2-8 leaflets. Leaves are 8 to 15 cm long and smooth. Theleaflets...



  744. Dovyalis abyssinica - Dovyalis (Abyssinian), African Gooseberry
    Edible Portion: Fruit A medium sized shrub. It grows up to 10 m tall. It has many branches. The trunk is up to 20 cm thick. Young branches canhave spines. The bark is grey brown. There are many raised lenticels. The leaves are oval and slender. They are 2.5-9 cmlong by 2-5 cm wide. The edges of...



  745. Morus nigra - Persian Mulberry, Black Mulberry
    Edible Portion:Fruit, leaves A deciduous tree. It is a medium sized tree which grows 10-12 m high. The trunk is short and then branches widely. It has anextensive root system. The bark is dark brown. The young branches are hairy. The leaf stalk is 1.5-2.5 cm long. The leaf bladeis oval and 6-12...



  746. 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...



  747. Garcinia livingstonei - African Mangosteen
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Gum A slow growing evergreen shrub. It can grow to 5-10 m high and spread to 5 m wide. It has a twisted trunk. Most branchescome out at right angles to the stem. The leaves are tough and leathery. They are 10-15 cm long and with white veins. Theyare glossy and dark...



  748. Citrus aurantiifolia - Lime
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves - Flavouring A small much branched evergreen tree. It grows up to 5-6 m tall with short sharp spines. It spreads to 3 m across. The leavesare small and dark green. There are narrow wings on the leaf stalk. The leaf blade is about 5 cm long by 3 cm wide...



  749. Hieronyma alchorneoides - Suradan
    Edible Portion: Fruit A tree. It can grow 50 m tall. The trunk is straight and 1-1.2 m across. The base has buttresses. It can have stilt roots inflooded forest. The twigs are densely covered with grey hairs when young. The leaves are alternate and the leaf blade ispapery. They are broadly oval...



  750. Chrysobalanus icaco - Cocoplum, Icaco
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Kernel, Seeds, Oil, Nuts A shrub or small evergreen tree. It grows 1-6 m tall. The branches are long, flexible and whip-like. The leaves are evenlyspaced and leathery. They are rounded and stiffly erect. They are simple and rich green. The flowers are small and...



  751. Citrus unshiu - Satsuma Mandarin, Satsuma Orange
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small evergreen tree. It has spines. It grows 3-4 m high. The leaves are thin and slightly leathery. They are smooth, andshiny on the upper surface. They are 4-8 cm long. The leaf stalk is 2-4 cm long and has wings. The flowers can occur singly orin small groups in the...



  752. Mammea americana - Mamey, Mammea
    Fruit Edible parts - fruit A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The leaves are glossy and oval. They are 10-20 cm long by 5-10 cmwide. The leaves are thick and have many parallel veins. Trees may have male and female flowers or they can be on separatetrees. The flowers are showy...



  753. Mammea americana - Mamey, Mammea
    Edible Portion: Fruit A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The leaves are glossy and oval. They are 10-20 cm long by 5-10 cmwide. The leaves are thick and have many parallel veins. Trees may have male and female flowers or they can be on separatetrees. The flowers are showy and...



  754. Myrciaria glomerata - Cabelluda, Cabelludo
    Edible Portion:Fruit A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m tall. It can have several thin trunks. The fruit are small and yellow with a sweet pulp. Theyare 2 cm across. They have 2 seeds.



  755. Annona macroprophyllata - Ilama
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small deciduous tree. It grows to 7-8 m tall. It has 2 kinds of leaf. One is the broadly oval smooth leaf with a leaf stalk. Theothers are like round bracts without a leaf stalk and these fall off. These grow at the base of the small branches. Under theleaves, fruit and...



  756. Combretum indicum - Rangoon Creeper, Chinese Honeysuckle
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Stems A scrambling shrub or vine. The stem is strong and woody. It branches freely. It can climb to 20 m high. The plant is erect andshrub like when young. The twigs have soft brown hairs when young. The leaves are opposite and oblong. They have heartshaped...



  757. Daemonorops jenkinsiana - Major Jenkins' Rattan Palm
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Palm Heart, Cabbage, Fruit A rattan or vine. It forms dense clumps. It can be climbing and 25 m long. The stems can be 6 cm across. The leaf sheaths areyellowish green with brown to red hairs. The leafy stalks are 3 m long. There are 55-100 narrow leaflets on each side....



  758. Monstera deliciosa - Ceriman, Monsteria
    Edible Portion: Fruit A woody climber with large leaves with natural holes. It attaches itself to trees by roots at the nodes and climbs up to 15-20 mhigh. The stem is stout and crooked. The have a few branches. The leaves are glossy green. The leaves are divided aroundthe edge. The leaves are...



  759. Acoelorrhaphe wrightii - Silver Saw Palmetto
    Edible Portion: Fruit An evergreen cluster palm tree. It grows 10 m high and spreads 4 m wide. The stems are erect and slender. They are coveredwith persistent sheaths and leaf stalks. The leaf stalks have thorns along the edge. The leaves are pale green and 90 cm long.The flowering shoots are...



  760. Baccaurea ramiflora - Burmese-Grape
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers An evergreen tree. It grows 10-15 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The branches have velvety hairs pressed against them.The leaves are broadly sword shaped and taper to a very short tip. The leaves are oval and 10-20 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. Theleaf...



  761. Citrus hystrix - Wild lime, Kaffir lime
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Spice A low shrubby tree up to 6 or 8 m high. The trunk is thin and crooked. It has slender sharp thorns. The leaf petiole has verylarge lobes. The leaf is oval. The leaves can be 8-15 cm long by 3-5 cm wide including the leafy stalks. The leaves are darkgreen and...



  762. Murraya koenigii - Curry Leaf Tree
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Fruit, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers A shrub 1-2 m high. It can grow 4-10 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk is slender and flexible. The leaveshave stalks. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. These are alternate and have stalks. There are 11-15...



  763. Actinidia deliciosa - Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwifruit
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Vegetable A large woody vine. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are large and heart shaped. They are 20 cm long. Male andfemale flowers occur on separate plants. The flowers are cream and scented. The fruit are brown and fuzzy. They have greenflesh and black...



  764. Citrus japonica - Hong Kong Wild Kumquat
    Edible Portion: Fruit A shrub which keeps its leaves all year round. It grows about 2-4 m tall. It is spiny. The leaves are a narrow oval shape. Theytaper sharply at both ends. The leaf stalks have wings. The flowers are white, short and broad. The fruit are a flattened roundshape. They are 1-2...



  765. Clymenia polyandra - Clymenia, Polyandra Kumquat
    Edible Portion: Fruit A citrus relative. The tree is 5-8 m tall. The leaves are large (18 cm x 6 cm) and simple. Young leaves have lobes. The leavesare more thin and papery than other citrus. The leaves taper towards the tip and have notched edges. The leaf stalks are shortand without wings. It...



  766. Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Fruit, Silvery Bunchosia
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small tree or shrub. It grows to 10 m tall. It forms a dense cone shaped crown. The leaves are in pairs and have wavy edges.They are simple and rich green. They are 10 cm long. They taper to the base. The flowers are yellow and showy. They are inlong racemes. The petals...



  767. Carissa macrocarpa - Natal Plum, Large Num-Num, Carissa
    EdiblePortion:Fruit A small evergreen shrub. It grows up to 5 m tall. It branches densely and has many forked spines. They are usually in pairs atthe top of shoots. The branches are smooth and light brown. branches exude milky latex when cut. The leaves are producedopposite one another. They are...



  768. 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...



  769. Dovyalis abyssinica x Dovyalis hebecarpa - Florida Gooseberry, Tropical Apricot, Florida
    Edible Portion: Fruit A natural hybrid between Diospyros abyssinica x Dovyalis hebecarpa. A large spreading shrub. It grows 7 m high. Thebranches are long and drooping. It has few thorns. The leaves are deep green and densely grouped together. They are 7.5-10cm long. The flowers are...



  770. Opuntia ficus-indica - Sweet Prickly Pear, Indian Fig
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A tree like cactus. It grows to 2-5 m tall. It has many branches. It is spreading and bluish-green. It has succulent pads. Thejoints are 20-40 cm long by 10-20 cm wide. The spines are 2-3 cm long. Spineless kinds also occur. The flowers are large and...



  771. Citrofortunella microcarpa x - Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange
    Edible Portion: Fruits Probably a natural hybrid of Citrus reticulata and Fortunella sp. A small citrus tree. It is 2-8 m tall. It is slightly thorny. Theleaves are smaller than most citrus. They are 4-7 cm long. They are evergreen and alternate. They are broadly oval and darkgreen and glossy on...



  772. Diospyros kaki - Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves - Tea, Seeds - Coffee A tree up to 12 m high which loses its leaves each year. The branches tend to hang over and they have a dense covering ofleaves. Leaves are long and pointed (10 x 6 cm). The leaves are dark green and shiny on top and lighter under. Young leaves...



  773. Citrofortunella sp. x Fortunella crassifolia - Orangequats
    Edible Portion:Fruit An artificial hybrid plant between a kumquat and a mandarin. The fruit tastes like a kumquat.



  774. Citrus japonica cv crassifolia - Large Round Kumquat
    Edible Portion: Fruit A shrub or small tree. It often lacks thorns. The leaves are thick and rigid and often folded lengthwise. They have many darkgreen oil glands. The leaves are small. The leaf stalks have narrow wings. The fruit are oval or almost round. The fruit is small,orange and sweet....



  775. Citrus latifolia - Bears' Lime, Tahitian Lime, Persian
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small evergreen tree. It is almost thornless. It grows 1.8-4.5 m high. The branches droop. The leaves have broad, flat-wingedleaf stalks. Young leaves are mauve. The flowers have a purple tinge and have a scent. They occur throughout the year. Thefruit is medium sized,...



  776. Passiflora tarminiana - Banana Passion Flower
    Edible Portion: Fruit The flowers are large and pink and hang down. The fruit are banana like. It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium



  777. Citrus glauca - Australian Desert Lime, Native Cumquat
    Edible Portion: Fruit A medium sized shrub or small tree. It often has several stems and grows up to 2-3 m high. It can be up to 12 m high and 1-3 macross. The bark is brown and cracked. The new shoots are angular. The stems are spiny. The leaves are 1-5 cm long by 0.2-0.4 cm wide. They are...



  778. Persea americana - Avocado, West Indian Avocado
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Vegetable A small to medium sized tree. It grows 8-10 m high. Trees can grow to 25 m high. The leaf stalk is 1.5-5 cm long. Leaves areentire, oval and 5-40 cm long. Flowers are greenish, small and on the ends of branches. Clusters of flowers may contain 200-300 flowers....



  779. Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Cabbage, Sap, Palm Heart, Flowers, Nuts-Oil A tall unbranched evergreen palm. It grows to 30 m high. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. The trunk is covered with fibresand has the bases of old leaves along it. It produces suckers on the trunk and at the base. The fronds are...



  780. Sclerocarya birrea - Ethiopian Marvola Nut, Maroola Plum, Marula
    Edible Portion: Kernels, Fruit, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaves, Seed, Seeds - oil A shrub or tree. It grows 9 m high and spreads 6 m wide. It can be 15 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The crown isdense and rounded. The bark is grey and finely cracked. The leaves have leaflets along the...



  781. Spondias purpurea - Purple Mombin
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Nuts, Root A medium sized tree. It grows 4-10 m high. It has an irregular trunk and broad crown. Often it is low and sprawling. It loses itsleaves during the year. The leaves are made up of 5-12 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 2-4 cm long and they fall...



  782. Syagrus romanzoffiana - Queen Palm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Palm Heart, Cabbage A tall robust palm. It has a single stem and feather leaves. It has a wide spreading crown due to dark green arching fronds buttheir is no crownshaft. Often there are a number of dead fronds hanging from the trunk. The trunk is grey and grows to 20 m...



  783. Trevesia palmata - Snowflake Tree
    Edible Portion: Flower Buds, Fruit, Shoots, Leaves, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows to 3-9 m high. The branches are armed with short, sharp prickles which curve inwards. Theyoung shoots have rusty hairs. The leaves are stalked. The leaves are 25-33 cm long. They are round and deeply...



  784. Phoenix roebelenii - Dwarf Date Palm, Pygmy Date Palm, Roebelen Date, Roebelin Palm,
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small palm. The trunk is slender and it grows about 2 m tall. It has a single trunk but forms clusters in the wild. The trunk is 10cm across. It is covered with old leaf bases. The fronds are dark green and arch over. They form a feathery crown. The lowerones hang down....



  785. Pouteria lucuma - Lucmo, Lucuma, Eggfruit
    Edible Portion: Fruit A medium sized tree 8-17 m high. It can spread 6-10 m across. It has many branches. The leaves are alternate. They areoblong or sword shaped. They are 25 cm long by 10 cm across. The fruit are round or oval and green. The pulp is bright yellow.There are some named cultivated...



  786. Swietenia macrophylla - Honduras Mahogany, Big-Leaf Mahogany
    Edible Portion: Honey, Fruit A tall tree. It grows 40-60 m high. Large trees have big buttresses. The bark is grey with cracks along it. The crown is large andround. The leaves are compound with an even number of leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are bunched towards the ends ofthe branches....



  787. Citrus japonica cv margarita - Kumquat, Oval Kumquat
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Herb, Flavouring, Peel An evergreen shrub up to 4 m high. It spreads to 2 m across. The stem is slender and branching. It has a rounded crown. Ithas spiny branches and shiny oval leaves with pointed tips. The leaves are leathery. Flowers are white with 5 petals. Theyoccur...



  788. Citrus paradisi - Grapefruit
    Edible Portin:Fruit, Herb Probably a natural hybrid between sweet orange and pomelo. A medium sized evergreen tree up to 10-15 m high. They spread5 m across. The stem is stout and crooked. The branches hang down giving a rounded crown. The thorns are small. Theleaves are dark shiny green and...



  789. Phyllanthus acidus - Grosella, Otaheite Gooseberry
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable A medium sized tree. It grows up to 2-10 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are smooth and 20-40 cm longand divided. The leaflets are light green and rounded at the base and pointed at the tip. The leaflets are alternate and pointed at...



  790. Morus rubra - Red Mulberry
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves A very small tree. It grows up to 9 m high. The trunk is 40 cm across. The trunk is short and soon divides into stout spreadingbranches. The crown is dense and rounded. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are alternate and simple. Leavesare oval but can...



  791. Piper sarmentosum - Lolot Pepper, Vegetable Pepper
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Spice A creeper with an erect stem. It is 50 cm high. The creeper or vine can be 10 m long. There are very fine powdery hairs whenyoung. The leaves are finer and more tender than Piper betel. They are brighter green with distinct veins. The leaf stalk is 2-5cm long....



  792. Tinospora crispa - Patawali
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Spice A woody climber. It grows 4-10 m long. It loses its leaves during the year. It can have long aerial roots. Old stems are fleshy.The leaf stalk is 5-15 cm long and the leaves are broadly oval to heart shaped and 6-13 cm long by 6-13 cm wide.



  793. Citrus swinglei - Malayan Kumquat, Hedge Lime
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Spice The plant grows 1-5 m high. It can be grown in a pot as a small plant. The plants have thorns and the leaves are long andnarrow and do not have a citrus smell. The flowers are white and have a smell. They appear in clusters of 1-5. The fruit areround and 2.5 cm across....



  794. Roystonea regia - Cuban Royal Palm, Florida Royal Palm
    Edible Portion: Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart, Vegetable An single stemmed, evergreen palm. It grows to 30 m high and spreads 5-10 m wide. The stem is erect and smooth. It is white.It is stout and unbranched. The trunk is usually thickened near the base and in the middle before thinning towards the...



  795. Cordia alliodora - Ecuador Laurel, Spanish Elm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Bark - Spice A tree. It grows 12 m high. The trunk is smooth and light coloured. There or four branches develop from a swelling on the stem.The leaf stalks are 1-3 cm long. The leaf blades are oblong and 10-20 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are in a looselybranched...



  796. Prunus avium - Sweet Cherry, Bird Cherry, Wild Cherry
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - flavouring, Sap A medium sized tree. It grows to 10-20 m high. It is spreading and loses its leaves during the year. The bark is silver grey andpeels in circular strips. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are bronze when they open, turn dark green then...



  797. Pithecellobium dulce - Madras thorn
    Fruit Edible parts -Fruit, Aril, Pods, Seeds, Seeds - oil A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 10 m tall but can be 15-25 m tall. The trunk can be 50-60 cm across. There are manybranches. The branches are spiny. These are in pairs and are 4-10 mm long. The young leaves are usually reddish. The...



  798. Pouteria sapota - Sapote, Mamey sapote
    Fruit Edible parts -Fruit, Kernel, Seeds, Nuts A large tree. It grows 20-45 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. There can be buttresses. The branches are thick. There is adense covering of leaves. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are towards the ends of the branches. They are arrangedin...



  799. Plumeria alba - White Champa, White Frangipani
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Fruit A shrub 2-8 m tall. It has milky latex. The leaves are heavy with deep veins. They roll inwards. The flowers are large and white.They are fragrant.



  800. Plumeria rubra - Plumeria Rubra
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Flowers - Tea, Fruit, Seeds A deciduous shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. It has an irregular shape. The leaves fall off during the year. The leavesgrow in spirals at the tips of the branches. They are smooth and broadly sword shaped and taper to both ends. The...



  801. Psidium friedrichsthalianum - Costa Rica Guava
    Edible Portion:Fruit A small tree. It grows 3-4 m tall. The branches are angular and hairy. They are reddish. The leaves are papery and 4-10 cmlong. There are 8 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers occur singly. They are white and have a scent. The fruit are a mediumsize and yellow with soft...



  802. Psidium guineense - Brazilian Guava
    Edible Portion:Fruit A small shrub or tree. It grows 1-8 m high. The trunk is 2-10 cm across. It has an appearance like a strawberry guava tree. Theleaves are opposite and simple. They are 8-10 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowering stalks have 1-3 flowers. The flower stalkis 1-1.5 cm long and...



  803. Synsepalum dulcificum - Sweet Berry, Miracle Fruit
    Edible Portion: Fruit An evergreen bush. It grows to 6 m high in the humid tropics. The leaves are dark green and elongated. Forms with differentleaf types are known. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are simple and entire and clustered near the tips of branches. Theleaf blade can be 5-10 cm...



  804. Serenoa repens - Saw Palmetto, Silver Saw Palmetto
    Edible Portion: Nuts, Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart A fan palm with a short trunk. Sometimes it is creeping or underground. It forms clumps and is prickly. The trunks are slim andcan be 3-6 m high. They are covered with fibres and leaf bases. The trunks can form branches, especially if the tip is...



  805. Spondias dulcis - Golden Apple
    Edible Poriton:Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable Often a Golden apple tree grows to a large tree which can be up to 30 m high but is more often 15 m high in cultivation. It has atrunk 60 cm across which can have buttresses. The bark on the trunk of the tree is fairly smooth. The twigs break off easily.The...



  806. Syzygium malaccense - Malay-Apple
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves An evergreen tree 5 to 25 m tall. It spreads out to 4 m across. Trees tend to branch near the base. Leaves are simple, thick andleathery and shiny on both surfaces. They are large and oval. Leaves can be up to 25-30 cm long and 12 cm wide. The leaveshave a...



  807. Cyphomandra betacea - Tree Tomato
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable This is a small fruit tree or shrub in the tomato and tobacco family. It grows as a shrub with soft wood and it grows up to 4 m high. The stem is 5-10 cm across. It is brittle and shallow rooted. The leaves are large (25 cm x 12 cm) and soft. They are heart...



  808. Syzygium cumini - Java Plum, Jambolan
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. The stem is erect and branching. The leaves are opposite and smooth.They are shiny, leathery and somewhat oval shaped. The leaves are 4.5-16.5 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The flowers are pink ornearly white and occur...



  809. Triphasia trifolia - Lime Berry
    Edible Portion: Fruit A small spiny shrub up to 7 m high with slender zigzag twigs. There are 2 spines near each leaf. The leaves have 3 leaflets andare small and dark green with slightly toothed edges. Flowers are in axils of leaves and are white and about 1 cm across. Thesmall berry is green...



  810. Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Seeds - coffee A small evergreen tree up to 6-10 m high. It has a round crown. Leaves are large and strongly ribbed. They are 12-30 cm long and 8-10 cm wide. They are dark green and glossy on the upper surface and woolly white underneath. They are leathery with slight teeth....



  811. Momordica cochinchinensis - Gac
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit, Spice A pumpkin family plant. It is a coarse vine up to 15 m long. It keeps growing from year to year. It has tuberous roots. It climbs by means of tendrils. It is slightly hairy. The leaves are 8 to 18 cm long, and 8-20 cm across and deeply 3 lobed and...



  812. Vitis rotundifolia - Muscadine grape
    Fruit Edible parts - Fruit, Leaves A vigorous deciduous vine. It can grow to 30 m long. They have a tight non shedding bark. The shoots are warty and thetendrils are unbranched. The leaves have slight lobes. The leaves are 6-12 cm long with toothed edges. The leaves are darkgreen on top and...



  813. Dimocarpus longan - Longan
    Edible portion: Fruit, Leaves - Tea, Seeds A tree up to 12-40 m high with a low trunk and spreading branches. The tree has a rounded crown. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The trunk can be 80 cm across. There can be buttresses 2 m tall. The bark is corky. The twigs have 5 faint grooves....



  814. Artocarpus heterophyllus
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable An evergreen tree up to 20 m tall and in the breadfruit family. Trees form many branches but have one or two main trunks. The bark is smooth and dark green. Leaves of young trees have 1 or 2 lobes but mature leaves are long (15 cm) and...



  815. Artocarpus altilis - Breadfruit
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A large tree up to 20-26 m in height. The trunk can be 6 m tall before branching. The trunk can be up to 1 m across. It is an evergreen tree but can lose its leaves in dry weather. The leaves are large and vary in the amount the leaves are...



  816. Spondias mombin - Mombin
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A medium sized tree. It grows 20-30 m high. The trunk can be 0.5-2 m across. Branches start after 10-15 m. They arewidespread and sparse. The leaves are compound. They have leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are in pairs with a leaflet atthe end. There are...



  817. Averrhoa carambola - Carambola
    Edible Porion: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Spice A small evergreen tree up to 6-12 m high. The trunk of the tree is short and crooked and has branches near the base. The barkis smooth and dark grey. A leaf is made up of 2 to 11 leaflets with a leaflet at the end. The leaves are darker and more shiny...



  818. 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...



  819. 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...



  820. 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...



  821. 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...



  822. 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...



  823. Garcinia gummi-gutta
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds-Fat, Skin Rind-Spice A tree. It grows 14 m high. The leaves are sword shaped and 13 cm long. Male and female flowers are separate. Male flowersare yellow and in groups of 3-4 in the axils of leaves. The female flowers are larger and in the axils of leaves near...



  824. 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...



  825. Bactris plumeriana - Coco Macaco
    Edible Portion: Fruit A palm which forms clusters. The trunks are 8-10 m high and 12 cm across. The stems are dark. There are dark rings of longblack spines. There are 7-12 leaves. The leaves are 2.6 m long. They are covered with black spines. The spines on the leafstalk are in 3 rows. There are...



  826. Agave americana - Agave
    Edible Portion:Flower Stalk, Seeds, Shoots, Drink, Sap, Pith, Vegetable A perennial plant up to 7.5 m tall and 2.5 m wide. It does not have a trunk and has suckers. The plants have a very sharp and tough spine at the tip of each leaf. The leaves are grey-green and occur in rings at the base....



  827. Terminalia arjuna - Arjuna, Indian-Laurel
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Bark - drink, Kernel, Nuts, Seed An evergreen tree. It can lose its leaves. It often has buttresses. The bark is smooth and grey. It flakes off in thin strips. Itgrows to 25 m tall and spreads to 4 m across. It has a dense matted fibrous root system. The stem is erect and...



  828. Morus australis - Korean Mulberry
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers A shrub. It grows 3-6 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is greyish brown. The winter buds are large. Incultivation plants are 1-2 m high. The leaves have stalks. The stalks are 1-1.5 cm long. The leaves are oval to sword shaped.They taper to the...



  829. Ananas comosus - Pineapple
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Shoots, Vegetable A perennial herb with a rosette of long, thick, spiky leaves up to 1 m high & spreading 1-1.5 m. The leaves are arranged inspirals. Some kinds have thorns along the edges of the leaves. The plant produces suckers both near the base of the stem andalso...



  830. Diospyros virginiana - American Persimmon
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves - Tea, Seeds - Coffee A medium sized deciduous tree. It can be 30 m tall. In cultivation it is often only 6-9 m high. The bark is dark brown to black. Itcracks into small squares. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are oval and 12 cm long by 7.5 cm across. They are...



  831. 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...



  832. Citrus japonica cv japonica - Kumquat, Round Kumquat
    Edible Portion:Fruit A small evergreen tree. It is thorny. It grows to about 4 m high. The leaves are simple and entire. They are up to 7 cm long.They have blunt tips. They are leathery. The flowers are white. The fruit are 3 cm across. They are smooth and shiny. Theyare divided into 4-7...



  833. Annona muricata - Soursop
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable It is a low bushy tree 8-10 m high. The leaves are long (14 cm) and narrow (4 cm). The leaves are thick and slightly shiny ontop. The flowers are large (2-3 cm), rounded and produced on short stems on the branches. They occur singly, or in groups ofthree....



  834. Annona reticulata - Bullocks Heart
    Edible Portion:Fruit A small tree up to 7.5 m tall. It has several branches near the base. Trees loose their leaves at some times of the year. Newshoots have short brown hairs but older wood is smooth and shiny. The leaves are long and spear shaped with short leaf stalks.Around the edge of the...



  835. 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...



  836. Bactris gasipaes - Peach Palm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Flower Shoots, Cabbage, Palm Heart, Vegetable, Seed A tall slender palm with thorny trunk and suckers at the base. It often has between 1 and 13 stems. The stems are straight andun-branched. They are 6-24 m tall, 12-26 cm in diameter, with nodes 2-9 cm long and internodes...



  837. Swietenia mahogani - Cuban Mahogany
    Edible Portion: Fruit An evergreen tree. Sometimes it loses its leaves for a short period. It can grow 30 m high. The trunk branches at the top. Theleaves are long and divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are 4-5 oval leaflets which taper to the tip. The flowers are smalland yellow-white....



  838. Annona squamosa - Sweetsop
    Edible Portion: Fruit A bushy deciduous tree up to 6 m high. It has irregular spreading branches. The leaves are oblong and narrow, often 12 cmlong by 4 cm wide. The leaves have fine hairs underneath. The leaves are dull green and smell when crushed. The flowersdroop or hang from branches either...



  839. Argemone mexicana - Mexican Poppy
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Caution, Vegetable, Seed, Stem A spreading clump forming annual herb. It grows up to 1 m high and spreads to 30-40 cm across. The leaves do not have leafstalks. The leaves have a green and white pattern. The leaves have deep irregular teeth along the edge. The flower has a...



  840. Punica granatum - Pomegranate
    Fruit, Vegetable Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers A shrub. It grows up to 2-6 m tall. It has short thorns. It can grow up to 10 m tall. Usually trees lose their leaves at one seasonduring the year. The trunk is covered by reddish-brown bark. Trees often sucker near the base....



  841. Attalea crassispatha - Carossier
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit A tall palm. It grows 20 m high. The trunk can be 25-35 cm wide. The crown is nearly rounded. There are 15-19 leaves. Theleaves are 3.1-4 m long. There are regularly spaced leaflets. They grow in a single flat plane. The flowering stalk is borneamong the leaves. They...



  842. Citrus aurantium - Seville Orange
    Edible Portion: Leaves - Tea, Herb, Spice An evergreen tree up to 10-15 m high and with slender thorns. It spreads to 5 m across. The stem is stout and erect. It iscovered with smooth greyish-brown bark. The leaf stalks have broad wings. The leaves are glossy green, oval and 10 cm long.The leaves...



  843. Inga edulis - Ice-Cream Bean
    Edible Portion: Pod Pulp, Fruit, Aril A medium to large tree. It can be 10-20 m high. The trunk is 35-40 cm wide. The leaves are compound. They are 10-25 cm cmlong. There are 4-6 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are near the ends of branches. The fruit is a long pod. It can be 1 m long and2.5-3 cm...



  844. Sabal palmetto - Caribbean Cabbage Palm
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Cabbage, Sap, Palm Heart A fan palm. The trunk is 15-20 m tall and 35 cm across. The leaves form a round crown. The leaf stalk extends into the leafblade. The leaf stalk is 1-1.5 m long. The leaves are blue-green. The leaf segments are joined for about 1/3 of their...



  845. Blighia sapida - Akee
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Aril, Flowers - flavour, Caution, Leaves A small evergreen tree up to 9-13-20 m tall. It spreads to 3 m across. The stem is erect and branching. It has a spreading,open-textured crown. The leaves are dark green with 6, 8 or 10 curved leaflets. The flowers are greenish white...



  846. Citrus medica - Citron
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves A small evergreen tree. It grows up to 3-5 m high and spreads to 2 m across. The stem is stout, erect and thorny. The leavesare green and 20 cm x 10 cm. The tree has fat spines. The leaves have teeth along the edge. The leaf stalk does not havewings. The...



  847. Lonicera caprifolium - Italian Honeysuckle
    Vegetables Edible parts -Fruit, Flowers, Shoots A deciduous climber. It grows 4.5-6 m long. It can be grown as a ground cover. The leaves are in fused pairs 5-10 cm long.The flowers are creamy-white to yellow. They can have pink tints. The flowers are 5 cm long. They are cupped by the bluegreen...



  848. Dioscorea trifida - Sweet Yam
    Edible Portion: Tubers, Vegetable, Root A yam vine. The stem is square in cross section and does not have spines. The leaves are 25 cm long. They are opposite. Theleaf is divided like fingers on a hand into 3 or more segments. The male flower is on a long stalk and the female flower stalk is...



  849. Diplazium esculentum - Vegetable-Fern, Paco Fern
    Edible Portion: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A large fern with an upright stem. It forms tufts. It is only woody near the base. It can be 1 m high and 1 m wide. It usuallygrows as a large clump. It spreads by underground runners. They have feather like fronds which are 50 to 80 cm long anddivided 2...



  850. Crescentia cujete - Calabash
    Vegetables Edible parts -Seeds, Fruit, Leaves A shrub or tree. It grows to 10 m tall. It is evergreen. The leaves are arranged in spirals and are long and narrow. They aresimple and dark green. They are 27 cm long. The bark is deeply cracked and corky. The flowers are round and bell shaped.They...



  851. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra - Chinese Broccoli
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Stems, Vegetable A cabbage plant with a single fleshy stem. Although it keeps growing from year to year it is normally grown as an annual. Itgrows 45 cm high and spreads 40 cm across. The leaves are dark green and rounded on long stems. Plants start to flowerwhen...



  852. Jatropha curcas - Physic Nut
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Caution, Honey, Seeds A high shrub or small tree. It is deciduous and has a thin crown. It is up to 5-8 m high. It has milky sap. The leaves have 3-5lobes. They are 6 cm long by 15 cm wide. Flowers are separately male and female on the same plant. They are small and...



  853. Limnocharis flava - Yellow Velvetleaf
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Flowers, Leaf stalks, Vegetable A herb which grows in water. The leaves form tufts. They are oval and 15-18 cm long by 12 cm wide. The leaf stalk is angularand 30 cm long. The flower head in at the end of the shoot and has a long flower stalk. There is a sheath like a...



  854. Coccothrinax argentea - Silver Palm
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Cabbage, Palm heart A fan palm. The trunk is slender. It is 7 m high and 12 cm across. The upper part of the trunk is covered with woven fibres. Thecrown is sparse. It is 2 m wide and 2.6 m high. The leaf stalks are 60 cm long. The leaves are 1 m wide. The leaves are...



  855. Eryngium foetidum - Sawtooth Coriander
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Spice, Fruit A herb. It grows 15-50 cm high. It has one stem. The leaves are all near the base of the plant. The leaves are 7-15 cm long by1-2 cm wide. The leaves have teeth along the edge. The flower head is oval. It is 5-8 mm long by 3-4 mm wide. The flowersare...



  856. Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Stems A thistle like perennial plant. It grows 1-2 m high and spreads to 1 m across. It forms a clump. It has deeply lobed leaves. Theleaves are 80 cm long. They are greyish green above. They have a woolly, white surface underneath. They do not have...



  857. Daucus carota subsp. sativus - Carrot
    Edible Portion: Root, Leaves, Seeds - Flavouring, Vegetable A root crop grown from seed. It normally grows a fattened root one year then forms a flower the next year. It can be 60 cm highand spread to 50 cm wide. The root is long in shape and orange in colour. The stem is erect, tough and...



  858. Benincasa hispida - Wax Gourd
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A climbing, pumpkin family plant. The vine can be 3 m long. The plant re-grows from seed each year. The vines are thick,furrowed and hairy. The leaves are heart shaped with 5 to 7 lobes. They are rough to touch. Flowers are yellow. The...



  859. Allium schoenoprasum subsp. schoenoprasum - Siberian Chive
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb An onion family plant. It is a herb. It grows 20-50 cm high. The leaves sheath the base. The bulb is oblong. The leaves arenearly round and hollow. The flowers are purple or pink and small. They are lily shaped and occur as several together is a tight...



  860. Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum - Leek
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Herb, Vegetable, Bulb, Sprouts An onion like plant without a bulb and with flat leaves. It grows one year, then flowers the next. There is one bulb. There can bebulblets. The covering is white. The leaves are flattened and vary from 40-100 cm long by 1.2-2.5...



  861. Allium ascalonicum - Shallot
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Bulbs, Flowers, Vegetable An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. It grows to about 30 cm high. The bulb can be 6 cm across. The protective coat overthe bulbs is purplish, brown or white. The leaves are 10-35 cm long by 3-10 mm wide. It often produces new shoots from...



  862. Solanum macrocarpon - African Eggplant
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable An annual plant. It can keep groing for some years. The leaves are dark green and glossy. The leaf stalk is not well defined as the leaf blade runs down into the stalk. Leaves are generally not very hairy. The flowers are purple or sometimes...



  863. Phyllostachys aurea - Fishpole Bamboo, Golden Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. It forms clumps. It has strong underground stems. It grows 3-10 m tall. The lower internodes are very short. Thestems are tough and erect. They are smooth and olive-green. They are more yellow in the sun. They are 25-40 mm wide. The...



  864. Carica papaya - Pawpaw
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds - spice Pawpaw is one of the very well known fruits of the tropics. The straight soft stemmed plant grows up to 3-5 metres tall and only occasionally has branches. The stem is softly woody and has scars from fallen leaves along it. At the...



  865. Aloe vera - Barbados Aloe
    Edible Portion: Leaf Bud, Seeds, Gel, Flowers A perennial succulent plant 80 cm high. It spreads to 1 m wide. It develops suckers. The leaves form a rosette or ring justabove the ground. They are fleshy and long. They are curved outwards or rounded underneath. They taper to a blunt point.They are...



  866. Allium schoenoprasum - Chives
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb, Herb, Spice, Vegetable An onion family plant. It is a herb which grows one year, then flowers the next. It is up to 30 cm tall. A narrow leafed onionwhich forms dense clumps. The leaves are hollow and narrow. They are 10-25 cm long by 0.1 cm in cross...



  867. Aloysia triphylla - Lemon Verbena
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Herb, Flowers A shrub to 1.5-3 m high. It spreads to 3 m across. It keeps growing from year to year. It loses its leaves during the year. Theleaves are slender and green. They are 10 cm long. They smell strongly of lemon. Under the leaves there are oil glands whichgive a...



  868. Pennisetum purpureum - Elephant Grass, Napier Grass
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable A grass which keeps growing from year to year. It forms large clumps. It can grow 2-4 m tall. The leaf blades are 4 cm wide.The edges become very sharp. The flowers are dense and spike like. They are yellow, brown and purple.



  869. Geonoma interrupta - Chontilla
    Edible Portion: Young Flowers, Palm Hearts, Cabbage, Seed palm. It can have a single stem or up to 10 stems. They can be 0.1-7 m tall and 2-12 cm wide. They are light brown. Thereare 6-23 leaves and the blades are 2 m long. The leaflets may be regular or irregular. There are 3-41 curved leaflets...



  870. Pterocarpus indicus - Burmese Rosewood
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 27-30 m high and spreads to 4 m across. The stem is erect and stout. It branches.The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The leaves are compound with an odd number of leaflets. These are oval. The leaves are 20-45cm long....



  871. Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke
    Edible Portion: Rhizome, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers An upright perennial plant up to 1-2 m high and a spread of 1 m. The stem is erect and unbranched. The leaves are dull greenand sword shaped. The flowers are yellow and daisy like. It produces fleshy underground stem tubers of irregular...



  872. Capsicum baccatum - Peruvian Pepper
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Vegetable A spreading shrubby plant. It grows 3 m high and spreads 1.5-2 m wide. The leaves are sword shaped and 1.5-3 cm long by 2-2.5 cm wide. The flowers are white or yellow and 1 cm across and in the axils of leaves. The fruit are small. The fruit is 8-10...



  873. Desmodium triflorum - Three-Flower Beggarweed
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Leaves - Tea A prostrate herb which forms mats. It can re-grow each year or continue growing from year to year. The plant can be 10-20 cmtall. The stems are 8-20 cm long. The stems are much branched and covered with yellow-brown hairs. The plant can form rootsat the nodes...



  874. Abelmoschus manihot - Aibika, Edible Hibiscus
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flower buds, Vegetable, Root, Fruit, Pods A branched shrub up to 2 m or more high. It has rounded twigs which are green and smooth. The leaves are simple, smoothand with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaves are large and can vary in shape. Normally the leaves are very dark green, but...



  875. Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Sprouts, Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It is an erect or spreading legume. It grows to 80 cm high and spreads to 30-80 cm wide. It forms deep roots. It keepsgrowing from year to year. The stems are slender and hairy. The leaves are bluish green. The leaves have 3 leaflets like...



  876. Malva neglecta - Common Mallow
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds, Fruit, Nectar, Flowers An annual herb about 0.5 m high. It is mostly low lying. The leaves are round or kidney shaped and 2-5 cm across. They haveshallow lobes and a wavy edge. There are fine teeth around the edge. The flowers are pale lilac with darker...



  877. Mirabilis jalapa - Four O'Clock Plant
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds - Spice, Flowers - Colouring, Vegetable, Root - Tea A bushy herb. It can grow as an annual plant but it can keep growing from year to year from the thick tuberous root. It grows to60-200 cm high and spreads to 60 cm wide. The stem is short, thick and branching. The...



  878. Sesbania grandiflora - Sesbania, Corkwood Tree
    Edible Portion:Flowers, Leaves, Young pods, Bark, Vegetable A shrub or small tree up to 5-10 m tall. The trunk has rough bark and the branches often droop. The trunk is thick. The branchesare hairy when young. The leaves are made up of 41 to 61 leaflets. These are narrow and oblong. They are...



  879. Cucurbita moschata - Pumpkin
    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers A pumpkin family plant. It is a creeping plant with long creeping stems and softly hairy but without prickly hairs. The stem arerounded or 5 angled and moderately hard. They can grow 15-20 m long. The leaves are large and shallowly lobed...



  880. Cucumis sativus - Cucumber
    Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Seeds - Oil A pumpkin family plant. It is a hairy annual climber with tendrils and yellow flowers. It grows to 0.5 m high and spreads to 2 mwide. The stem is trailing and has bristles. The leaves are heart shaped and the lobes taper. Leaf shape...



  881. Codiaeum variegatum - Croton, Variegated Laurel
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-8 m high. The leaves vary in shape. They are oval and taper to the base. They are thick andleathery. Leaves can have a range of colours. They are 10-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. Flowers are separately male andfemale. The male...



  882. Equisetum arvense - Field Horsetail
    Edible Portion: Root, Tuber, Stem, Flower Bud, Vegetable A rush like plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-60 cm high and spreads 30-45 cm wide. The stems are inrings which are tightly packed. They are 60 cm tall. They are slightly rough and have furrows along them. There are...



  883. Lagenaria siceraria - Bottle Gourd
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable, Flowers A pumpkin family plant. It is an annual vine with large leaves. It can grow 3-9 m long and spread 3-6 m wide. The thick stemshave furrows along them. It can climb over logs by attaching the tendrils which grow out of the stem near the leaf....



  884. Aleurites moluccanus - Candle Nut, Country Walnut
    Edible Portion: Kernel, Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable A large tree up to 40 m tall and 1 m through at the base. The bark is rough. The leaves are large and can be round, triangular orhave several lobes. The leaves have a pale colour. The leaves are alternate, silvery green and crowded near the tips....



  885. Drymaria cordata - West Indian Chickweed
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Root An annual herb. It climbs or creeps along the ground. It has branches that divide in two. It often forms a dense ground cover.The stems form roots at the nodes. The leaves are small, opposite and heart shaped. The leaves are 0.8-2 cm long by 0.5-2 cmwide....



  886. Solanum melongena - Eggplant
    Edible portion:Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable A perennial shrubby herb up to 1 m tall. It is often grown as an annual. It has a deep taproot and branched side roots. The stem is thick and covered with many woolly hairs. The plant has many branches. Often the plant is spiny. The leaves are large,...



  887. Cymbopogon citratus - Lemon Grass
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Lower Stem, Leaves - Tea A coarse clumpy grass about 1 m high. It forms dense tufts and clumps. The stems are hollow and cane like. The leaves havea rough edge and are about 1 m long by 1 cm wide. They curve over. They are pale blue-green. It very rarely...



  888. Ilex paraguariensis - Paraguay Tea, Mate
    Leaves Edible parts - leaves, leaves - tea An evergreen shrub. It grows up to 6-18 m high. The leaves are 8-12 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. It has somewhat leathery hollylike leaves. They are alternate. They are pale green. The edges are coarsely toothed. The flowers are white. They are in a tuftwith...



  889. Vigna radiata
    Edible Portion: Root, Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It is an upright hairy bean plant which can be 1 m tall. It has many branches. The leaves have 3 leaflets and are darkgreen. The leaves are on long leaf stalks. There are oval stipules at the base of the leaf. Flowers are pale yellow...



  890. Borago officinalis - Borage
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable An annual herb. It is a sprawling plant. It can be 45-75 cm high and spread 45 cm wide. The stout stems and leaves arecovered with stiff hairs. The lower leaves are on leaf stalks that have winged extensions near their base. The upper leaves...



  891. Carya illinoinensis - Pecan
    Edible Portion: Nuts, Flavouring, Leaves - Tea, Seeds - Oil A large tree up to 55 m high. Trees lose their leaves during the year. Branches extend upwards giving the tree an open,rounded crown and the tree can be 8 m wide. The stem is stout and erect. The bark is grey and furrowed with an...



  892. Corozo oleifera - American Oil Palm, Noli Palm
    Edible Portion: Seeds - Oil A palm.



  893. Lysiloma sabicu - Cuban Sabicu
    Edible Portion: Information not noted at this time. A shrub or small tree. It is a tropical plant



  894. Atriplex canescens - Four-Winged Saltbush
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds A shrub. It grows 1.5 m high and spreads 1.5 m wide. There is a dense mass of stems. The leaves are narrow and have blunt tips. They have a mealy white appearance. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit are papery and have 4 wings. They arecrowded into short...



  895. 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...



  896. Cola acuminata - Cola Nut
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Herb, Flavouring, Fruit, Leaves A medium sized tree. It grows 13-20 m tall. In cultivation it is usually 6-9 m high. It commonly has low branches. The bark isdark green or grey. The small branches are smooth. The leaves are near the tip of the branches. They are 7-22 cm...



  897. Pimenta racemosa - Bay Tree, Bay Rum Tree
    Edible Portion:Leaves - oil, Berries, Spice An evergreen tree. It grows 13 m tall. The bark is brownish. The leaves are leathery and oblong. They are 8-10 cm long and 1-6 cm wide. There are 10-20 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers are small and white. They occur as 15-100 in a group. Thetree...



  898. Artemisia annua - Sweet Wormwood, Sweet Annie
    Edible Portion:Leaves - Flavouring A large annual herb. The stems are upright and often red. It can grow 1.6 m tall. The leaves are finely divided with leafletsalong the stalk and teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and yellow and are in



  899. Corymbia citriodora - Lemon-Scented Gum
    Edible Portion: Manna, Leaves - Flavouring A slender tree. It grows 25-50 m tall and spreads 25 m wide. The bark is powdery and grey and peels off. The leaves arebroadly sword shaped and rough and green. The young leaves are more broad. The leaves have a lemon scent. The flowersare in clusters...



  900. Crotalaria longirostrata - Long-Beak Rattlepod
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flowers A herb or shrub. It is erect and grows 1.5 m high. The leaves are deep green. They are compound and alternate. The flowersare yellow.



  901. Eucalyptus robusta - Swamp Mahogany
    Edible Portion:Medicine A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The bark is rough and fibrous. The fruit are 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. They have



  902. Livistona chinensis - Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm
    Edible Portion: Flowering Shoots A solitary palm. The trunk is 15 m tall and 20-30 cm across. It is rough with leaf scars. The leaves have leaflets like fingers on ahand. The leaf stalks are 1.8 m long. There are spines that curve back along the edge. The leaves are almost round in outline.They...



  903. Macadamia integrifolia - Macadamia Nut, Smooth-shelled Macadamia
    Edible Portion: Seeds Kernel, Nuts A medium size evergreen tree. It grows 18 m tall and spreads 15 m wide. It has a bushy habit. Young growth is pale green.Young leaves are long and toothed at the edge. Leaves are 10-20 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They occur in whorls or rings of 3 or4 leaves. They...



  904. Ravenala madagascariensis - Traveller's Palm, Traveller's Tree
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Cabbage, SeedOil An evergreen shrub. It grows to 10-16 m high and spreads to 3-6 m across. The stem is erect, formed by the bases of the oldleaves. It is palm like. The leaves are arranged in 2 opposite rows on long leaf stalks which form sheaths around the stem....



  905. Bambusa nutans - Nodding Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10-15 m tall. The stems are 8 cm across. They form loose clumps. The stems are smooth and green with awhite ring below the nodes. The nodes are slightly thickened and often hairy. The internodes are 25-45 cm long and the wallsare thick. The sheaths are...



  906. Cassia grandis - Coral shower, Horse Cassia
    Edible Portion: Pod pulp A semi-evergreen tree. It loses some of its leaves in the dry season. It grows 20-30 m high. It spreads 5 m wide. The leavesare glossy olive green. They have a fringe of hairs along the edge. The leaves are made up of 14-42 leaflets. The flowers are inupright panicles....



  907. Arenga pinnata - Black Sugar Palm
    Edible Portion: Juice - Flowers, Sap, Seeds, Cabbage, Sago, Starch, Palm Heart A large palm. It grows to 18 m high. It forms one trunk 30 cm across and covered with old leaf bases and black fibres. It hasspines 7.5 cm long. It has long leaves which reach upwards. They have leaflets along the...



  908. Phyllostachys nigra - Black Bamboo, Purple Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A large bamboo grass. It grows 1.5-3 m high and spreads 1.8-3 m wide. It can be 10-15 m tall and spread 6-15 m wide. It formsclumps. The canes arch over. The canes are green in the first year then turn mottled to almost black. The canes are hollow andcan be 3 cm thick. ...



  909. Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea - Bambu Gombong
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It is in dense tufts. The centre of the clump is raised above the ground and is irregular. The stems are 7-30 cm talland 5-13 cm across. They have yellow stripes. The internodes are 40-45 cm long



  910. Gigantochloa robusta - Mayong Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Shoots A bamboo. It grows 20-33 m high. The young shoots are brown-green and have dark brown hairs. The stems are 7-9 cmacross. There are aerial roots at the nodes. The internodes are 40 cm long. Branches



  911. Phyllostachys vivax - Elegant Bamboo, Vivax Bamboo, Smooth
    Edible Portion: Shoots A large bamboo. It grows 9-18 m high and spreads 6-18 m wide. The culms are 10 cm thick. They are thin walled. Theinternodes are 25-35 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 9-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.



  912. Bambusa tulda - Bengal Bamboo, Spineless Indian Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Shoots, Rhizomes, Root A thick walled tufted bamboo. It grows to about 20 m tall. It is almost un-branched near the base but branches higher up. Thenodes are slightly thickened. The internodes are 40-65 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. They have a white ring around the node.They are...



  913. Bambusa heterostachya - Malay Dwarf Green
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo.



  914. Dendrocalamus minor - Angel Mist Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-12 m tall. The culms are 6-8 cm wide. The internodes are green or yellow with green stripes. They are30-45 cm long. The leaves are 10-25 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.



  915. Bambusa bambos - Giant Thorny Bamboo, Spiny Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Seeds, Cereal A densely tufted bamboo. The culm or stem is 30 m tall. It is 1`5-18 cm across. The wall is very thick. The internodes are 20-40cm long. The stem is bright green. The nodes are slightly swollen. The lower nodes can have aerial roots. There are branchesfrom...



  916. Dendrocalamus asper - Giant Bamboo, Sweet Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A very large densely tufted bamboo. It is a woody grass. It forms large groves. The culms or stems can be 20-30 m high. Theclumps can spread 12-24 m wide. The stalks are 15-20 cm across. They are covered with fine velvety brown hairs when young.The internodes can be 10-20...



  917. Cephalostachyum pergracile - Tinwa Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots, Flavouring A tufted bamboo. It loses its leaves during the year. The culm or stem is erect and the tip hangs over. It grows 7-30 m high.The stem is 2.5-7.5 cm across. The wall is very thin. It is a greenish white with hairs below the nodes. The internodes are 25-40cm long....



  918. Bambusa textilis - Weaver's Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 8-10 m tall. The stems are 3-5 cm across. The tips are slightly drooping. The internodes are 40-70 cmlong. They are white and powdery when young. The leaf blades are 9-17 cm long



  919. Gigantochloa atroviolacea - Giant Black Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It forms loose tufts. The stems are 12 m tall and 6-8 cm wide. The



  920. Bambusa emeiensis - Ying Yang Yellow Strip Bamboo
    Edible Portion:Flowers A bamboo. It grows 5-10 m tall. The stems are 5-8 cm across. The tips hang down. The internodes are 15-30 cm long.Branches are higher up the stem.



  921. Bambusa tuldoides - Punting Pole Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A densely tufted bamboo. The culm or stem is erect but nodding at the tip. They grow 6-10 m tall. The stems are 3-5 cm acrossat the base. The young stems are covered with white wax. The internodes are 30-36 cm long. The lowest 1 or 2 nodes have aring of grey silky hairs...



  922. Phyllostachys aureosulcata - Yellow-Grove Bamboo
    Edible Poriton: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 7-9 m tall. The stems are 4 cm across. It is a running plant. The internodes are 40 cm long. There are 2 or3 leaves on the last branch.



  923. Dendrocalamus membranaceus - White Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo which forms an open clump. The culm or stem is very straight. It grows 20-24 m high. It is 6-10 cm across. It has awhite powdery covering over it when young. It turns green on maturity. The internodes are 22-38 cm long. The lower node hasaerial roots. There are...



  924. Bambusa eutuldoides - China gold
    Shoots Edible parts - shoots A bamboo. The stems are 6-12 m long. They are 4-6 cm across. They droop slightly at the top. The internodes are 30-40 cmlong. There are several branches that are in clusters.



  925. Calendula arvensis - Field Marigold
    Edible portion: Flowers, Leaves A herb. It is an annual plant. It grows 30 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. In poor and dry areas it is smaller. The leaves areoblong and slightly downy. They do not have leaf stalks. The flowers are yellow or orange and 25 mm across. They grow singlyat the ends of...



  926. Guadua chacoensis - Taquara
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo



  927. Bambusa vulgaris - Common Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots An erect clump forming spineless bamboo. It is a large bamboo with strong stalks used for buildings. The stalks can be 20 m talland 5-10 cm across at the base. They are often not straight. The stalks can be green and glossy or yellow or yellow with greenstripes. It very...



  928. Bambusa lako - Timor Black Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. The stems can be 21 m tall. They can be 10 cm across. They are green when young and then mature to black. Theleaves are long and hang down. They can be 25 cm long.



  929. 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...



  930. Sesamum indicum - Sesame
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Seeds - Oil, Vegetable A small upright plant. It is an annual plant. It is erect and much branched. It grows 1-2 m tall. The stem is stout and 4 sided. Itis furrowed along its length. It is densely covered with glandular hairs. The leaves are fine and downy....



  931. Cinnamomum verum - Cinnamon
    Edible Portion: Bark, Spice, Leaves A large tree. It grows 10-20 m high. It keeps its leaves during the year. The trunk can be 30-60 cm across. The bark is darkbrown. The young branches can be four sided. The leaves are usually opposite. The leaf blade is oval and 11-16 cm long by4.5-5.5 cm wide....



  932. Salvia hispanica - Chia, Mexican Chia
    Edible portion: Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil A small herb. Plants grow up to 1 m tall. It grows each year from seed. The leaves are opposite and 5-8 cm long and 3-5 cmwide. There are notches along the edges. The flowers are small and blue. They are in a spike at the top.



  933. Coffea arabica - Arabian Coffee
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea An evergreen shrub. It grows to 3-5 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The stem is slender and the branches are flexible. Theleaves are glossy green, oblong, and tapering towards the tip. They occur opposite each other and have easy to see...



  934. Carthamus tinctorius - Safflower
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Leaves, Seeds - Oil, Flowers, Spice, Vegetable An erect annual herb. It grows to 60-150 cm high. It has any branches. It has spines but the number vary. The stems are whiteand stiff and round with fine grooves along their length. The kinds with more spiny leaves are better...



  935. 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...



  936. Trichanthera gigantea - Giant trichanthera
    Leaves Edible parts - Leaves A tree. It grows 5-25 m tall. The branches are 4 angled. The tips have a brown coating. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long and has achannel along it and is slightly hairy. The leaf blade is oval and 13-26 cm long by 6-14 cm wide. It is slightly hairy underneath.The flowers...



  937. Arachis glabrata - Perennial Peanut
    Edible Portion: Flowers A herb. It has a dense mat of rhizomes 3-5 mm across. There is a deep woody taproot. The stems can be erect or lie over.They are 5-35 cm long and 2-3 mm across. They can be hollow. The leaves have 4 leaflets. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide.The flowers are in the axils of...



  938. Theobroma cacao - Cacao
    Edible parts -Seeds, Seeds for chocolate, Herb, Flavouring, Spice, Pulp A small evergreen tree. It grows to 15 m tall. Often it is pruned to be only 6 m tall. The trunk is straight for about 90-159 cmabove the ground then a fan arrangement of branches develops. The leaves are large and simple....



  939. Avena nuda - Hull-Less Oat, Naked Oat, Sand Oat, Peelcorn
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cereal A grass. There are several named cultivated varieties. It grows each year from seeds. It grows 45-90 cm tall. The leaves are20 cm long by 3-7 mm wide. The flower panicle is 25 cm long. The spikelets are 1-3 cm long. The grain is 6 mm long.



  940. Ceiba speciosa - Silk Floss Tree
    Edible Portion: Seeds - Oil A tree. The trunk is bottle shaped. It has thick cone shaped prickles. The young trees have a green trunk. It loses its leavesduring the year. The leaves are made up of 5-7 long leaflets. The flowers are creamy white and pink towards the tip of thepetals. There are 5...



  941. Erythrina berteroana - Coral Bean
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Shoots, Buds, Flowers, Seeds A tree. It grows 6-10 m high. The crown is open. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are 15 cm long and broadly diamondshaped. The flower clusters are erect and 15-30 cm long with bright red flowers along them. The fruit are woody twisted pods....



  942. Tagetes minuta - Mexican marigold
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Flowers, Spice An annual herb. It grows 1-2 m high. The stems are ribbed. The leaves are compound and alternate or opposite. They are 10-12 cm long with 3-9 leaflets. The leaflets are 1-8 cm long by 5-9 mm wide. The flowers occur in a panicle of heads at the end ofthe...



  943. Macadamia tetraphylla - Macadamia, Rough Shelled Bush Nut
    Edible Portion:Seeds Kernel, Nuts A tree which grows 8-15 m high. It spreads to 6-8 m wide. It has a spreading bushy habit. Young growth is red. Young leavesare coarsely toothed. The leaves are 6-30 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They occur in whorls or rings of 3-5 leaves but usually 4 ina ring. The...



  944. 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...



  945. Brosimum alicastrum - Maya Breadnut
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Sap A large evergreen tree. It grows to 25-30 m high. It has a dense wide crown of leaves. It has narrow buttresses. The bark isgrey. The leaves are simple and dark green. They are 17 cm long by 6 cm wide. There can be teeth along the edge and oftenthe edge...



  946. Perilla frutescens - Perilla, Beefsteak Plant
    Edible Portion:Leaves, Seeds - spice, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Vegetable An erect herb. It re-grows each year. It grows from 30 cm to 2 m tall. The stems are square. Plants can be green or purple.The leaf stalk is 3-5 cm long. The leaves are oval and 4.5-10 cm long by 2.8-10 cm wide. They are...



  947. Swietenia humilis - Mexican Mahogany
    Edible Portion: No information noted at this time. A tree. It is a tropical plant.



  948. Pyrostegia venusta - Flaming Trumpet, Flame Vine, Golden Shower
    Edible Portion: Flowers A woody vine. It is fast growing and keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are compound with 2 or 3 oval leaflets.The leaves are in opposite pairs along the stem. The central leaflet can be a coiled tendril. The flowers are reddish-orange.They are tube shaped...



  949. Myroxylon balsamum - Balsam of Tolu, Balsam Tree
    Edible Portion: Bark - Flavouring, Sap - Flavouring A tall tree. It can be evergreen or deciduous. It grows 35 m tall. It is stiffly erect. Large trees can have small buttresses. Theleaves are mid green and have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-13 leaflets. These are oval and 9 cm long. They...



  950. Moringa drouhardii - Madagascar Moringa
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves A bottle shaped tree. It is a tropical plant. It grows in limestone regions.



  951. Pinus elliotti - Slash Pine
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Nuts, Needles, Bark A pine tree. It is a temperate plant.



  952. Lecythis zabucajo - Sapucaia Nut, Paradise Nut, Monkey Nut
    Edible portion: Nuts, Seeds A large deciduous tree. It grows 35 m high. The trunk is clear and straight when growing in rainforest. Cultivated trees aresmaller. The leaves are simple and deep green. They are 12 cm long by 6 cm wide. They are papery with scalloped edges.The flowers are showy and...



  953. Coffea canephora - Coffee (Robusta)
    Edible Portion: Seeds - Drink, Fruit, Spice A larger tree than Arabica coffee. It is an evergreen shrub. It grows to 10 m tall and has thicker, larger leaves. It is shallowrooted with most feeding in the top 12 cm of soil. In heavy shade, trees have a more developed trunk. The leaves are 15-30 cm...



  954. Gmelina arborea - Comb Tree, Snapdragon Tree, Tall Beachberry
    Edible Portion:Seeds, Fruit, Flowers - Flavouring, Leaves A tree which loses its leaves. It grows to 10-25 m high. The trunk is erect and the branches are horizontal. The bark is greyishbrown. The bark peels off in thin flakes. Young parts are covered with silky hairs. The leaves have stalks. The...



  955. 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...



  956. Cymbopogon nardus - Lemon Grass
    Edible Portion: Leaves, Leaves - Tea A grass. It is a perennial herb. It grows 0.8-1.5 m tall. It forms tufts. The leaves are 30-100 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowering shoot is 30 cm long and branched. Other names : Bundo, Ceylon citronella, Citronella grass, Ganda-hanchi-khaddi, Ganjni,...



  957. Triadica sebifera - Candleberry-Tree, Chinese Tallowtree
    Edible Portion: Seeds - oil A tree which loses its leaves. It grows 6-9 m high and spreads 4.5-6 m wide. It has a rounded crown. The leaves are 5-10 cmlong. They are rounded or almost diamond shaped and dull green. The leaves turn orange or red in autumn. The flowers areyellow-green. The fruit...



  958. Caryota mitis - Lesser Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cabbage, Starch, Sago, Palm heart, Sap A small slender palm and the only representative of this genus in the Philippines which sends up shoots from the base of thetrunk, forming clumps. It forms a cluster of closely spaced stems. It can be 5 m high. The trunks are 5-15 cm...



  959. Bambusa multiplex - Hedge Bamboo, Chinese Dwarf Bamboo
    Edible Portion: Shoots A hollow tufted bamboo. It forms clumps. It is 2-6 m tall. It has slender stalks. The stalks are 1-2.5 cm across. They arch overat the tips. The internodes are 30-50 cm long. The culm sheath is 12-15 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. It is light green when youngand turns...



  960. Eucalyptus grandis - Flooded Gum
    Edible Portion: Information not noted at this time. A tree. It grows 55 m tall. The leaves are sword shaped and 10-16 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The fruit are 5-8 cm long by 4-7 cmwide. It is a subtropical plant.



  961. Bixa orellana - Bixa
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Spice An evergreen tree. It grows to 10 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The stem is erect and it is intricately branched giving thetree a crown which is spreading and graceful. The leaf stalks are long. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are broadand heart shaped....



  962. Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree
    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Bark, Flowers It is a tree which loses many leaves during the year. It grows 9-18 m high. The crown is rounded. The trunk is short and straightand about 80 cm across. It often branches from the base. The branches spread out and the secondary branches hang down.The...



  963. Trichostigma octandrum - Basket Vine
    Edible Portion: Leaves A clambering shrub or creeper. It grows 5-10 m long or longer. The branches hang down. The stems are cylinder shaped and 5-15 cm across. The leaves are alternate and papery and narrowly oval. They are 4-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are dulldark green on the upper surface...



  964. Eucalyptus tereticornis - Forest Red Gum
    Edible Portion: Manna, Lerp, Nectar A tall tree. It grows 50 m tall. The leaves are narrow and alternate. They are oval and curved. They are 8-24 cm long by 1-4 cmwide. The tip is pointed. The flowers are creamy-white and in bundles of 5-12.



  965. Tabebuia rosea - Pink Trumpet Tree
    Edible Portion: Caution A large tree. The bark is grey and has furrows. The leaves are compound with leaflets spread like fingers on hand. There are 5leaflets. The flowers are pink. They are produced before the leaves. It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet, moist and dry forests. It grows from...



  966. Pachira aquatica - Guiana Chestnut, Water Chestnut
    Edible Plants: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds An evergreen tree. It grows to a height of 7-18 m with a spread of 3 m. The trunk is erect and branches heavily. The leaves arelarge and compound like the fingers on a hand. There are up to 9 leaflets. The leaflets can be 30 cm long. The leaves are darkgreen...



  967. 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...



  968. Calendula officinalis - Pot Marigold, English Marigold
    Edible Portion: Flowers, Leaves, Herb, Spice An bushy annual herb. It grows 30-70 cm high and 30-45 cm wide. The leaves are spoon shaped or sword shaped. The flowerheads are daisy like. They can be 10 cm across. Flowers are yellow or orange. There are cultivated varieties.



  969. Lawsonia inermis
    Edible : Food coloring, Leaves - flavoring, Medicinal, Caution. A shrub. It has a sweet smell. It grows 3-7 m tall. The bark is greyish-brown. The small branches have spines near their tip. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaves vary and can be oval and 8-44 mm long by 2-20 mm wide. The...