Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. 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...
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  2. 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...
    Edible Leaves Tropical plants Shrubs Tantan Plant Information FPI

  3. 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...
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  4. 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...
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  5. 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...
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  6. 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...
    Plant Information Edible Flowers Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Roots and Tubers FPI Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants Boabab

  7. 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...
    Kenya Shade Tree Shingle Tree Plant Information Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants FPI Edible Flowers Vegetables

  8. 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...
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  9. 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...
    Edible Australian ... Plant Information FPI Edible Seeds

  10. Acacia elachantha - Kalkardi

    Edible portion: Seeds A tree. It is a tropical plant. It grows in arid zones.
    Arid Regions Plant Information FPI Edible Seeds