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  1. 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...
    Ecuador Laurel Spanish Elm Fruits Spices FPI Plant Information Fruit Trees

  2. 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...
    Tamarind Tukeroo Beach Tamarind Carrotwood FPI Plant Information Fruits Fruit Trees

  3. 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,...
    Lemon Grass Edible Leaves FPI Grasses Perennial Herb Perennials Plant Information

  4. 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....
    FPI Plant Information Major Jenkin's Rat... Rattan Rattan Palms Palm Varieties Palm Heart Fruits

  5. 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...
    Fruits Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Persimmon Japanese Persimmon Kaki FPI Plant Information Fruit Tree

  6. 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...
    American Persimmon Persimmon FPI Fruits Plant Information Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Fruit Trees

  7. 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...
    Dovyalis Abyssinian African Gooseberry Fruits Fruit Shrub Shrubs FPI Plant Information

  8. 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...
    Fruits Fruit Shrub Florida Florida Gooseberry Tropical Apricot FPI Plant Information

  9. 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...
    Fruits Key Apple FPI Plant Information Fruit Shrub Shrubs

  10. 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...
    African Eggplant eggplant Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Vegetables FPI Plant Information