Resources Tagged: Edible Leaves

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  1. 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...
    Sapodilla Manilkara zapota Fruits FPI Plant Information Sap Edible Leaves

  2. Cordeauxia edulis - Yeheb Nut

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

  3. 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...
    Roots Tubers Roots and Tubers Fruits Vegetables Edible Leaves Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information

  4. Arachis hypogea - Peanut

    Nuts/seeds/herbs Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Flavouring, Spice, Pods, Vegetable, Oil, Caution A spreading bushy plant up to about 40 cm high. Leaves are made up of 2 pairs of leaflets arranged opposite each other.Flowers are produced in the axils of leaves. Two main kinds occur. They are often...
    Peanut Arachis hypogaea Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Spices Edible Pods Vegetables Oil FPI Plant Information

  5. 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....
    Starchy Staples Elephant Foot Yam Tubers Roots Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information Yams Yams as Food

  6. Vigna subterranea - Bambara Groundnut

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

  7. Sphenostylis stenocarpa - African Yam Bean

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

  8. Pisum sativum - Pea

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

  9. Mucuna pruriens - Velvet Bean

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

  10. Cyamopsis tetragonolobus - Guar Bean

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