Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. Acacia pennata - Cha-om

    Key Resource 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...
    Acacia pennata Edible Leaves Cha-om Shrubs Small Trees FPI Plant Information

  2. 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...
    Leafy Greens Edible Leaves Edible Seeds FPI Plant Information Rosewood

  3. 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...
    Albizia Potka Siris Tree Leafy Greens Edible Seeds Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information

  4. 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....
    Candle Nut Country Walnut Nuts FPI Plant Information Vegetables Edible Seeds

  5. Arachis glabrata - Perennial Peanut

    Key Resource 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...
    Perennial Peanut Edible Flowers Herbs FPI Plant Information

  6. 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
    Artemisia Herbs Edible Leaves Sweet Wormwood Sweet Annie FPI Plant Information

  7. 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...
    Key Lime Citrus Trees Fruit Trees Tropical Fruit Tree Fruits FPI Plant Information Herbs Edible Leaves Spices

  8. 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...
    Edible Leaves Edible Seeds FPI Plant Information Shrubs Four-Winged Saltbrush

  9. 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.
    FPI Plant Information Hull-Less Oat Naked Oat Sand Oat Peelcorn Edible Seeds Cereal

  10. 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....
    Edible Seeds Bixa Spices FPI Plant Information Achiote Shrubs