Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  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. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Citrus swinglei - Malayan Kumquat, Hedge Lime

    Key Resource 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....
    Kumquat Malayan Kumquat Hedge Lime Fruits FPI Plant Information Spices

  9. 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...
    Grapefruit Fruits Fruit Trees Fruits Herbs FPI Plant Information

  10. 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...
    Kumquat Oval Kumquat Fruits Herbs Fruit Shrub FPI Plant Information