Resources Tagged: Sap

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  1. Agave americana - Agave

    Edible Portion:Flower Stalk, Seeds, Shoots, Drink, Sap, Pith, Vegetable A perennial plant up to 7.5 m tall and 2.5 m wide. It does not have a trunk and has suckers. The plants have a very sharp and tough spine at the tip of each leaf. The leaves are grey-green and occur in rings at the base....
    Perennials Vegetables Sap Edible Seeds Edible Flowers Agave

  2. Brosimum alicastrum - Maya Breadnut

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Sap A large evergreen tree. It grows to 25-30 m high. It has a dense wide crown of leaves. It has narrow buttresses. The bark isgrey. The leaves are simple and dark green. They are 17 cm long by 6 cm wide. There can be teeth along the edge and oftenthe edge...
    Plant Information Sap Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Maya Breadnut Breadnut FPI

  3. Caryota mitis - Lesser Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Cabbage, Starch, Sago, Palm heart, Sap A small slender palm and the only representative of this genus in the Philippines which sends up shoots from the base of thetrunk, forming clumps. It forms a cluster of closely spaced stems. It can be 5 m high. The trunks are 5-15 cm...
    Plant Information FPI Sap Palm Varieties Palm Heart Starchy Staples Cabbage Fishtail Palm Lesser Fishtail Palm Edible Seeds Caryota mitis

  4. Sabal palmetto - Caribbean Cabbage Palm

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Cabbage, Sap, Palm Heart A fan palm. The trunk is 15-20 m tall and 35 cm across. The leaves form a round crown. The leaf stalk extends into the leafblade. The leaf stalk is 1-1.5 m long. The leaves are blue-green. The leaf segments are joined for about 1/3 of their...
    Plant Information FPI Caribbean Cabbage ... Palm Heart Sap Cabbage Edible Leaves Frutis

  5. Elaeis guineensis - African Oil Palm

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Nuts, Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart, Sap, Vegetable, Seeds - Oil An unbranched palm with a stout erect stem. The stem is rough due to the leaf bases which remain attached. It grows to 20-30m tall. The trunk is about 75 cm across. The crown consists of about 40 open leaves....
    Plant Information FPI Seed Oil Sap Palm Heart Cabbage Edible Nuts Nuts Edible Seeds Vegetables Fruits African Oil Palm