Resources Tagged: Fpi

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  1. Abelmoschus manihot - Aibika, Edible Hibiscus

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flower buds, Vegetable, Root, Fruit, Pods A branched shrub up to 2 m or more high. It has rounded twigs which are green and smooth. The leaves are simple, smoothand with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaves are large and can vary in shape. Normally the leaves are very dark green, but...
    Abelmoschus manihot Aibika Edible Hibiscus Hibiscus Edible Flowers Fruits Edible Leaves Roots FPI Plant Information

  2. Codiaeum variegatum - Croton, Variegated Laurel

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-8 m high. The leaves vary in shape. They are oval and taper to the base. They are thick andleathery. Leaves can have a range of colours. They are 10-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. Flowers are separately male andfemale. The male...
    FPI Plant Information Croton Variegated Laurel Edible Leaves Vegetables

  3. Diplazium esculentum - Vegetable-Fern, Paco Fern

    Edible Portion: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable A large fern with an upright stem. It forms tufts. It is only woody near the base. It can be 1 m high and 1 m wide. It usuallygrows as a large clump. It spreads by underground runners. They have feather like fronds which are 50 to 80 cm long anddivided 2...
    diplazium esculentum Vegetable-Fern Paco Fern Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information

  4. Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke

    Edible Portion: Rhizome, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers An upright perennial plant up to 1-2 m high and a spread of 1 m. The stem is erect and unbranched. The leaves are dull greenand sword shaped. The flowers are yellow and daisy like. It produces fleshy underground stem tubers of irregular...
    Jerusalem Artichoke FPI Plant Information Edible Flowers Roots and Tubers Vegetables

  5. Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Sprouts, Leaves, Vegetable A herb. It is an erect or spreading legume. It grows to 80 cm high and spreads to 30-80 cm wide. It forms deep roots. It keepsgrowing from year to year. The stems are slender and hairy. The leaves are bluish green. The leaves have 3 leaflets like...
    Alfalfa Lucerne FPI Vegetables Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Plant Information

  6. Pennisetum purpureum - Elephant Grass, Napier Grass

    Edible Portion: Flowers, Shoots, Vegetable A grass which keeps growing from year to year. It forms large clumps. It can grow 2-4 m tall. The leaf blades are 4 cm wide.The edges become very sharp. The flowers are dense and spike like. They are yellow, brown and purple.
    Pennisetum purpureum Elephant Grass Napier FPI Plant Information Edible Flowers

  7. Pterocarpus indicus - Burmese Rosewood

    Edible Portion:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 27-30 m high and spreads to 4 m across. The stem is erect and stout. It branches.The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The leaves are compound with an odd number of leaflets. These are oval. The leaves are 20-45cm long....
    FPI Vegetables Burmese Burmese Rosewood Plant Information

  8. Sesbania grandiflora - Sesbania, Corkwood Tree

    Edible Portion:Flowers, Leaves, Young pods, Bark, Vegetable A shrub or small tree up to 5-10 m tall. The trunk has rough bark and the branches often droop. The trunk is thick. The branchesare hairy when young. The leaves are made up of 41 to 61 leaflets. These are narrow and oblong. They are...
    Sesbania Edible Flowers Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  9. Bambusa lako - Timor Black Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. The stems can be 21 m tall. They can be 10 cm across. They are green when young and then mature to black. Theleaves are long and hang down. They can be 25 cm long.
    Timor Black Bamboo Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Plant Information FPI Starchy Staples

  10. Albizia lebbeck - East Indian Walnut

    Edible portion:Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers, A tree. It grows 18-30 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The leaves are twice divided. They are 8-15 cm long with 4 pairs of pinnae and each one has 6-18 leaflets. The flowers are white. The flowers have several long stamens 3-4 cm long and they...
    Women's Tongue Tree East Indian Walnut Walnut FPI Plant Information Edible Leaves Edible Flowers