Edible Plant Database

Parkinsonia africana

Wild green-hair tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee, Fruit - drinks, Leaves, Vegetable

Picramnia pentandra

Picramniaceae

Edible: Honey

Quercus pungens

Sandpaper oak

Fagaceae

Edible: Gum, Seeds, Nut

Syzygium wilsonii

Powderpuff lilly-pilly, Weeping syzygium

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Allium nigrum

Black garlic

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulbil, Leaves, Spice

Aloe greatheadii

Greathead’s aloe

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers, Caution

Balanites maughamii

Torchwood, Torch fruit tree

Zygophyllaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Berberis moranensis

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Conandron ramondioides

Ku ju tai

Gesneriaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cyphia phyteuma

Campanulaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Ixora pavetta

Torchwood, Torch tree

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Piliostigma reticulatum

Camel's foot leaf tree

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Fruit, Vegetable

Plukenetia volubilis

Inca peanut

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Nuts, Seeds - oil

Qualea grandiflora

Vochysiaceae

Edible: Seeds

Rhoicissus rhomboidea

Rope-wood grape, Glossy forest grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Sterculia rogersii

Common star-chestnut

Malvaceae

Edible: Heartwood, Seeds

Vachellia nebrownii

Water acacia

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum, Root - water

Aciphylla colensoi

Wild Spaniard, Colenso's spaniard

Apiaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves, Root

Caulerpa geminata

Green grape seaweed

Caulerpaceae

Edible: Fronds, Seaweed

Cayaponia podantha

Taiuia

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Corypha umbraculifera

Talipot palm, Great fan palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Kernels, Starch, Sap, Cabbage, Sago, Nuts, Palm heart

Dillenia philippinensis

Katmon, Philippines simpoh tree

Dilleniaceae

Edible: Fruit, Sepals

Harrisia bonplandii

Datura, Ajnia

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Roots

Passiflora amethystina

Maracuja-azul, Maracuja

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit

Salix gracilistyla

Rosegold pussy willow, Japanese pussy willow, Neko-yanagi

Salicaceae

Edible: Inner bark, Leaves, Leaves - tea

Urtica platyphylla

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves

Voacanga thouarsii

Wild frangipani, Voacanga

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Aechmea magdalenae

Pingwing

Bromeliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Alnus nepalensis

Nepalese alder

Betulaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Aniseia martinicensis

Ulan puteh

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Aralia armata

Spiny vegetable

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers, Fruit

Brachychiton australis

Broad leafed bottle tree

Malvaceae

Edible: Root, Seeds

Castanea ozarkensis

Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chestnut

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Cecropia hololeuca

White pumpwood

Urticaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dalbergia melanoxylon

African blackwood

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Bark

Debregeasia longifolia

Long-leaved water hemp, Wild rhea

Urticaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Ehretia saligna

Native willow, Peachwood, Peach Wood, False cedar

Boraginaceae

Edible: Fruit

Fuchsia thymifolia

Onagraceae

Edible: Fruit

Liquidambar orientalis

Asian styrax, Oriental sweet gum

Altingiaceae

Phoradendron brachystachyum

Santalaceae

Edible: Fruit

Planchonella pohlmaniana

Big Green Plum, Yellow Boxwood, Engraver’s Wood, Great green plum

Sapotaceae

Edible: Fruit

Polystichum tripteron

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Shoots

Quercus macranthera subsp. syspirensis

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Rhododendron mucronatum

Japanese azalea

Ericaceae

Edible: Flowers

Salvia virgata

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - spice

Senna petersiana

Eared Senna, Monkey pod, Dwarf cassia

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Pod, Seeds, Fruit - drink, Vegetable

Solanum wendlandii

Costa Rican Nightshade

Solanaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sphagneticola calendulacea

Chinese wedelia

Asteraceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves - tea