Edible Plant Database

Senecio cacaliaster

Asteraceae

Edible: Plant - drink

Sterculia guttata

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Vitex doniana

African plum, African Oak, Black plum

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Weigela floribunda

Crimson Weigela

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Leaves

Xylia xylocarpa

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Actinidia polygama

Silver vine, Matatabi

Actinidiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Sap

Aloysia deserticola

Rika rika

Verbenaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Cissus kerrii

Vitaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Ensete superbum

Cliff banana

Musaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Root, Rhizome, Flower stalk, Leaf-sheaths, Stem, Seed

Euphorbia macropus

Huachuca mountain spurge

Euphorbiaceae

Guettarda uruguensis

Velvet seed

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hemerocallis hakuunensis

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Miconia affinis

Small fruit maya

Melastomataceae

Edible: Fruit

Otoptera burchellii

Purple savannah pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Tap root

Pulicaria incisa

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - drink

Solanum ellipticum

Desert raisin, Potato bush, Velvet potato bush, Wild gooseberry, Ararnt

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Acianthus exsertus

Mosquito orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tuber

Allium moschatum

Muscat garlic

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Antidesma ghaesembilla

Black currant tree

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves as condiment, Spice, Leaves

Dioscorea elephantipes

Elephant’s foot, Hottentot bread

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Diplazium proliferum

Mother fern

Athyriaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable, Bulbils

Pyrrosia porosa

Polypodiaceae

Edible: Fronds, Leaves - tea

Ziziphora tenuior

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Spice

Cardamine scutata

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Dalbergia lanceolaria subsp. paniculata

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Perennial cupgrass, Spring grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Micromeria myrtifolia

Cayotu

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Pittosporum spinescens

Orange-thorn, Native orange, Wallaby apple, Large-fruited orange thorn

Pittosporaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ramaria apiculata

Ramariaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Satyrium neglectum

Pink-candle orchid

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Roots

Scleroderma sinnamariense

Sclerodermataceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Syncolostemon bracteosus

Purple top, White-tipped hemizygia

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Tillandsia makoyana

Bromeliaceae

Turpinia occidentalis subsp. breviflora

Staphyleaceae

Edible: Fruit

Zornia milneana

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Agave parviflora

Asparagaceae

Edible: Stalks ?, Flowers ?

Alepidea natalensis

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Aloe boylei

Broad-leaved grass Aloe

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Asclepias involucrata

Dwarf milkweed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves, Latex

Bifora radians

Apiaceae

Edible: Root - spice

Chenopodium leptophyllum

Narrow leafed goosefoot

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Ferula tingitana

Apiaceae

Edible: Root

Hyoscyamus muticus

Solanaceae

Edible: Leaves

Phytelephas aequatorialis

Vegetable ivory, Corozo

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Palm heart, Seeds, Nut

Selenicereus monacanthus

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Spondias tuberosa

Imbu, Brazil plum, Umbu, Yellow mombin

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Leaves

Triticum turgidum

Rivet wheat, Poulard wheat

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Acronychia pubescens

Hairy Acronychia

Rutaceae

Edible: Fruit