Edible Plant Database

Watsonia watsonioides

Bugle lily

Iridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Corm, Root

Aloe affinis

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves - potash

Aloe rupestris

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves - potash

Alpinia calcarata

Indian ginger, Snap ginger, Miniature ginger

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Fruit, Spice, Flowers

Anadyomene stellata

Repollo de mar

Anadyomenaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Algae

Apium decumbens

Apiaceae

Edible: Vegetable

Aponogeton junceus

Waterblom-metjie

Aponogetonaceae

Edible: Corms, Leaves, Flowers, Tubers, Root

Chamaedorea schiedeana

Arecaceae

Edible: Pith

Commelina subulata

Commelinaceae

Edible: Roots

Convolvulus erubescens

Blushing bindweed, Australian Bindweed, Pink Bindweed, Tarook

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Dendrocalamus asper

Giant bamboo, Sweet bamboo

Poaceae

Edible: Shoots

Diuris chrysantha

Yellow double tails

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Elaeocarpus sylvestris

Yeung Shi Ue Shue, Shan du ying

Elaeocarpaceae

Edible: Fruit

Gardenia rutenbergiana

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Jatropha zeyheri

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Kydia calycina

Boranga

Malvaceae

Edible: Stem mucilage

Miconia tomentosa

Tomentose maya

Melastomataceae

Edible: Fruit

Naringi crenulata

Hesperethusa

Rutaceae

Edible: Fruit

Polygonatum sibiricum

Huang jing

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Rhizomes, Sprouts, Tea

Salacia chinensis

Lolly berry, Snotty Gobbles, Mangrove vine

Celastraceae

Edible: Fruit

Senna papillosa

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Xylopia frutescens

Malagueto chico

Annonaceae

Edible: Seeds - spice, Fruit - spice

Anthogonium gracile

Orchidaceae

Edible: Rhizome, Bulb

Bauhinia petersiana

White bauhinia, Zambezi coffee

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Nectar, Root

Carpesium divaricatum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Cavendishia adenophora

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Corydalis ochotensis

Papaveraceae

Edible: Leaves

Crataegus calpodendron

Pear hawthorn, Sugar hawthorn

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Diplazium cordifolium

Vegetable fern

Athyriaceae

Edible: Frond, Leaves

Endostemon tereticaulis

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Flacourtia rukam

Rukam

Salicaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Gardenia latifolia

Boxwood Gardenia, Indian boxwood

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Habenaria humilior

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Roots

Jasminum malabaricum

Kusar

Oleaceae

Edible: Fruit

Machaerium lunatum

Lunate machaerium

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Markhamia stipulata

Markhamia tree, Ma ye

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves

Opuntia tuna

Tuna

Cactaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pentacme siamensis

Temak batu, Rang

Dipterocarpaceae

Phycodrys rubens

Delesseriaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Algae

Quassia undulata

Simaroubaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds cake

Rosa pulverulenta

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pondoensis

Many-veined currant

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Solanum simile

Oondooroo

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Ziziphus xylopyrus

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Seeds, Kernels, Nuts, Fruit

Abies cilicica

Pinaceae

Edible: Seed

Acacia papyrocarpa

Western myall

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Arisaema jacquemontii

Jacquemont's cobra lily

Araceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Corm, Rhizome, Caution

Begonia rex

Begoniaceae

Edible: Leaf stalks, Seeds