Edible Plant Database

Malvella sherardiana

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves

Mammea suriga

Indian mammee apple, Ceylon ironwood

Calophyllaceae

Edible: Fruit

Meyna laxiflora

Rubiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Picea asperata

Chinese spruce, Yu shan, Dragon spruce

Pinaceae

Edible: Flowers, Inner bark, Seeds, Tea

Picris rhagadioloides

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Saussurea grandifolia

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Syzygium tierneyanum

Bamaga satinash, River cherry

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Thysanotus banksii

Banks’ fringed lily

Asparagaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Allium condensatum

Huang hua jiu, Umehi songgin

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Bulb

Aloe cryptopoda

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Leaves - potash

Apios priceana

Groundnut, Price’s potato-bean, Traveller’s delight

Fabaceae

Edible: Root, Tuber, Pods

Cleome brachycarpa

Cleomaceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Dactylorhiza iberica

Orchidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Dioscorea quinquelobata

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Diospyros palmeri

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Erythrina standleyana

Fabaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Gasteria pillansii

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Flowers, Vegetable

Magnolia ovata

Baguacu

Magnoliaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Neobolusia tysonii

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Oxygonum alatum

Salt of the tortoise

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable

Pterostylis hamata

Hooked greenhood

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Rubus apetalus

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Smilax corbularia

Smilacaceae

Edible: Root

Smilax setosa

Merudang

Smilacaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sterculia quinqueloba

Large-leaved star-chestnut, Large-leaved sterculia

Malvaceae

Edible: Seeds

Toxicodendron vernicifluum

Lacquer tree

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Shoots, Bark - medicine & food, Seeds - oil, Leaves

Ulva fasciata

Sea lettuce

Ulvaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Fronds

Adenophora remotiflora

Moshidae, Panicled lady bells

Campanulaceae

Edible: Root, Leaves

Cedrela angustifolia

Narrowleaf cedrela

Meliaceae

Edible: Wood - flavouring

Cyrtocarpa procera

Chupadilla, Jocote

Anacardiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Bark

Deckenia nobilis

Palmiste

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Palm heart

Dypsis decipiens

Manambe palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Palm heart, Cabbage, Vegetable

Faramea multiflora

Many flower faramea

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Fernandoa adenophylla

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Ficus aculeata

Sandpaper fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Gossia fragrantissima

Small-leaved Myrtle, Sweet Myrtle

Myrtaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Heracleum leskovii

Apiaceae

Edible: Stem

Lilium occidentale

Eureka lily

Liliaceae

Limeum sulcatum

Limeaceae

Edible: Root

Merremia hirta

Convolvulaceae

Nervilia bicarinata

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Passovia pyrifolia

Loranthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pterostylis hildae

Rainforest greenhood

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Tribulus pentandrus

Zygophyllaceae

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Acacia adoxa

Fabaceae

Edible: Grub

Acacia leptocarpa

North Coast Wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum

Ahnfeltia plicata

Landlady's wig, Bushy Ahnfelt's weed

Ahnfeltiaceae

Edible: Frond, Seaweed

Alangium villosum

Muskwood

Cornaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds