Edible Plant Database

Scandix stellata

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves

Scleria ciliaris

Nutrush

Cyperaceae

Edible: Fruit

Smithia hirsuta

Pivla-kaula

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves

Stachys heraclea

Lamiaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Syzygium anisatum

Aniseed myrtle, Ringwood, Aniseed Tree

Myrtaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flavouring, Fruit, Spice, Oil, Flowers

Trichosanthes tricuspidata

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Uniola virgata

Limestone grass, Wiregrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Valeriana sorbifolia

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Seeds

Vigna lanceolata

Bush potato, Pencil yam, Maloga bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Root, Pods

Allium caspium

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb

Aralia continentalis

Manchurian spikenard

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem

Capparis divaricata

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit

Codium edule

Codiaceae

Edible: Algae, Seaweed

Costus productus

Spiral ginger

Costaceae

Edible: Flowers

Cymbidium faberi

Orchidaceae

Edible: Flowers

Ficus stuhlmannii

Stuhlmann's wild fig, Lowveld fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Hermbstaedtia glauca

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Roots - drink

Hydrocotyle mexicana

Araliaceae

Edible: Leaves

Leontopodium japonicum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Manilkara chicle

Chicle

Sapotaceae

Edible: Latex, Fruit

Padina australis

Agar-agar, Funnel weed

Dictyotaceae

Edible: Seaweed

Peniocereus marianus

Cactaceae

Piliostigma malabaricum var. acidum

Malabar mountain Ebony

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Prospero hanburyi

Asparagaceae

Edible: Medicine

Rheum palmatum

Pieplant, Chinese rhubarb, Chinghai rhubarb

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaf stalks, Rhizome, Root

Saurauia scabrida

Actinidiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Setaria lindenbergiana

Rhodesian tussock grass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

Tabernaemontana undulata

Undulate tabernaemontana

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Thalictrum squarrosum

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Trichosanthes rosthornii

Demh mious

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Vaccinium madagascariense

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit?

Vigna frutescens

Trailing fire pea

Fabaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Allium decipiens

Amaryllidaceae

Edible: Bulb ?

Aloe minima

Pink grass aloe

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Flowers

Arisaema murrayi

Murray's cobra lily

Araceae

Edible: Corms, Root

Begonia manicata

Manicata begonia

Begoniaceae

Edible: Leaf stalk

Brosimum guianense

Bere, Leopard-wood, Snakewood

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Crassocephalum vitellinum

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Hernandia bivalvis

Grease nut, Cudgerie

Hernandiaceae

Edible: Seeds

Inga ingoides

Warako-sa

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Pod pulp, Seeds

Lycium americanum

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Merremia verecunda

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves

Monsonia senegalensis

Annual dysentery-flower

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Gum

Myrcia spectabilis

Guapixava

Myrtaceae

Pentapetes phoenicea

Midday flower

Malvaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Rhamnella vitiensis

Rhamnaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rosa moschata

Musk Rose

Rosaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit

Rubus nubigenus

Giant Colombian blackberry

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit