Edible Plant Database

Philadelphus schrenkii

Mock orange

Hydrangeaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stem

Polygonum cognatum

Madmak, Knotgrass

Polygonaceae

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Protium panamense

Alcanfor

Burseraceae

Edible: Fruit

Quercus griffithii

Fagaceae

Edible: Seeds - flour, Nut

Randia calycina

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Rheum alexandrae

Polygonaceae

Edible: Stems

Salacca wallichiana

Rakum palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Savia sessiliflora

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Sebaea leiostyla

Gentianaceae

Edible: Leaves

Sorocea sprucei

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Syzygium angophoroides

Swamp satinash

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Syzygium salicifolium

Kath jamun

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Tectaria crenata

Tectariaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Medicine

Tordylium aegyptiacum

Egyptian hornwort

Apiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Tritonia squalida

Iridaceae

Edible: Corm, Root

Uapaca nitida

Narrow-leaved mahobohobo

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Valeriana amurensis

Caprifoliaceae

Edible: Leaves

Vigna trilobata

Arak moth, Jangli moth, Jungle mat bean, African gram

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Fruit, Tuber

Zea diploperennis

Diploid perennial teosinte

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds

Acacia cowleana

Hall’s Creek wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Acacia leiophylla

Coast Golden wattle, Smooth-leaf wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Gum

Acacia platycarpa

Ghost wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit ?

Acalypha ornata

Zambezi false-nettle

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Plant - salt

Acanthus sennii

Ethiopian acanthus

Acanthaceae

Edible: Nectar

Alpinia malaccensis

Malacca galangal, Giant white shell ginger

Zingiberaceae

Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root, Flower, Shoot

Alternanthera littoralis

Mbimbi-tongo

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Anemone stolonifera

Ranunculaceae

Edible: Leaves

Argyreia elliptica

Oval leaved silverweed

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Fruit

Artemisia vallesiaca

Alpine wormwood, Valais wormwood

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Spice

Aspalathus pendula

Golden tea

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Stem - tea

Asparagus maritimus

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Atriplex subcordata

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Bassia indica

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves ?

Berrya cordifolia

Trincomalee wood

Malvaceae

Edible: ?

Calandrinia strophiolata

Montiaceae

Edible: Root

Campanula cymbalaria

Campanulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Capparis loranthifolia

Narrow-leaf Bumble tree

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ceriscoides turgida

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit, Shoots, Vegetable

Colpothrinax wrightii

Cuban bottle palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit ?

Commiphora mossambicensis

Pepper-leaf corkwood

Burseraceae

Edible: Roots

Crepis leontodontoides

Radicchio de campo, Castracani

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Dryopteris marginata

Dryopteridaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Erythrococca menyharthii

Northern red-berry

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Eugenia palumbis

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ferula karelinii

Apiaceae

Edible: Root

Ficus amazonica

Bird fig, Pakar

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Ficus bubu

Swazi fig, Bubu fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Gladiolus gregarius

Iridaceae

Edible: Corms, Root