Edible Plant Database

Thesium macrostachyum

Santalaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea

Vigna aconitifolia

Moth Bean, Turkish gram

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pods, Vegetable

Viola pinnata

Violaceae

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Vitex cooperi

Yellow chaste tree

Lamiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Walleria nutans

Tecophilaeaceae

Edible: Bulbs, Tuber, Root

Acacia ampliceps

Salt wattle

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Acalypha fruticosa

Birch leaved acalypha

Euphorbiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Adenostemma viscosum

Dung weed

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Agave hookeri

Asparagaceae

Edible: Sap - drink

Amorphophallus sylvaticus

Vajra-kanda

Araceae

Edible: Tubers, Corms, Leaves, Petioles, Roots, Vegetable

Ampelocissus africana

Simple-leaved wild grape

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Root - flavouring, Leaves

Annona leptopetala

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Anthopterus wardii

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit

Asclepias meliodora

Milk weed

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves

Aspidoglossum gracile

Apocynaceae

Edible: Root, Fruit

Babiana hypogaea

Autumn babiana, Dwarf babiana

Iridaceae

Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root, Vegetable

Bactris simplicifrons

Turtle paripi

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Palm heart, Cabbage

Baissea multiflora

Apocynaceae

Edible: Fruit

Begonia aptera

Aptera begonia

Begoniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Spice

Begonia malabarica

Malabar begonia

Begoniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Plants

Berberis gagnepainii

Gagnepain's barberry

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Boletus speciosus

Boletaceae

Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

Bromelia grandiflora

Large flower caraguata

Bromeliaceae

Edible: Fruit

Butea buteiformis

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds

Canarium album

Chinese white olive

Burseraceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil, Seeds, Nuts

Celtis boninensis

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Celtis jessoensis

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Centaurea perrottettii

Star thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Chroococcus minutus

Chroococcaceae

Edible: Algae, Seaweed

Cleyera theoides

Theaceae

Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit

Combretum nigricans

Combretaceae

Edible: Gum, Leaves - tea

Commiphora wildii

Oak-leaved corkwood

Burseraceae

Edible: Stems - drink, Fruit

Crabbea nana

Acanthaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cyphostemma schlechteri

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Detarium senegalense

Tallow tree, Dattock

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Kernels, Nuts, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable

Dianella bambusifolia

Flax lilies

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dicella nucifera

Chestnut vine

Malpighiaceae

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Dioscorea rupicola

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root, Caution

Diospyros celebica

Makassar ebony

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Dracaena mannii

Asparagus tree, Small-leaved dragon tree

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Echinops cornigerus

Blue globe thistle

Asteraceae

Edible: Root

Elaeocarpus hygrophilus

Elaeocarpaceae

Edible: Fruit

Elatostema cuneatum

Urticaceae

Edible: Leaves

Erythroxylum novogranatense

Java coca, Colombian coca

Erythroxylaceae

Edible: Leaves

Eschweilera nana

Lecythidaceae

Edible: ?

Eugenia stictopetala

Myrtaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ficus bussei

Busse's fig, Zambezi fig

Moraceae

Edible: Fruit

Gaultheria rigida

Ericaceae

Edible: Fruit