Edible Plant Database

Celtis tournefortii

Balkan nettle tree

Cannabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ceropegia nilotica

Nile ceropegia, White-banded ceropegia

Apocynaceae

Edible: Root, Tubers

Chamaecrista biensis

Fabaceae

Edible: Root

Chondria armata

Rhodomelaceae

Edible: Seaweed, Fronds

Chrysophyllum cuneifolium

Atakamara

Sapotaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cissus paullinifolia

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cordia cymosa

Boraginaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cornopteris decurrentialata

Athyriaceae

Edible: Leaves, Fronds

Corylus ferox

Himalayan hazel

Betulaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Fruit

Crotalaria burhia

Fabaceae

Edible: Medicine

Cucumis sacleuxii

Mandera cucumber

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cymbopogon procerus

East India lemon grass, Scentgrass

Poaceae

Edible: Leaves - medicine

Cyphia longifolia

Campanulaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Dioscorea polygonoides

Biter jessie

Dioscoreaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Diospyros guianensis

Barrabarra

Ebenaceae

Edible: Fruit

Diospyros samoensis

Samoan ebony

Ebenaceae

Edible: Seeds

Dipcadi longifolium

Asparagaceae

Edible: Leaves, Bulb

Disa hircicornis

Goat's horn disa

Orchidaceae

Edible: Tuber, Root

Durio graveolens

Red-fleshed durian

Malvaceae

Edible: Fruit

Eragrostis tenellula

Kerosene grass, Delicate Lovegrass

Poaceae

Edible: Seeds, Cereal

Eucalyptus normantonensis

Normanton Box

Myrtaceae

Edible: Seeds

Ferraria glutinosa

Iridaceae

Edible: Corm, Roots

Ferula foetida

Asafoetida

Apiaceae

Edible: Leaves, Gum, Spice

Galiniera saxifraga

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Gigartina macrocarpa

Carrageen

Gigartinaceae

Edible: Seaweed

Gmelina elliptica

Badhara bush

Lamiaceae

Edible: ?

Gnetum leyboldii

Gnetaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Hesperantha petitiana

Iridaceae

Hoodia flava

Yellow-flowered ghaap

Apocynaceae

Edible: Stems, Pods, Vegetable

Horsfieldia kingii

Myristicaceae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Horsfieldia superba

Myristicaceae

Edible: Fruit

Hydriastele costata

Cape York palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Seeds, Shoot tips, Cabbage

Justicia ladanoides

Justicia

Acanthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Lycium depressum

Solanaceae

Edible: Fruit

Maerua triphylla var. johannis

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Mallotus tiliifolius

Euphorbiaceae

Marathrum foeniculaceum

Podostemaceae

Edible: Leaf stalks, Seaweed

Marcgravia brownei

Marcgraviaceae

Edible: Fruit

Miconia burchellii

Melastomataceae

Edible: Fruit

Oxandra lanceolata

Haya prieta, Lancewood

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Pachycarpus vexillaris

Apocynaceae

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Parkia filicoidea

African locust bean

Fabaceae

Edible: Seeds, Pulp of pod, Leaves, Nectar, Vegetable

Passiflora triloba

Passifloraceae

Edible: Fruit

Pelargonium acetosum

Sorrel Geranium, Sorrel-leaved stork's bill

Geraniaceae

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Periglossum angustifolium

Apocynaceae

Edible: Roots

Posoqueria longiflora

Rubiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Prestoea decurrens

Decurrent prestoa, Cana lucia

Arecaceae

Edible: Palm heart, Cabbage, Stem - starch

Pseuderanthemum tunicatum

Acanthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable