Edible Plant Database

Ampelocissus bombycina

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Ampelocissus elephantina

Vitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Amphitecna sessilifolia

Sessileleaf black calabash, Wild calabash

Bignoniaceae

Edible: Fruit

Annona parviflora

Restinga araticum, Small flower annona

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Annona quinduensis

Quindio annona

Annonaceae

Edible: Fruit

Anthonotha fragrans

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit

Antidesma stipulare

Sulaketan

Phyllanthaceae

Edible: Fruit

Apteranthes tuberculata

Chongan

Apocynaceae

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves, Stems

Arenga microcarpa

Arenga palm, Baruk sago palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Palm heart, Sap, Stem pith

Asclepias bicuspis

Apocynaceae

Edible: Roots

Aspicilia esculenta

Manna lichen

Megasporaceae

Edible: Lichen

Astragalus atropilosulus

Nachilare

Fabaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root, Vegetable

Astrocaryum tucuma

Tucum palm, Star nut palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Fruit, Cabbage, Seeds, Palm heart, Seeds - oil

Autranella congolensis

Ntiore, Uku

Sapotaceae

Edible: Seeds - oil, Seeds

Azolla nilotica

Salviniaceae

Edible: Plant - salt

Baccharoides lasiopus

Asteraceae

Edible: Medicine

Baillonella toxisperma

False shea butternut, African pearwood

Sapotaceae

Edible: Nuts, Seeds - oil, Fruit, Leaves

Barbarea plantaginea

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Bauhinia dipetala

Fabaceae

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Begonia augustinei

Begoniaceae

Edible: Stems, Leaves

Berberis jaeschkeana

Dam, Jaeschke's barberry

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Berberis longipes

Berberidaceae

Edible: Fruit

Bidens steppia

Nya-zongo

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves

Brettanomyces bruxellensis

Lambic beer yeast

Cryptococcaceae

Edible: Yeast - beer, Fungus

Brosimum rubescens

Para breadnut tree

Moraceae

Edible: Latex, Fruit

Bupleurum candollei

Himalayan thorowax

Apiaceae

Edible: Roots, Seeds

Caesia setifera

Hairy grass lily

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Edible: Tubers, Root

Calamus warburgii

Claudie River Lawyer Vine

Arecaceae

Edible: See entry Calamus sp.

Calatola laevigata

Palo de Papa, Smooth calatola

Icacinaceae

Edible: Kernels, Nuts

Calophyllum tetrapterum

Clusiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Calystegia subvolubilis

Convolvulaceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Campylospermum laxiflorum

Ochnaceae

Edible: Leaves

Canarium muelleri

Queensland Elemi tree

Burseraceae

Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts

Capparis versicolor

Khua-mat

Capparaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cardamine engleriana

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Cardamine nipponica

Ri ben sui mi qi

Brassicaceae

Edible: Leaves

Carpolobia lutea

Afeakoo

Polygalaceae

Caryocar amygdaliforme

Caryocar

Caryocaraceae

Edible: Kernel, Nuts

Caryocar nuciferum

Souari Nut, Butter Nut

Caryocaraceae

Edible: Seeds, Kernels, Fruit, Oil, Nuts

Caryota cumingii

Philippines fishtail palm

Arecaceae

Edible: Cabbage, Seeds, Starch, Palm heart, Sap

Ceratosanthes hilariana

Cucurbitaceae

Edible: Fruit

Chaenomeles thibetica

Tibetan quince

Rosaceae

Edible: Fruit

Chenopodium hircinum

Avian goosefoot

Amaranthaceae

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Chondrus ocellatus

Makuri-nori

Gigartinaceae

Edible: Algae, Frond, Seaweed

Chrysochlamys dependens

Clusiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Chrysochlamys nicaraguensis

Clusiaceae

Edible: Fruit

Cirsium botryodes

Asteraceae

Edible: Leaves, Root

Cirsium isophyllum

Asteraceae