Acanthaceae
149 edible species
Tropical herbs and shrubs with showy flowers; includes some ornamentals and medicinal plants.
Nongmangkha
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Edible: Leaves
Yellow-vein Eranthemum, Golden Pseuderanthemum
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Ofenga
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Snake jasmine, Dainty spurs
Edible: Leaves, Stems, Leaves - tea, Flowers
Carp scale
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Roots
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Menow-weed, Minnie root, Spearpod
Edible: Roots
Edible: Flavouring, Vegetable, Leaves, Spice
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Rungia, Moku, Tani, Kantaba, Aimbe
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Flower nectar
Small-bracted Sanchezia
Spiny white lips
Edible: Roots - sweetener
Edible: Medicine, Leaves - tea
Cross flower
Edible: Leaves as condiment, Spice
Barche
Edible: Leaves
Chinese rain bell, Cone-flower
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Thaning-hamang
Edible: Leaves
Cone flower
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Flowers
Kashmir acanthus
Edible: Leaves
Black-eyed-Susan vine
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves flavouring
Edible: Leaves
Blue trumpet vine
Edible: Flowers - drink, Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable
Blue thunbergia
Edible: Leaves, Flowers - nectar, Vegetable
Edible: Leaves
Sikkim clock vine
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Vegetable
Giant trichanthera
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Nectar
Edible: Medicine
Edible: Medicine