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Anacardiaceae

276 edible species

Family including cashews, mangoes, pistachios, and poison ivy with characteristic resinous compounds.

Pistacia chinensis
Pistacia chinensis

Chinese pistachio

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Nuts

Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima
Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima

Pistachio wood, East Indies mastiche

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Nuts, Fruit

Pistacia eurycarpa
Pistacia eurycarpa

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - tea, Leaves, Seeds, Nuts

Pistacia lentiscus
Pistacia lentiscus

Mastic Tree, Mastic shrub

Edible: Nuts, Leaves as condiment, Spice, Resin, Gum, Seeds, Oil

Pistacia mexicana
Pistacia mexicana

Texas pistacio, Mexican pistacio

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Pistacia terebinthus
Pistacia terebinthus

Terebinth

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers, Oil, Seeds - spice

Pistacia terebinthus subsp. palaestina
Pistacia terebinthus subsp. palaestina

Palestinian terebinth

Edible: Fruit, Gum, Leaves, Nuts, Seeds, Flowers

Pistacia vera
Pistacia vera

Pistachio nut

Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Seeds, Flavouring, Spice

Pistacia weinmannifolia
Pistacia weinmannifolia

Edible: Fruit

Pleiogynium timoriense
Pleiogynium timoriense

Burdekin plum, Tulip plum

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Protorhus longifolia
Protorhus longifolia

Red beech

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Pseudospondias microcarpa
Pseudospondias microcarpa

African grape tree

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Rhus aromatica
Rhus aromatica

Lemon sumach, Fragrant sumach, Polecat bush

Edible: Fruit

Rhus chinensis
Rhus chinensis

Chinese gall, Chinese sumac, Nutgall tree

Edible: Fruit - flavouring, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds

Rhus chirindensis forma legatii
Rhus chirindensis forma legatii

Bush jarrah, Red currant rhus

Edible: Fruit

Rhus chondroloma
Rhus chondroloma

Edible: Fruit

Rhus choriophylla
Rhus choriophylla

Mearns sumac

Edible: Fruit

Rhus copallina
Rhus copallina

Dwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Rhus copallinum
Rhus copallinum

Dwarf sumac, Mountain sumac, Winged sumac

Edible: Fruit

Rhus coriaria
Rhus coriaria

Sumach, Elm-leaved sumach

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Rhus glabra
Rhus glabra

Smooth sumac, Scarlet sumach, Mountain sumac, Vinegar tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Roots

Rhus integrifolia
Rhus integrifolia

Lemonade berry, Sourberry

Edible: Fruit

Rhus javanica
Rhus javanica

Nepalese sumac

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Rhus lanceolata
Rhus lanceolata

Prairie sumac

Edible: Fruit ?

Rhus microphylla
Rhus microphylla

Desert sumach, Littleleaf sumach

Edible: Fruit

Rhus mysorensis
Rhus mysorensis

Edible: Fruit

Rhus ovata
Rhus ovata

Sugar bush, Sugar sumac

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Rhus oxyacantha
Rhus oxyacantha

Edible: Fruit

Rhus parviflora
Rhus parviflora

Edible: Fruit

Rhus potaninii
Rhus potaninii

Edible: Leaves

Rhus punjabensis
Rhus punjabensis

Punjab sumac

Edible: Fruit

Rhus punjabensis sinica - (Diels.)Rehder.&E.H.Wilson.
Rhus punjabensis sinica - (Diels.)Rehder.&E.H.Wilson.

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Rhus punjabensis var. sinica
Rhus punjabensis var. sinica

Chinese sumac

Edible: Fruit

Rhus retinorrhoea
Rhus retinorrhoea

Edible: Fruit

Rhus ruspolii
Rhus ruspolii

Edible: Fruit

Rhus sempervirens
Rhus sempervirens

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Rhus sinuata
Rhus sinuata

Edible: Fruit

Rhus succedanea
Rhus succedanea

Wax tree, Japanese wax tree, Japan tallow

Edible: Fruit

Rhus trilobata
Rhus trilobata

Three-lobed sumac

Edible: Fruit

Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina

Staghorn sumac, Indian lemonade, Velvet sumach, Virginian sumach, Vinegar tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Rhus verniciflua
Rhus verniciflua

Lacquer tree, Varnish tree

Edible: Leaves

Rhus virens
Rhus virens

Evergreen Sumach

Edible: Fruit

Rhus vulgaris
Rhus vulgaris

Edible: Berries, Fruit

Rhus x pulvinata
Rhus x pulvinata

Pulvinate sumac

Edible: Fruit

Schinus areira
Schinus areira

Pepperina, Pepper tree

Edible: Fruit as spice

Schinus johnstonii
Schinus johnstonii

Molle michi

Edible: Fruit

Schinus latifolia
Schinus latifolia

Chilean pepper tree

Edible: Fruit

Schinus molle
Schinus molle

Peruvian mastic tree, Peruvian peppertree

Edible: Fruit as spice, Leaves - spice

Schinus polygama
Schinus polygama

Chilean pepper

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Schinus polygamus - (Cav.)Cabr.
Schinus polygamus - (Cav.)Cabr.

Huigen, Hardee peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia
Schinus terebinthifolia

Broad-leafed pepper tree

Edible: Fruit - spice, Caution

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Schmaltzia copallina

Dwarf Sumach, Winged sumac

Edible: Fruit

Schmaltzia integrifolia
Schmaltzia integrifolia

Lemonade berry

Edible: Fruit

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Schmaltzia ovata

Sugar bush, Sugar sumac

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Schmaltzia trilobata
Schmaltzia trilobata

kunkbush sumac

Edible: Fruit

Sclerocarya birrea
Sclerocarya birrea

Ethiopian marvola nut, Maroola plum, Marula

Edible: Kernels, Fruit, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaves, Seed, Seeds - oil

Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra

Maroola plum

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves, Kernel

Searsia albida
Searsia albida

Hawthorn

Edible: Berries, Fruit, Spice

Searsia burchellii
Searsia burchellii

Edible: Fruit

Searsia chirindensis
Searsia chirindensis

Red currant rhus

Edible: Fruit

Searsia ciliata
Searsia ciliata

Sour karee

Edible: Fruit

Searsia crenata
Searsia crenata

Edible: Fruit

Searsia dentata
Searsia dentata

Nana-berry

Edible: Fruit

Searsia discolor
Searsia discolor

Grassveld currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia dissecta
Searsia dissecta

Edible: Fruit

Searsia divaricata
Searsia divaricata

Edible: Fruit

Searsia dregeana
Searsia dregeana

Edible: Fruit

Searsia engleri
Searsia engleri

Velvet karee

Edible: Fruit

Searsia erosa
Searsia erosa

Edible: Fruit

Searsia gerrardii
Searsia gerrardii

River currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia glauca
Searsia glauca

Edible: Fruit

Searsia glutinosa
Searsia glutinosa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Searsia glutinosa subsp. abyssinica
Searsia glutinosa subsp. abyssinica

Qumu

Edible: Fruit

Searsia grandidens
Searsia grandidens

Sharp-toothed currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia gueinzii
Searsia gueinzii

Thorny taaibos, Spiny rhus

Edible: Fruit

Searsia harveyi
Searsia harveyi

Harvey's currant

Edible: Fruit

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Searsia hirta

Edible: Fruit

Searsia horrida
Searsia horrida

Edible: Fruit

Searsia incisa
Searsia incisa

Edible: Fruit

Searsia incisa var. effusa
Searsia incisa var. effusa

Rub-rub currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia laevigata
Searsia laevigata

White karee, Dune currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia lancea
Searsia lancea

Willow rhus, Karee, African sumac

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Searsia longipes
Searsia longipes

Large-leaved rhus

Edible: Fruit

Searsia lucida
Searsia lucida

Glossy currant, Glossy crowberry

Edible: Fruit

Searsia magalismontana
Searsia magalismontana

Edible: Fruit

Searsia magalismontana subsp. coddii
Searsia magalismontana subsp. coddii

Hard-leaved currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata
Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Sour taaibos

Edible: Fruit

Searsia marlothii
Searsia marlothii

Bitter currant, Bitter karee

Edible: Fruit

Searsia montana
Searsia montana

Edible: Fruit

Searsia mysorensis
Searsia mysorensis

Mysore sumac

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Searsia natalensis
Searsia natalensis

Natal rhus

Edible: Fruit, Bark - tea, Seeds, Roots - flavour, Leaves

Searsia parviflora
Searsia parviflora

Sumac

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pendulina
Searsia pendulina

White karee

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pentaphylla
Searsia pentaphylla

Tizra

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pentheri
Searsia pentheri

Common crow-berry

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pondoensis
Searsia pondoensis

Many-veined currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia populifolia
Searsia populifolia

Edible: Fruit

Searsia pyroides
Searsia pyroides

Fire-thorned rhus, Common taaibos, Firethorn

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - drink, Leaves - tea

Searsia pyroides var. integrifolia
Searsia pyroides var. integrifolia

Edible: Fruit

Searsia refracta
Searsia refracta

Mogadiri

Edible: Fruit