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Anacardiaceae

276 edible species

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

Searsia rehmanniana
Searsia rehmanniana

Blunt-leaved currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia retinorrhoea
Searsia retinorrhoea

Edible: Fruit

Searsia rigida
Searsia rigida

Margaret's rock currant, Waterberg currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia rogersii
Searsia rogersii

Roger's currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia ruspolii
Searsia ruspolii

Tami

Edible: Fruit, Seed

Searsia somalensis
Searsia somalensis

Edible: Fruit

Searsia tenuinervis
Searsia tenuinervis

Kalahari taaibos, Commiphora rhus, Kalahari currant

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Stems, Fruit, Seeds

Searsia tomentosa
Searsia tomentosa

Furry rhus, Bicoloured currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia transvaalensis
Searsia transvaalensis

Transvaal currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia tripartita
Searsia tripartita

'irn

Edible: Berries, Fruit, Leaves - tea

Searsia tumulicola
Searsia tumulicola

Hard-leaved currant, Velvet dwarf currant, Mountain rhus

Edible: Fruit

Searsia tumulicola var. meeuseana
Searsia tumulicola var. meeuseana

Velvet dwarf currant

Edible: Fruit

Searsia undulata
Searsia undulata

Kuni bush

Edible: Fruit

Searsia zeyheri
Searsia zeyheri

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus albescens
Semecarpus albescens

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus anacardium
Semecarpus anacardium

Marking nut, Oriental Cashew

Edible: Nuts, Green fruit, Fruit stalk

Semecarpus aruensis
Semecarpus aruensis

Edible: ?

Semecarpus atra
Semecarpus atra

Edible: Kernels, Nuts, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Semecarpus australiensis
Semecarpus australiensis

Tar tree, Marking nut, Australian cashew nut

Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Nuts

Semecarpus brachystachys
Semecarpus brachystachys

Edible: Caution

Semecarpus bracteatus
Semecarpus bracteatus

Edible: ?

Semecarpus bunburyanus
Semecarpus bunburyanus

Asiana rengas tree

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus cassuvium
Semecarpus cassuvium

Lewer

Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Leaves, Nuts

Semecarpus cuneiformis
Semecarpus cuneiformis

Ligas

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus forstenii
Semecarpus forstenii

Moluccan Rengas

Edible: Fruit stalk

Semecarpus gigantifolius
Semecarpus gigantifolius

Manalu, Plaluai

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus longifolius
Semecarpus longifolius

Anagas

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Semecarpus magnificus
Semecarpus magnificus

Edible: ?

Semecarpus nidificans
Semecarpus nidificans

Bleluai

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus nigroviridis
Semecarpus nigroviridis

Edible: Fruit

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Semecarpus suspendiriformis

Edible: Fruit

Semecarpus venenosus
Semecarpus venenosus

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Semecarpus vitiensis
Semecarpus vitiensis

Itchwood

Edible: Nuts, Caution

Smodingium argutum
Smodingium argutum

Edible: Leaves

Sorindeia grandifolia
Sorindeia grandifolia

Ehegogo

Edible: Fruit

Sorindeia juglandifolia
Sorindeia juglandifolia

Sorindeia, African damson

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Sorindeia madagascariensis
Sorindeia madagascariensis

Grape mango, Mpilivili tree

Edible: Fruit

Sorindeia obtusifoliolata
Sorindeia obtusifoliolata

Edible: Fruit

Sorindeia warneckei
Sorindeia warneckei

Edible: Fruit pulp

Spondias acida
Spondias acida

Dondongan

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Spondias axillaris
Spondias axillaris

Hog plum, Himalayan ambarell

Edible: Fruit, Bark

Spondias bahiensis
Spondias bahiensis

Umbu-caju

Edible: Fruit

Spondias borbonica
Spondias borbonica

Borbon ambarella tree

Edible: Fruit

Spondias dulcis
Spondias dulcis

Golden apple, Polynesian plum

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Spondias lakonensis
Spondias lakonensis

False soap-berry

Edible: Fruit

Spondias macrocarpa
Spondias macrocarpa

Caja-rendondo, Cajazeiro

Edible: Fruit

Spondias mombin
Spondias mombin

Mombin

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Spondias novoguineensis
Spondias novoguineensis

Bali, Ngaulo, Uritchu, Kanuris

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Spondias philippinensis
Spondias philippinensis

Basisihan

Edible: Fruit

Spondias pinnata
Spondias pinnata

Malayan mombin

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Spondias purpurea
Spondias purpurea

Purple mombin

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Nuts, Root

Spondias radlkoferi
Spondias radlkoferi

Radlkofer mombin

Edible: Fruit

Spondias tuberosa
Spondias tuberosa

Imbu, Brazil plum, Umbu, Yellow mombin

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Leaves

Spondias tuberosa x Spondias mombin
Spondias tuberosa x Spondias mombin

Umbu-Caja

Edible: Fruit

Spondias venosa
Spondias venosa

Cedrillo, Veined mombin

Edible: Fruit

Spondias venulosa
Spondias venulosa

Hog-plum, Mombin, Spanish-plum

Edible: Fruit

Tapirira chimalapana
Tapirira chimalapana

Mexican tapirira

Edible: Fruit

Tapirira guianensis
Tapirira guianensis

Guiana tapirira

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Tapirira mexicana
Tapirira mexicana

Edible: Fruit

Tapirira obtusa
Tapirira obtusa

Jaobo, Jobo

Edible: Fruit

Tapirira retusa
Tapirira retusa

Retuse tapirira

Edible: Fruit

Thyrsodium spruceanum
Thyrsodium spruceanum

Edible: Seeds

Toxicodendron acuminatum
Toxicodendron acuminatum

Edible: Stems, Leaves

Toxicodendron griffithii
Toxicodendron griffithii

Edible: Leaves

Toxicodendron succedaneum
Toxicodendron succedaneum

Rhus tree

Edible: Fruit, Sap - POISONOUS

Toxicodendron sylvestre
Toxicodendron sylvestre

Edible: ? Caution

Toxicodendron vernicifluum
Toxicodendron vernicifluum

Lacquer tree

Edible: Shoots, Bark - medicine & food, Seeds - oil, Leaves

Toxicodendron wallichii
Toxicodendron wallichii

Edible: Fruit

Trichoscypha acuminata
Trichoscypha acuminata

Edible: Fruit, Seed

Trichoscypha arborea
Trichoscypha arborea

Bush bon-bon

Edible: Fruit

Trichoscypha bijuga
Trichoscypha bijuga

Edible: Fruit ?

Trichoscypha engong
Trichoscypha engong

Engong

Edible: Fruit

Trichoscypha laxiflora
Trichoscypha laxiflora
Trichoscypha longifolia
Trichoscypha longifolia

Dologa-chango

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Kernel, Nuts

Trichoscypha lucens
Trichoscypha lucens

Edible: Fruit

Trichoscypha reygaertii
Trichoscypha reygaertii

Edible: Fruit