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Araceae

204 edible species

Tropical family including arum lilies, philodendrons, and taro, a staple starch crop.

Aglaonema costatum
Aglaonema costatum

Spotted evergreen, Malay evergreen

Edible: Caution

Aglaonema philippinense
Aglaonema philippinense

Edible: Trunk

Aglaonema pictum
Aglaonema pictum

Indonesian evergreen

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Alloschemone inopinata
Alloschemone inopinata

Guaimbe orange

Edible: Fruit

Alocasia acuminata
Alocasia acuminata

Edible: Leaves, Corms, Roots, Leaf stalk

Alocasia brisbanensis
Alocasia brisbanensis

Spoon lily

Edible: Corm, Caution

Alocasia cucullata
Alocasia cucullata

Chinese taro

Edible: Corms, Tubers, Leaves, Roots, Vegetable

Alocasia fallax
Alocasia fallax

Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk, Rhizome

Alocasia fornicata
Alocasia fornicata

Edible: Roots, Tuber, Corm, Leaf stalks, Flowers

Alocasia hollrungii
Alocasia hollrungii

Edible: Leaves

Alocasia lancifolia
Alocasia lancifolia

Edible: Leaves

Alocasia macrorrhizos
Alocasia macrorrhizos

Giant taro

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Leaves, Leaf stalk, Corm, Vegetable

Alocasia navicularis
Alocasia navicularis

Edible: Corm, Root

Alocasia sanderiana
Alocasia sanderiana

Kris plant

Edible: Caution

Amorphophallus abyssinicus
Amorphophallus abyssinicus

Black arum, Barter's arum

Edible: Leaves, Stem, Tuber, Roots, Corm

Amorphophallus albus
Amorphophallus albus

Edible: Tuber

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Amorphophallus angolensis subsp. maculatus

Edible: Tuber, Starch, Corm, Root

Amorphophallus aphyllus
Amorphophallus aphyllus

Giant arum

Edible: Tubers, Corm, Root

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Amorphophallus bhandarensis

Edible: Leaves

Amorphophallus brevispathus
Amorphophallus brevispathus

Erok, Short spathe voodoo lily

Edible: Stalks

Amorphophallus bulbifer
Amorphophallus bulbifer

Bulbifer corpse flower

Edible: Stalks, Tuber, Corm, Leaves, Stem, Buds, Bulbil

Amorphophallus commutatus
Amorphophallus commutatus

Dragon stalk yam

Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk, Corm, Flowers, Root, Vegetable

Amorphophallus consimilis
Amorphophallus consimilis

Apaty, Gingi

Edible: Tubers - young, Corm, Root

Amorphophallus dracontioides
Amorphophallus dracontioides

Gwazar giwa, Kinciyar

Edible: Corms, Tuber, Root

Amorphophallus gallaensis
Amorphophallus gallaensis

Bagana, Qolto

Edible: Tubers, Root, Corm

Amorphophallus glabra
Amorphophallus glabra

Snakeskin lily, Yellow lily yam

Edible: Tubers, Corm, Leaf stalks, Fruit, Root

Amorphophallus gomboczianus
Amorphophallus gomboczianus

Edible: Root, Tuber, Corm

Amorphophallus kachinensis
Amorphophallus kachinensis

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves

Amorphophallus konjac
Amorphophallus konjac

Devil's tongue, Snake palm, Umbrella arum

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Flower stalks, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves

Amorphophallus konkanensis
Amorphophallus konkanensis

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Root, Leaves

Amorphophallus koratensis
Amorphophallus koratensis

Edible: Leaf stalk, Vegetable

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Amorphophallus lyratus

Telinga potato

Edible: Roots, Corm

Amorphophallus margaritifer
Amorphophallus margaritifer

Edible: Leaves

Amorphophallus muelleri
Amorphophallus muelleri

Elling konjac

Edible: Tubers, Corm, Root, Stem

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Elephant foot yam

Edible: Tuber, Roots, Corm, Leaves, Leaf stalks, Vegetable

Amorphophallus prainii
Amorphophallus prainii

Edible: Corms, Roots

Amorphophallus purpurascens
Amorphophallus purpurascens

Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root, Stem

Amorphophallus saraburiensis
Amorphophallus saraburiensis

Buk ri

Amorphophallus stuhlmannii
Amorphophallus stuhlmannii

Edible: Root, Corm

Amorphophallus sylvaticus
Amorphophallus sylvaticus

Vajra-kanda

Edible: Tubers, Corms, Leaves, Petioles, Roots, Vegetable

Amorphophallus titanum
Amorphophallus titanum

Titan arum

Edible: Tuber

Amorphophallus variabilis
Amorphophallus variabilis

Pink lily, Stinking Snakeskin Lily

Edible: Tubers, Root, Corm, Leaves, Fruit

Amydrium medium
Amydrium medium

Medium amydrium

Edible: Leaves

Anadendrum montanum
Anadendrum montanum

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Anaphyllum beddomei
Anaphyllum beddomei

Edible: Leaves

Anchomanes difformis
Anchomanes difformis

Forest anchomanes

Edible: Tubers, Corm, Root

Anchomanes difformis var. pallidus
Anchomanes difformis var. pallidus

Edible: Tubers, Corm, Root

Anchomanes giganteus
Anchomanes giganteus

Giant African titan aroid

Edible: Young sprouts, Vegetable

Anchomanes welwitschii
Anchomanes welwitschii

Savanna anchomanes

Edible: Root, Corm, Tuber

Anthurium breviscapum
Anthurium breviscapum

Katshiniak eep

Edible: Leaves, Tubers

Anthurium fosteri
Anthurium fosteri

Edible: Leaves - salt, Vegetable

Anthurium lancea
Anthurium lancea

Edible: Leaves

Anthurium sagittatum
Anthurium sagittatum

Shiniumas

Edible: Leaves

Anthurium scandens
Anthurium scandens

Pearl lace leaf

Edible: Fruit

Anthurium triphyllum
Anthurium triphyllum

Edible: Leaves

Anthurium versicolor
Anthurium versicolor

Edible: Leaves

Anubias barteri var. glabra
Anubias barteri var. glabra

Edible: Leaves

Ariopsis peltata
Ariopsis peltata

Shield leaf Ariopsis

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Arisaema amurense
Arisaema amurense

Cobra lilies

Edible: Leaves, Root, Corm

Arisaema atrorubens
Arisaema atrorubens

Jack-in-the-pulpit, Dragon root, Indian turnip

Edible: Corms, Fruit, Root

Arisaema concinnum
Arisaema concinnum

Chinese cobra lily

Edible: Corm, Tuber, Root

Arisaema costatum
Arisaema costatum

Edible: Root, Corm, Leaves, Caution

Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema dracontium

Green dragon, Dragon root

Edible: Root, Corm

Arisaema erubescens
Arisaema erubescens

Blushing cobra lily

Edible: Leaves, Corm - caution, Root, Flowers, Stem

Arisaema heterophyllum
Arisaema heterophyllum

Dancing crane cobra lily

Edible: Root

Arisaema jacquemontii
Arisaema jacquemontii

Jacquemont's cobra lily

Edible: Leaves, Root, Corm, Rhizome, Caution

Arisaema leschenaultii
Arisaema leschenaultii

Cobra lily

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Corm

Arisaema murrayi
Arisaema murrayi

Murray's cobra lily

Edible: Corms, Root

Arisaema negishii
Arisaema negishii

Japanese cobra lily

Edible: Root, Corm

Arisaema peninsulae
Arisaema peninsulae

Edible: Leaves

Arisaema quinatum
Arisaema quinatum

Five-leafed Jack-in-the-pulpit, Indian turnip

Edible: Root, Corm

Arisaema schimperianum
Arisaema schimperianum

Ye-eregnich tila

Edible: Root, Tubers, Corm

Arisaema serratum
Arisaema serratum

Edible: Leaves, Root, Corm

Arisaema speciosum
Arisaema speciosum

Cobra lily

Edible: Corm, Root, Buds

Arisaema tortuosum
Arisaema tortuosum

Jack-in-the-pulpit, Whipcord cobra lily

Edible: Root, Corms, Leaves, Vegetable, Leaf stalk

Arisaema triphyllum
Arisaema triphyllum

Jack in the pulpit, Indian turnip

Edible: Root, Corm

Arisarum simorrhinum
Arisarum simorrhinum

Edible: Root, Corm, Tuber, Caution

Arisarum vulgare
Arisarum vulgare

Common Arisarum, Friar's cowl

Edible: Corm, Tuber, Root, Leaves, Vegetable

Arisarum vulgare var. veslingii
Arisarum vulgare var. veslingii
Arum byzantinum
Arum byzantinum

Edible: Leaves

Arum dioscoridis
Arum dioscoridis

Spotted arum

Edible: Root, Corm, Tuber, Leaves

Arum elongatum subsp. detruncatum
Arum elongatum subsp. detruncatum

Edible: Corm, Root

Arum italicum
Arum italicum

Italian Arum, Portland arrowroot, Large cuckoo pint

Edible: Root, Tuber, Corm, Leaves

Arum italicum subsp. albispathum
Arum italicum subsp. albispathum

Edible: Leaves

Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum

Cuckoo Pint, Lords and Ladies, Portland arrowroot

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Corm

Arum palaestinum
Arum palaestinum

Black calla lily, Spotted arum

Edible: Leaves

Caladium bicolor
Caladium bicolor

Fancy-leaf caladium

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root, Seeds, Caution

Caladium giganteum
Caladium giganteum
Caladium lindenii
Caladium lindenii

Angel's wings, White vein arrow-leaf

Edible: Root, Tuber

Caladium schomburgkii
Caladium schomburgkii

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Caladium x hortulanum
Caladium x hortulanum
Calla palustris
Calla palustris

Bog arum, Wild calla, Water arum, Water dragon

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Rhizome, Seeds, Leaves

Cercestis mirabilis
Cercestis mirabilis

Edible: Leaf stalk, Leaves, Vegetable

Colocasia affinis
Colocasia affinis

Black princess taro

Edible: Root, Corm, Leaves, Leaf stalks

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta

Taro

Edible: Corm, Leaves, Stalks, Stem, Vegetable, Root, Flowers

Colocasia gigantea
Colocasia gigantea

Talas Padang

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Petioles, Leaf stalk, Flowers

Colocasia kotoensis
Colocasia kotoensis
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Colocasia laurentii

Edible: Leaf stalk

Colocasia lihengiae
Colocasia lihengiae

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Root, Vegetable

Colocasia oresbia
Colocasia oresbia

Elephant's ear

Edible: Fruit