Commelinaceae

74 edible species

Herbaceous plants with blue flowers; dayflowers and wandering Jew; mostly ornamental.

Amischotolype mollissima

Edible: Leaves

Aneilema aequinoctiale

Clinging aneilema

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Salt

Aneilema beniniense

Edible: Leaves

Aneilema dregeanum

Edible: Leaves

Aneilema lanceolatum

Edible: Sap

Aneilema pedunculosum

Edible: Leaves

Aneilema siliculosum

Edible: Roots, Stems

Edible: Leaves

Aneilema spekei

Edible: Leaves

Belosynapsis moluccana

Edible: Leaves

Cartonema parviflorum

Bush potato

Edible: Tubers, Corms, Root

Cartonema spicatum

Edible: Tuber, Corm, Root

Commelina africana

Yellow commelina

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Bulb, Tubers, Root

Commelina attenuata

Edible: Leaves

Commelina benghalensis

Dayflower, Tropical Spiderweed

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Roots, Vegetable

Commelina chinensis var. ciliata

Edible: Leaves

Commelina ciliata

Edible: Roots

Commelina claessensii

Edible: Leaves

Commelina clavata

Willow leaved dayflower

Edible: Leaves

Commelina coelestis

Blue spider wort

Edible: Root, Tuber

Commelina communis

Asiatic Dayflower

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Stems

Commelina cyanea

Scurvy weed, Wandering Jew

Edible: Leaves

Commelina dianthifolia

Birdbill Dayflower

Edible: Root

Commelina diffusa

Wandering Jew, Spreading Dayflower

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Commelina elliptica

Peruvian spiderwort

Edible: Root

Commelina ensifolia

Scurvy grass, Wandering jew

Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves

Commelina erecta

Erect dayflower, Blue commelina

Edible: Leaves, Root

Commelina erecta angustifolia - (Michx.)Fernald.

Whitemouth Dayflower

Edible: Root

Commelina erecta var. angustifolia

Whitemouth dayflower

Edible: Root

Commelina foliacea

Edible: Leaves

Commelina forskaolii

Kansura, Kanshura

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Commelina latifolia

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Roots, Vegetable

Commelina modesta

Edible: Leaves

Commelina obliqua

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Commelina paleata

Edible: Leaves

Commelina petersii

Edible: Leaves

Commelina subulata

Edible: Roots

Commelina trilocularis

Apoth

Edible: Leaves

Commelina tuberosa

Edible: Root

Commelina virginica

Virginia day-flower

Edible: Leaves, Root

Commelina zambesica

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Commelina zeylanica

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cyanotis axillaris

Blue ears

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Tubers, Root

Cyanotis barbata

Edible: Tubers, Root, Corms

Cyanotis cristata

Petungan

Edible: Leaves

Cyanotis speciosa

Doll's powder puff

Edible: Herb, Leaves

Cyanotis tuberosa

Sahyadri dew-grass, Greater cat ears

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome

Cyanotis villosa

Edible: Leaves

Floscopa scandens

Mini bamboo

Edible: Leaves

Floscopa schweinfurthii

Edible: Leaves

Murdannia bracteata

Edible: Medicine, Plant - tea

Murdannia edulis

Edible: Tubers, Root

Murdannia gigantea

Giant wandering jew

Edible: Leaves

Murdannia simplex

Edible: Tubers are probably edible.

Palisota ambigua

Edible: Leaves

Palisota hirsuta

Edible: Leaves

Palisota schweinfurthii

Edible: Leaves, Stems

Pollia hasskarlii

Edible: Fruit

Pollia secundiflora

Pollia

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Leaves

Rhopalephora scaberrima

Edible: Root

Rhopalephora vitiensis

Thomboi

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Streptolirion volubile

Edible: Leaves, Young stem, Flowers

Tinantia erecta

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves, Flowers

Tradescantia fluminensis

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Tradescantia occidentalis

Prairie spiderwort

Edible: Leaves

Tradescantia ohiensis

Spiderwort

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Tradescantia pinetorum

PIne spiderwort

Edible: Flowers, Stems, Leaves

Tradescantia sp.

Tradescantia spathacea

Edible: Medicine

Tradescantia virginiana

Spiderwort, Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's tears

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina

Rumput belang

Edible: Leaves - drink, Caution

Tripogandra diuretica

Spiderwort purple

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Tripogandra serrulata

Edible: Leaves